Dr. Oz: Dr. Drew Pinsky’s Health Battle Revealed
Dr. Drew Pinsky sat down with Dr. Oz for an emotional and important conversation about his recent diagnosis with Prostate Cancer. Dr. Drew says he kept feeling like he was sick with the flu, but his wife really believed he should see his doctor and it is a good thing he listened to her. He says he literally wanted to drop to the floor when he heard the devastating diagnosis as many fears went through his mind, especially a worry that having Prostate Cancer might affect his intimacy with his wife.
Dr. Oz: Dr Drew Pinsky’s Prostate Cancer Treatment
Dr Drew Pinksy revealed his recent battle with Prostate Cancer and the decision he made about his treatment.
Dr. Drew Pinsky says his life was going along quite well with two adult children and a strong and happy marriage, when he got the shocking diagnosis of prostate cancer. Dr. Drew says he feared it might affect his relationship with his wife, especially on an intimate level.
He explained that while many people believe the first priority is to remove cancer from your body, he actually chose a different approach known as “Active Surveillance”, especially since more aggressive treatment options can potentially lead to problems like incontinence and erectile failure. After two years of watching and waiting, Dr. Drew says his doctor told him it was time to consider more invasive treatment options.
Ultimately, he decided on a full Prostatectomy, which is the removal of the prostate gland. However, he emphasizes that men should not jump to ‘get it out’ just because they hear the word cancer because there are potential problems with many interventions, so timing is everything.
Dr Oz: Dr Drew on Coping with a Cancer Diagnosis
Dr. Drew Pinsky is often the one who gets people to open up about their feelings, but this time he opened up his own to Dr. Oz. He says you really need to “feel the feelings” and even though it is not necessarily going to be pretty, you have not choice. Dr. Drew says he has been very lucky to have a wonderful team of doctors, a supportive wife and a loving family to help him through such a life-changing diagnosis like prostate cancer. He admits to feeling very lonely at times, but just like he tells his own patient, he realized that was the time to reach out to others for help and support.
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