6 month check up hoorayyyyy

 hi all lemonlime here  well i made my 6 month check up today and all things are a ok this time around .i did ask the docs pa why the rectal exam . she said they do it at the 6 month mark , because if anything got loose during the removal of the prostate , it would show up in the pelvic area by now . hope this is a good thing . she said 1 pad a day is good ,at the 6 month mark . i was using 4 - 5 at 3 months . i did start thearpy at the 3 month mark with a specialist in pelvic floor strenthining . this has helped tremendously . you wouldnt believe the different exercises there are , for this . if any 1 wants to know them let me know on here ,i never thought i would be this better in three nonths time what a help the thearapy is ty all have a nice weekend ..   horayyyyy

Lemon,

Sounds like a real good report there for 6 months, keep em coming like that. The only part that is puzzling me is the need for a rectal exam after your prostate was removed, but hey, if that is what your doctor said. Have a good one.

David in SC

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Age 56, 56 at DX, PSA 7/7 5.8, 7/8 12.3

Hi Lemonlime

Congrats man. Hope you have many more

Mika

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age at dx 54 now 56

congrats on the 6 month check up. At nine months my doc hasn't performed the DRE. I guess it is doctor's preferences.
Enjoy the weekend!

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Congrats on the milestone!!! What a crazy six months huh!?! All the best in your continued healing!

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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

lemonlime1, congrats on your milestone, and for picking a tasty beverage name. I've never heard of the rectal exam at this point, but it does sound completely reasonable. Sometimes I wonder if some doctors like doing them...

DJ

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Diagnosis at age 53. PSA 2007 about 2; PSA 2008 4.3
Biopsy September 2008: 6 of 12 cores positive; Gleason 4+3 = 7
CT and Bone scan negative
Da Vinci surgery at City of Hope December 8, 2008
Radical prostatectomy and lymph node dissection
Catheter out on 7th day, replaced on 8th day, out again 14th day following negative cystogram
Pathology: pT2c; lymph nodes negative; margins involved; 41 grams, 8% involved by tumor; same Gleason 4+3=7
PSA 1/22/08 non-detectable! 8-)

After my 3rd biopsy prior to my PC dx, I joked with my doctor, that at least I will never need a DRE or a prostate biopsy again as long as I live. He said to slow down, that is not always the case, but I didnt ask for any further explanation

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Age 56, 56 at DX, PSA 7/7 5.8, 7/8 12.3