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Dandapani Regular Member Date Joined Jan 2009 Total Posts : 62	Posted 1/23/2009 5:16 PM (GMT -6)
	Just a quick note to say hi to everyone. I've been lurking here awhile. As you can see from my profile, I joined the PC "club" last fall and had my RRP surgery in December. I recuperated over the holidays and went back to work (worked online from home) first week of January, and drove in a couple of days the second week. This week I rode my motorcycle sidecar rig in a couple of times, and worked from home the last two days since it was less than 30F in the AM. I feel pretty good right now, but am a bit disappointed with my incontinence. I don't care too much about the ED at this stage. But thanks to all the great info on this board, I feel I'm doing as well as I can at this stage. My first PSA after surgery is scheduled for March 25. I see the doc few weeks later and will update my profile. Ok, that's enough rambling. Thanks again, everyone, for sharing your information. Dan PC diagnosis @ 53 YO PSA: 3.4 - 3.7 for preceeding 10 years, new GP advised Urologist visit 09/18/09 12 plug biopsy 09/29/09 PC diagnosis, 1 of 12 plugs, 5% cancer, Gleason 3+3 (6) 12/17/09 da Vinci robotic radical prostatectomy 12/29/09 catheter removed current status: 3-4 pads/diapers a day, dry overnight, however; total ED Post Edited (Dandapani) : 1/23/2009 4:19:17 PM (GMT-7) Back to Top

James C. Veteran Member Date Joined Aug 2007 Total Posts : 4462	Posted 1/23/2009 5:26 PM (GMT -6)
	Dan, Welcome to HW. Hate you gotta be here, but glad you came. You move on to the other side club and join us in our Journey of recovery. Stick around and share with us. Good luck on your first psa test in March, just like they say, the first is the worse, as each one comes along, you begin to relax.... James C. Age 61 Co-Moderator- Prostate Cancer Forum 4/07 PSA 7.6, referred to Urologist, recheck 6.7 7/07 Path report: 3 of 16 PCa, 5% involved, left lobe , GS 3/3:6. 9/07 Nerve sparing open Retropubic Radical Prostatectomy 9/07 Post-op Path Report: GS 3+3=6 Staging pT2c, 110gms, margins clear 16 mts: ED- 50 mg Viagra 3X week, pump daily,Trimix .35ml 2X week continues PSA's: 3 mts-.04, 6 mts.-.04, 9 mts.-.04, 12 mts.-.04, 16mts.-.04 Back to Top

divo Veteran Member Date Joined Jul 2008 Total Posts : 637	Posted 1/23/2009 5:43 PM (GMT -6)
	Dan...the man with a plan...AND you CAN!! Pretty good , huh?!! You are soon out of surgery. Be patient, and things will get better with time... Stay with us here, and you will get a lot of advice from people who have gone through exactly what you have......Di Husband Pete dx Jan 2001 gleason 4 + 3 PSA 16.5 Seed implant and conformal radiation and Lupron from Jan 2001 to Jan2002 2005 Dec PSA began to rise from .5 to 8 within 6 months Salvage surgery at MSK 9/06 Dr. Eastham Fistula operation 2/07 MSK Dr. Wong Many cystoscopies and ER visits with strictures Catheter for one year....Catheter taken out Sept 07.. Total Incontinence since then.... PSA .52 3/08 AUS Operation at MSK Sept 8 2008 Dr. Sandhu Activated Oct 28th Dr. Sandhu..MSK Some difficulty with AUS arising Nov 10 2008 Meeting with Dr. Sandhu to discuss AUS problems and new PSA test Dec 11, 2008 PSA .6 12/08 AUS improving..only 2 pads a day and one at night Complete hip replacement surgery Dr. Waters Gainesville, FL 1/9/09 Forging ahead to health! Back to Top

Dandapani Regular Member Date Joined Jan 2009 Total Posts : 62	Posted 1/23/2009 5:49 PM (GMT -6)
	OhioState said... "Ok, that's enough rambling. Thanks again, everyone, for sharing your information." IMO, there is no such thing as rambling. Your sharing helps us all my friend. OS, I'm down here in FL, but moved here from Pataskala, Ohio in 2004 after having lived there for 17 years! Never was a Buckeye, but I had many Buckeye friends! Your profile is epic. I wish you the best! Dan PC diagnosis @ 53 YO PSA: 3.4 - 3.7 for preceeding 10 years, new GP advised Urologist visit 09/18/09 12 plug biopsy 09/29/09 PC diagnosis, 1 of 12 plugs, 5% cancer, Gleason 3+3 (6), left side plug w/cancer 12/17/09 da Vinci robotic radical prostatectomy, lab confirmed biopsy, 5%, PIN rest of prostrate, negative margins 12/29/09 catheter removed current status: 3-4 pads/diapers a day, dry overnight, however; total ED Back to Top

Dandapani Regular Member Date Joined Jan 2009 Total Posts : 62	Posted 1/23/2009 5:50 PM (GMT -6)
	James, Divo. Thanks for the welcome! Dan PC diagnosis @ 53 YO PSA: 3.4 - 3.7 for preceeding 10 years, new GP advised Urologist visit 09/18/09 12 plug biopsy 09/29/09 PC diagnosis, 1 of 12 plugs, 5% cancer, Gleason 3+3 (6), left side plug w/cancer 12/17/09 da Vinci robotic radical prostatectomy, lab confirmed biopsy, 5%, PIN rest of prostrate, negative margins 12/29/09 catheter removed current status: 3-4 pads/diapers a day, dry overnight, however; total ED Back to Top

