numb tongue

Not in my case, sorry you are having the issue

Scott

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Diagnosed @ 48yo 04/07

focal, low volume tumor gleason 6

RRP 07/30/07 robotic

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 PCA3 negative

12/08 saturation biopsy 36 cores 24 having normal prostate tissue

12/08 referred whole to med malprac attorney

??? It was numb to start with...you said after 8 days it was still numb? Wonder what caused it to be numb in the first place. I know that they stuff tubes down you, but haven't heard of them giving anything that would last that long. Have you spoken to your doctor yet?

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You are beating back cancer, so hold your head up with dignity

Les

Age 58 at Diagnosis

Oct 2006 - PSA 2.6 - DRE Normal

May 2008 - PSA 4.6 - DRE Normal / TRUS normal-Gland 38 cc

July 2008 - Biopsy 4 of 12 Positive 5 - 30% Involved Bilateral (Perineural Invasion present at base) - Gleason (3+3) 6  Stage T1C

August 23 - Bone Scan - Hips, Spine and ribs marked uptake - X-Ray showed clear -Hooray

Sept 9 2nd DRE - questionable - TRUS...shadow in base - Gland now 41 cc

Robotic Surgery Sept 18, 2008

Pathology October 1, 2008 - Gleason 7 (4+3) Staged pT2c NO MX - Gland 50 cc

Seminal Vesicles and Lymph Nodes clear

Positive Margins Right Posterior Lobe

4 tumors in prostate - largest being 6 cm 

PSA 5 week Oct 2008 <.05

       3 month Jan 2009 .06

Had DaVinci 1-9-09 56 and no numb tongue for me. But I can tell you that my father had a benign tumor removed from under his collar bone a few years ago. The pathology report stated it was a nerve bundle. He has had a droopy right eyelid every day since he left the hospital. I guess random nerve pathways can go any direction. I hope your numbness goes away soon.

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Age at DX 57

5-18-07 PSA 7.7

5-06-08 PSA 4.6  8% free psa, but stable

10-23-08 PSA 5.65 4% free psa

11-04-08 biopsy

11-11-08 2 of 12 cores positive

Gleason 3+3  6  stage t1c / post-op 3+4  7  stage t2c

CT and Bone scan negative

Da Vinci RRP 01-09-09

Catheter removed 1-15-09

Pathology Report says it's gone!

First Post-op PSA due 2-17-09

I do believe that any surgery can have some occasional strange side effects. In my case after the surgery my left heel was so tender that I could barely put any weight on it .
One morning the pain was gone.

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Age - 55
2004 PSA 2.7
2008 PSA 5.8
Sept 2008 PSA 5.66
Oct 2008 PSA 6.67
Biopsy on 11/25/2008 cancer found in 10% of one core , gleason 3+3=6
open RRP done on 1/14/2008. Pathology showed 20% of prostate cancerous, gleason 3+3=6, contained in capsule
First post op PSA 2/10/09 - 0.07
As of 2/11/09 down to one or two pads per day