by drannekatz | May 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
I am in the privileged and humbling position of hearing the stories of patients’ pasts. Sometimes the stories are so horrendous that it takes all my energy to stop myself from crying as they recount the brutality of their experiences. I have heard harrowing...
by drannekatz | May 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
The couple that entered my office on a warm fall day seemed out of sorts. She looked nervous and he looked irritated. Before he sat down I heard why he felt that way: “I don’t even know why we’re here… “ I explained briefly what my role is but this did not seem to...
by drannekatz | May 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Do you ever wonder what the staff in hotel conference rooms think about what we talk about in presentations and lectures? I talk about sensitive stuff—sexuality, fertility, etc.—and I use words that many people have not said out loud in front of hundreds or thousands...
by drannekatz | May 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
I see these couples quite often: the man has been prescribed androgen deprivation therapy and his partner is distressed. He no longer has erections, although for some that had been a problem for years. But even then, they tell me, he at least tried occasionally. Now...
by drannekatz | May 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
JP* is a 65-year-old patient of mine who opted for a radical prostatectomy when he was diagnosed with low-risk, low-volume prostate cancer 5 years ago. He was extremely distressed after learning of the diagnosis and made repeated phone calls and multiple visits in the...
