Drain tube

I had DaVinci surgery 3/23 the doctor disected the lymph nodes. He stated it's a precautionary . Has anyone else had this done?

I still have the drain tube in, it will be removed when I have the catheter removed on thur the 30th

Post Edited (grunt) : 3/27/2007 9:52:34 AM (GMT-6)

Grunt,

It was standard protocol with my surgeon. As he said, "If the cancer gets out of the prostate the lymph nodes are the normal place for the first stop and I want to know whether or not there is any there". You have plenty others that will take over for the ones you lost.

Tamu

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Diagnosed 7/6/06

1 of 10 core samples, 40%

Stage T1c, Gleason 3+3

Da Vinci on 11/01/06

Catheter out on 11/13/06

56 Years Old

Post Op Path

Gleason 3+3

Approx. 5% of prostate involved

Prostate Confined, margins clear

Undetectable PSA on 12/18/06

No more pads as of 1/13/07