Night time visits

I go at least once during the night, sometimes twice.....6+ months post-op.

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Danman Bob, Born 1951

Nerve-sparing, open prostate surgery November 13, 2007

Gleason score 9, PSA 14; Biopsy result - 9 of 12 sticks showed cancer

Post-op pathology stated that cancer was confined to the prostate

Unrelated surgery January 2008 delayed incontinence recovery, which is now showing good signs of improvement (fraction of a pad a day as of late April 2008)

100 MG Viagra 3 times a week beginning December 2007

Osbon Erec-Aid Esteem manual pump for therapy beginning mid-February 2008

30 MG papaverine/1 MG phentolamine bimix injections beginning late April 2008

Five week post-op PSA 0.2, five month post-op PSA 0.1, next test August 2008

...coming up to 3 months post-brachy, and once, maybe twice a night, depending on coffee/alcohol intake.

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Age: 54

Gleason Score: 3+3=6

PSA: 3.33

Biopsy:7/8 Positive

Stage: "Bulky" T1c

Prostate Size: 27cc

 

Diagnosed: December 05, 2007

Brachytherapy: February 26, 2008

68 seeds, (Iodine 125). 

 

Walk my path at:

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=35&m=1028148

 

 

I am 25 days out from my da Vinci surgery and have experienced wakeups and getups for the bathroom 3 or 4 times per night...wear guards pads day and night and usually have to change before going back to bed.....but, last night I, perhaps, reached a milestone..I was able to sleep the entire night from midnight to 0730 this morning without one instance of urgency to go.  I certainly hope this is the start of something good.  I am, however, flowing as usual this morning.  I am able to stay relatively dry while sitting but flows rapidly upon standing...I have been able to clamp down and make it to the bathroom more times than not so I think I am making progress.  Also, I might say that last evening I attended a family party, you know, big steak dinner and all the other accompaniments and I wore an apparatus that I got from Argus Medical and stayed dry all evening as the urine was collected in a bag attached to a cup receptacle.  I really felt normal...and believe me, it felt great.  I plan to use the apparatus each time I go out of the house as well as short times in the house.  the apparatus consists of a set of tight boxer briefs with a pocket in front to hold the cup receptacle and a little 600 cc bag that hangs from the bottom of the receptacle to collet the urine.  I went to the bathroom once during the entire evening and drained the bag...I drank a lot of liquid and enjoyed the freedom and the ambience immensely.

Anyone who wishes to know more about the apparatus I would be happy to furnish the info.

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Age 75 at DX 76 on 9 May 08
DRE positive with nodule 15 Jan 08
PSA 3.8 18 Jan 08
Biopsy 11 Mar 08 Gleason 8 (4+4) on the right 3 out of 12 positive <5%. Gleason 7 (4+3) on the left 1 out of 11 positive <5%.
Bone scan and CT scan Negative 12 Mar 08
Robot Assisted da Vinci prostectomy with Dr Fagin in Austin scheduled for 30 April 08.
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da Vinci successfully completed by Dr Fagin as scheduled.
Path Report:
Gleason downgraded to 3+4=7
Tumors confined to the prostate.
Bilateral tumor on right side 5 of 10 levels and on left side tumor present in 9 of 10 levels.
Margins Negative.
Extraprostatic Extension Negative
Seminal Vesicle Invasion Negative
Stage pT2c
As far as it goes for me and the fence post I am cured. But I am required to keep an eye out for the PSA due in a couple of months.
May anyone who reads this have the luck that has been bestowed upon me.

I've been "dry" since cath removal, but my bladder capacity is only about 2/3 what it was before surgery.  I have to get up at least once at night.  If I drink a few beers before bedtime, I may have to get up 3 times.

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Eddie

Age 55

PSA 6.7

Needle biopsy: T1c Gleason 3+4=7...2 of 10 cores

Non-Robotic laparoscopic RP on 3/4/2008

Specimen pathology: T2C organ confined with clear margins. GS lowered to 6!

100% urinary continence since cath removal on 3/11/2008

ED resolved with Levitra

4/18/2008  1st PSA undetectable

Eddie,

Your bladder capacity is exactly the same as before... It's the darn valve at the end which does not want to hold the darn back. More keigles and longer walks.

Like most everyone else I REALLY watch what I drink after 6pm, and don't have issues. Yipee a complication I dont.

Prior to surgery it was twice a night.

Roger

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Age: 43 (2008)

DRE Small Ridge on prostate, PSA 1.5

07/2007: Diagnosed cancer, T2c, Gleason 3+4=7

09/2007: Laparoscopic prostectomy @ Hamilton General, 4 hrs.

              Both nerve bundles spared

              Pathology Report: Tumor confined w/in prostate

              T2c, Gleason is 3+3=6

              Went home with JP drain

10/2007: Made return trip to hospital.  All urine was comming out JP drain.

10/2007: Catheter removed. Next to no leakage

11/2007: 1st PSA <.003 :)

              ED: Started Viagra, no response yet.

12/2007: Had confidence to go padless!!!!!

12/2007: ED:  Stopped Viagra as it's causing hemroid problems.

01/2008: 2nd PSA <.003 :)

              ED: next to no response.

04/2008: 3nd PSA <.003 :)

              ED: next to no response.  Changed the Viagra prescription.

 

I'm five weeks post surgery and I find I wake up about 3-4 times every night. I'm pretty certain it's not the urge to go to the bathroom but I figure as I'm awake I'll  go and empty the bladder. Most of the time nothing much comes out.

Kris

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Biopsy done 3/2008
Pathology report: Gleason 6 (3+3), involving left lobe
DRE=15gm with indurated left base and mid prostate
Cores positive: left base medial, left base lateral, left mid medial and left mid lateral (4 of 12)
Clinical stage t2b.
Prostate Carcinorna 185
DaVinci Surgery on 4/21/2008 in Austin by Dr Randy Fagin.

Pathologist report upgraded to a Gleason 7 (3+4)

Clinical stage upgraded also to a T3a

Margins Clear