Starting Other Side

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husband, age 56

PC is always a waiting and worrying game, but you should take comfort that your husband's chances of NO biological recurrence are up in the 70%-80% range.

Even as you read about problems with healing remember that, the predominant pattern is pretty uneventful recovery. All the best to you both.

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Age at diagnosis 66, PSA 5.5
Biopsy 12/08 12 cores, 8 positive
Gleason 3+4=7
CAT scan, Bone scan 1/09 both negative.

Robotic surgery 03/03/09 Catheter Out 03/08/09
Pathology: Lymph nodes & Seminal vesicles negative
Margins positive, Capsular penetration extensive Gleason 4+3=7
6 weeks: 1 pad/day, 1 pad/night -- mostly dry at night.
10 weeks: no pad at night -- slight leakage day/1 pad.
3 mo. PSA 0.0 - now light pads

Hi Siewife, thanks for letting us know and welcome to the other side.

I can honestly say I think the other side has been more difficult on my wife than myself. I may ache, and have been the one with the rubber tail, but she was the one who had to look after my every whim of wanting a pillow in a different place for support, refilling my water glass, and, above all, putting her own life on hold and being my driver and companion for several weeks. If I hurt I could take two 500mg tylenols and have a nap. My wife didn't have such an easy out.

As you know this is a great place to post questions and just reading about and following others as they recover is a source of strength. Please, keep in touch.

Sheldon AKA Sleepless

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Age 67 in Apil '09 at news of 4 of 12 cores positive T2B and Gleason 3 + 3 and 5% to 25% PSA 1.5

Glad to hear you made it through. Be sure and read the posts about drinking and drinking and walking. Also, keep an eye on the bowels. Stool softener and Milk of Mag are good supplements. Straining is bad !

Now the rest of the adventure begins. There are no stupid quetsion on this forum. Keep us informed on the progress. We really do care.

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Age 58, PSA 4.47 Biopsy - 2/12 cores , Gleason 4 + 5 = 9

Hello Siewife,

Glad both your husband and you are on the other side. The recovery side. Glad his surgery went well, and you are right, the entire ordeal is a major stress maker for the both of you. Even though my wife is a nurse, she still had a hard time knowing what I was going through, and for many weeks, I was in little position to do much for her in return. Now that I am 9 months out of surgery, I am her utter house slave, she loves that part, lol.

I hope your husbands recovery goes well, and that you both get rewarded with a big fat zero on that first post surgery psa test. May his rubber snake come out with ease, and may his pathology report be squeakly clean.

David in SC

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Age 57, 56 at DX, PSA 7/7 5.8, 7/8 12.3,9/8 14.5

Hi Siewife,

Glad your husband has gone through the surgery part with minimal issues. The healing over the next several weeks should be uneventful as geezer said. Have him drink water often, and begin to move about as much as possible, yet not over-do-it.

Here's to you and hubby for a good pathology report in the coming days.

Take care,

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

All I can add is "Walk Walk and Walk some more." Good luck on the healing.

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Jeff T Age 57