Surgery cancelled/disappointed

Hello Sinus07,

Sorry about your cancelled surgery, illness and the snowstorm. You are rightly disappointed but have come to the right place for solace, help and information. Let us know your stats because there are people here who probably are in the same place you are with PCa.

Get all the info you can, look for the little things to feel good about, take care of you body and stay with us. We all get well together....

Jim

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Age 72. Diagnosed 11/03/06. PSA 7.05. Stage T2B Gleason 3+3.

RRP 12/7/06. Nerves and nodes okay.

Pathological stage: T2B. Gleason 3+4. Cancer confined to prostate.

PSA on 1/3/07 - 0.04.  Next PSA on 4/4/07.

 "Cancer feeds on fear - starve it to death."

Hi Sirius,

Welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear about your set-back on your surgery date. We have had some minor delays in ours as well from weather, etc. and know how frustrating and disappointing it is. Try not to let it get you down, keep excercising, etc. Waiting is the worse.

I also would ask to be on a list in case anything changes in your doc's schedule, cancellations etc. Hopefully they will try to work you in sooner.

Wondering your stats, etc? If you would like to share them.

Tanya

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Significant other diagnosed: 10/30/06

PSA: 3.7 (up from 3.4 prior year)
Gleason: 3+3
Biopsy: 1/10 positive, 5% cancerous, right apex.

Da Vinci Scheduled: 4/10/07

Excuse me, but people are asking for stats. I see it at the bottom of everyone's post.

How do you add to post.

Hi,

Click on "control panel" towards top of this page on the left in the smaller blue bar. Then click "profile". Scroll down to "signature" Type info in there that you want to include at the end of posts, and it will show up on every post.

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Significant other diagnosed: 10/30/06

PSA: 3.7 (up from 3.4 prior year)
Gleason: 3+3
Biopsy: 1/10 positive, 5% cancerous, right apex.

Da Vinci Scheduled: 4/10/07

Dear Sirius 07, How about this take: maybe your survival instinct actually protected you? What if your internal alarm system, call it intuition, sixth sense, gut feeling, or call it your higher self, knew somehow that the 17th was not the optimum day for your surgery. You were going along, all scheduled, having gotten yourself in shape, planning and so ready to have it over with that you couldn't really hear your inner voice telling you it was not the right time. So maybe nature and your will for self-protection really, in fact, took the best care of you, the highest possible good! At the very least, I would guess that you were really in a stress state, immune system perhaps compromised, which is not the best way to go into surgery. Illness is nature's way of telling one to slow down, right? Anyway, can you take a trip to a warm climate in the next three months? I wish you the best, most healthful state of mind and body when the time comes for surgery, and may your surgeon have steady hands and a good night's sleep! All my best wishes for an easy next few months....look for the blessing in the wait....I am sure there is one! Kindest Regards, Becky Age 51 Gleason 3+3 PSA from 3.2 to 4.3 in one yr Biopsy 11/06 DRE negative 4 of 12 cores positive, one lobe, less than 10% Inflammation only second lobe Stage T1C Clinical Dx PSA prior to surgery: 3.9 Da Vinci Prostatectomy 2/27/07: PCa in BOTH lobes 5-10% of gland Gleason 3+3 Negative tissue margins Bladder, seminal ves, vas deferntia negative Two inguinal hernia repairs Catheter removed 1 wk after surgery Full continence (no pad needed) 1 wk after surgery Full potency, 12 th day after surgery    

Hey Sirius ~   Glad you joined us and we will help to get you to your surgery date!!! Keep up the good work with losing your weight…. You’ve just added a tremendous “Plus” to your recovery/healing time… Make plans to continue your exercise program this will help with the stress.   Are you doing your kegels and stairs (stairmasters)?   If not you can add this to your program.     Will look forward to seeing your specifics…. Age, PSA, Gleason, and Where are you located that you have to wait?   Hopefully you’ve recovered from the 102 temp… we’ve had a bug around our town that continues to creep back up on people 2 & 3 times…. So we really hope you are doing well…..accept for the waiting....    Visit with us on CHAT anytime... Just sign in and someone may show up.....  and this definitely helps!!!!   In New Friendship ~ Lee & Buddy mama bluebird - Lee & Buddy… from North Carolina Link to our personal journey…>>>      Our Journey ~ Sharing is Caring   April 3, 2006  53 on surgery day RRP / Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy with "wide excision" PSA 4.6   Gleason  3+3=6    T2a   Confined to Prostate 2nd PSA 02-06-2007 Less than 0.1 Non-Detectable :)