Purgatory Elite Member Date Joined Oct 2008 Total Posts : 25368	Posted 1/23/2009 6:17 PM (GMT -6)
	hello dan, you are most welcomed here, you are more than qualified for admission. glad you joined our merry little band. david in sc Age 56, 56 at DX, PSA 7/7 5.8, 7/8 12.3, 9/8 14.9, 10/8 16.4 3rd Biopsy 9-2008 Positive 7 of 7 cores positive, 40 - 90%, G 4+3 & 3+4 Open RP surgery 11/14/8, Non-nerve sparing, 4 days hospital, staples out 11/24/8, Catheter out on 12/15/8. Stopped flowing, new catheter put in 12/16/08, Catheter out 12/29/08. Emergency room put in Catheter # day 45, 1/5/9 - Cath #3 out, dr. did cycloscope, saw potential blockage, put in Catheter #4, 1/13/9 - removed blockage, put in Cath #5, 1/19/9 -out Post-surgery Pathlogy Report:Gleason 3+4=7, pT2c, 42 grams, tumor 20%, Contained in capsular, clear margins, clear lymph nodes First PSA Post Surgery Scheduled now for 2/9/9 Back to Top

gpg Regular Member Date Joined Jan 2009 Total Posts : 180	Posted 1/23/2009 6:51 PM (GMT -6)
	Hi Dan, Did you have any issue with potency prior to the surgery? Did the Dr. specifically perfom a nerve sparing procedre? Hoping for a very - PSA. Scott Diagnosed @ 48yo 04/07 focal, low volume tumor gleason 6 RRP 07/30/07 Persistance of PSA IMRT 11/07-01/08 Emerg, cysto obstructed bladder 01/08 Persistance of PSA 08/08 learned Dr. left significant amount of prostate 12/08 saturation biopsy 36 cores 24 having normal prostate tissue 12/08 referred whole to med malprac attorney Back to Top

Dandapani Regular Member Date Joined Jan 2009 Total Posts : 62	Posted 1/23/2009 8:23 PM (GMT -6)
	gpg said... Hi Dan, Did you have any issue with potency prior to the surgery? Did the Dr. specifically perfom a nerve sparing procedre? Hoping for a very - PSA. Scott, thanks for the well wishes. I had no issue with potency before surgery. Yes, the da Vinci robotic surgery I had was nerve sparing, which seems to be the point of the da Vinci procedure. I guess I never thought to ask if it was otherwise. Dan PC diagnosis @ 53 YO PSA: 3.4 - 3.7 for preceeding 10 years, new GP advised Urologist visit 09/18/09 12 plug biopsy 09/29/09 PC diagnosis, 1 of 12 plugs, 5% cancer, Gleason 3+3 (6), left side plug w/cancer 12/17/09 da Vinci robotic radical prostatectomy, lab confirmed biopsy, 5%, PIN rest of prostrate, negative margins 12/29/09 catheter removed current status: 3-4 pads/diapers a day, dry overnight, however; total ED Back to Top

Doting Daughter Veteran Member Date Joined Aug 2007 Total Posts : 1064	Posted 1/23/2009 8:48 PM (GMT -6)
	Dan- Welcome to HW! May the new year bring good news and undetectable PSAs!!! Father's Age 62 (now 63) Original Gleason 3+4=7, Post-Op Gleason- 4+3=7, DaVinci Surgery Aug 31, 2007 Focally Positive Right Margin, One positive node. T3a N1 M0. Bone Scan/CT Negative (Sept. 10, 2007) Oct. 17 PSA 0.07 Nov. 13 PSA 0.05 Casodex adm. Nov 07, Lupron beg. Dec 03, 2007 2 yrs Radiation March 03-April 22, 2008- 8 weeks 5x a week July 2, 08 PSA <.02 Oct. 10, 08 PSA <.02 Praying for a cured dad. Co-Moderator Prostate Cancer Forum Back to Top

Tobmeister Regular Member Date Joined Jan 2009 Total Posts : 41	Posted 1/23/2009 9:13 PM (GMT -6)
	Hi Dan You sound like you are not doing that bad but are depressed because you are where you are. I am doing very well physically. We are in about the same position for dates of surgery/recovery. My dr. explained it takes time. And we, being men, are very impatient. Hang in there. We are all in the same boat. And we will get through this together. Tom, age 51 Diagnosed 11/12/2008 PSA 2006 - 2.8, 2007 3.06, 2008 4.6 (remember the rate of increase is as important as the level), PSA free 8.7% Gleason score 7 (4+3); 6 out of 19 cores sampled positive for cancer; perineural invasion present Bone scan and CT scan both negative Prostate mildly enlarged, DRE negative DaVinci radical prostatectomy 12/30/2008 - Duke Medical Center - left side nerves spared Scheduled for catheter removal 1/15/2009 "Pick a good doctor and say your prayers" Back to Top

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