Yes, Ellen, their schedule is pretty close. My husband can't go back to work for 6 weeks - he's in construction and even his smaller equipment exceeds the amount he's allowed to lift. We borrowed a couple of recliners, put one in the living room for t.v. and one in the bedroom for sleep, and that's where he stayed the 2 weeks the catheter was in. We found that the recliner also helped with the arthritis in his neck, and back pain, which flairs up sometimes with his job. So I went on Craigslist and found a used double - seater recliner and got it so we can sit together comfortably. Even having a slight recline alleviates the pressure that causes the "ache". (I told him now he knows what it's like to have cramps).

He still uses a pillow at the dining room table. He went on a short roadtrip today (3-4 hours) with some men from our church for the night. He took his pillow with him, and of course they gave him the front seat that reclines. So we'll see how he does. I imagine it's going to take a little more out of him than he expects!

becky

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husband Jeff 45 years old, diagnosed 8/25/06
PSA 2.1, 2 of 12 samples at 3% & 4%, involving 1 side of prostate
Gleason 3+3=6 in both samples
laparoscopic radical prost. 10/17/06
cancer in both sides of prostate, positive in one area of margin
first PSA in 1/2007