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   Hello friends, Just a quick note were packed and I hope ready to head out early monday morn. 0530 for the mayo clinic. We need to be there by 1100 for some pre-op. This is starting to feel like some kind of a dream kinda scary. Well don't know if I'll post till after surgery so say one for me. God Bless  jw 

 

John and Tracey

Age 50

Gleason 3+3

Both Sides

Involving less than 5% of biopsy specimans

PSA  7.7

Surgery Date:November 21

Opted for open type surgery

Post Edited (jwtw) : 11/19/2006 7:51:31 PM (GMT-7)

jwtw,

I am 17 days post Da Vinci and doing well. I still remember those last three to four days before surgery and they were tough. I spent a lot of time just walking. That helps do the final tuneup on your body and it takes your mind off of it some. I went out and had a good meal the night before the bowel prep. You might want to do that as you will not see solid food for 3 to 4 days. Bowel prep day I did a lot of Soduko puzzles and read a novel. The prep was really not that bad. Once you hit surgery day then things will pick up speed for you. While I had the Da Vinci and was pain free I think many of the open guys have also come out with little pain. Get up and walk as soon as you can as you will feel much better once your stretch your abdomen some. Good luck and I look forward to hearing your report.

Tamu

Counting down with you jw!! We too remember those last few days well! For whatever reason Bob's was a TWO DAY bowel prep -- yuppers complete with the clean out BOTH nights. His last full meal was a Sunday . . . .Surgery on a Wednesday . . . .home Friday . . . next full meal. HA HA!

Good luck to you -- before you know it this will be weeks behind you and you will be into the next phases of your journey. Please keep us posted along the way.

{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}} Linda & Bob

It's a little prayer                  "God BlessYou"   ...but it means so much each day, It means may angels guard you   and guide you on your way.   See you soon friend....... :)   Extra hugs filled with strength for Tracey..... too!!!   ahhhh.... Wasn't quite sure about your last posting.... then realized you typed over / updated the very first posting at the top of this thread....   Keep "adding new postings" so we can follow your complete.....journey!! In Friendship ~ Lee & Buddy  

Good Luck JWTW,  I too had the RRP.  It's not going to bee all fun.  But it's not going to be all bad either.  You will be back to the normal side of things before you know it.  Start back with the walking as soon as you can. I didn't due to my leakage, but should have.  Just the two days of walking I have done now I can see things starting to change.  Hope you can learn from my mistake!

Look forward to hearing a update post op.

KW

Wonderful news John (Tracey too)

Ouch on the bumpy ride home. Be sure and take care of yourself and don't overdo. Bob did exactly as the doctor ordered and didn't lift more than a phone book for 6 weeks post op. He's had very little discomfort in any way (other than getting continence back) and now that's he's doing more normal activities (lots of snow shoveling in this part of the country) it's not bothering him at all.

Please keep us up to date. We care and want to know how you are doing.

;o) Linda & Bob

Dear John & Tracey,   You’re updating now and that’s what is important to us!!! We usually expect a 3-5 day period…before we hear anything…..   I hope things continue to go well for both of you!   Take time to rest and rest some more.    You too Tracey….. Man-oh-man…. 4 hour ride home…. Take this as a sign to not over do it now that you’re home.   … OKAY!!!!!!!!   It’s easy to do when you start feeling better…. But don’t….   Take the time to recover/heal properly.   You’ve had major surgery and the body needs this time.   Our thoughts and prayers are with you.   Make sure Mr. Hang is your friend.   If you fight him he will win.   Let him guide you along…… and know he is allowing you to heal inside.   Take care and take it minute by minute…. It only gets better!!!!!   One-day-at-a-time.   Hugs to you both, Lee & Buddy     Hey Wicket…. This is the same surgery Buddy had. RRP = Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy   ( open surgery) 6-7 inch scar from navel to pubic bone. Take care dear friend.... Lee :)

 

John & Tracey,

Congrats on your margins!!! Thats great news. I feel for you knowing 1st hand what that post surgury car ride felt like. That was the worst part of the whole experiance for me. Even worse than the 3 hr plane ride. But now that part of it is over, you can stop worrying about it and get on with getting better and back to normal. Just remember it will take time, don't try to rush it and you will be fine. If you have any questions, please fire away!! The good people here will help you!

Good luck,

Pete

Hi, John (and Tracey). This is a big day for you! Congrats and now it's on to the next steps. When you head into this, these post-days seem like they'll never arrive. Then, you turn around and here we are!