Home from DaVinci

Had mine the Friday before you down the street at St. Vincents. It was Tuesday am before a BM. Be nice to Mr. Foley or else he'll make you ache a little. Good luck!

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Diagnosed 8/24/06 at age 48

Gleason 6

PSA 3.32

daVinci performed 10/20/06

Hi Dreadnought,

Home! That is good news, and finally done with the surgery. Your system will adjust to the shock of surgery in its own time, but you can move it alone a bit quicker. The old stand-by prune/prune juice works very well, and if you can walk around some all the better. Protien is also what your body will ask for, and steak, BBQ'd ribs, pork chops; nows your chance! So have a speedy recovery, and post us when you can.

Glen

Dawgfan....glad to see a neighbor. I hope your experience was good at St. Vincent's...it is a great hospital. Was Dr. Tully your MD? Plus, any suggestions with Foley is appreciated.

Lawink.....did your husband keep doing kegels with Mr. Foley? Don't want to pull anything loose.

Hi Dread!
Actually, Bob tried a few kegels with Mr. Foley in place and didn't like it much, so he only did a few but started regularly right after Mr. Foley came out. He also mentioned that he could "feel" discomfort for awhile and after he'd been doing them a few days could hold the "squeeze" longer without discomfort.

Hope this helps.
Linda

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Husband (Bob) had laproscopic prostate surgery on Sept 27, 2006 - 2/12 malignant biopsy samples - gleason 3 + 3 = 6.  Follow up PSA results and pathology results due Nov 14, 2006.

Also taking Hydroxyurea to control Polycythemia (elevated red & white cells & platlets) has secondary condition . . Myelofibrosis)

Ditto dread...I sure love letting everyone express the very same well wishes as I......saves you reading! A big, get better quick from poor, pathetic Detroit......Swim

Thanks for the encouragement, guys. Foley is not bad, but makes it difficult to really walk for exercise. I have been careful to take the laxatives and softeners, so no problem there. I am so pleased (and blessed) to have so little pain. I can't believe that last monday had such major surgery.

Dawgfan....when will you get your Pathology report? Hope all is well.

Corley

dreadnought,

Dr. Tully said it was confined to the capsule and nodes were clear as well. It says it could pop up again later, but for now all is well!

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Diagnosed 8/24/06 at age 48

Gleason 6

PSA 3.32

daVinci performed 10/20/06

Hi Tex and welcome to the group! One word of advice (learned the hard way myself) . . if you re-post this as a New Topic you will for sure receive way more exposure and replies as the topic will catch everyone's eyes. Right now you are under Dread's topic of Home from DaVinci and not doing your own situtation the justice it deserves. If it were me, I'd re-post under New Topic. Good Luck.

As for your concerns, my husband was diagnosed in May and due to surgery waiting lines wasn't operated on until September. At one time the wait was till November and the doctor wasn't concerned . . . .

What is your PSA????  This too will help in determining the appropriate wait time.

Regarding pregnancy, your wife would have to be pregnant before surgery . . . everyone's return to intercourse after the procedure is different for sure, and dependant upon nerve sparing, but my understanding is that sterility is the norm after prostate surgery of any type.

Your doctor may allow for "watchful waiting" with frequent PSA tests, so you need to express the pregnancy concern to him.

Good luck with your journey, and please stay with us and keep us posted, we'll all be pulling for you!
;o) Linda

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Husband (Bob) had laproscopic prostate surgery on Sept 27, 2006 - 2/12 malignant biopsy samples - gleason 3 + 3 = 6.  Follow up PSA results and pathology results due Nov 14, 2006.

Also taking Hydroxyurea to control Polycythemia (elevated red & white cells & platlets) has secondary condition . . Myelofibrosis)

Texman,

I had surgery 9/7/2006 and I can tell you after surgery three things are for sure: first after surgery you will have dry orgasms, your prostate produces and inserts the semen and other fluids into your ejaculation stream. Secondly even if the nerves are spared which are more likely with less invasive surgery and a very experienced surgeon it will probably be one or more years before you can achieve an erection strong enough for intercourse. And lastly it will probably be weeks or months before you are even slightly interested in sex. With the "magic" party pills erections are more possible earlier but satisfaction will be "dry" and pregnancy will be impossible.


As far as "waiting" for surgery, I am one of the unlucky ones whose PCa wasn't contained (wish they had caught mine a lot earleir and had surgery sooner too) and would definitely trust my doctor and if he suggests surgery soon I would get it done as soon as possible. Sooooo..... I would say have a heart to heart with the doctor and wife .... get busy... and or store up some frozen papa, once again the heart to heart with the wife and doctor.


I hate to scare you or discourage you as far as treatment side effects but I also believe the facts will ultimately help you as you make a few decisions.

Remember we will be here for you, our prayers are with you and your wife.

John

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Diagnosed Aug. 7, 2006
Age 55
Biopsy 8 of 10 positive
Gleason 8
PSA 16.2
Negative CTscan, bone scan and lung x-ray
Lapro Prostatectomy 9/7/2006