catheter out

Good news mgl. With your initial urine holding stats, it only gets better from here . . .just takes time, kegals, and patience!!!
;o) Linda & Bob

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Bob (60) had laproscopic prostate surgery on Sept 27, 2006 - 2/12 malignant biopsy samples - gleason 3 + 3 = 6.  Follow up PSA results and pathology results received Nov 14th are NO MORE CANCER!  Gleason changed to a 3 + 4; cancer completely confined to prostate; (even a second more aggressive, previously undetected cancer)      PSA UNDETECTABLE November 2006 AND February 2007.   

 

Bob also takes Hydroxyurea to control Polycythemia (elevated red & white cells & platelets) has secondary condition . . Myelofibrosis) -- If anyone has experience or knowledge of these, please post us.

mgl, way to go. It does get easier. Kurt, too, hated the pads. He said they were too hot. He even developed a rash within a few days on the inside of his thigh. I found some on line at JustAttends.com. He loves these and says they are definetly worth the extra money. Good Luck, Courtney

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Kurt & Courtney

47 year old

Great Health prior to dx

Dx on 1/29/07

PSA 4.1

Gleason 3+3=6, both lobes

Stage T2c, I believe

Tumor involves 20% of cores, both lobes

Live in OK

Da Vinci scheduled 3-14-07 in Austin

Post-Op  Gleason 6, Stage t2c nx mx  YAAAAA HOOOOOO! 

Hi ~ mgl,   Glad to hear Mr. Hang is history!!!!   We did consider him a friend  .  We had no problems with him during the 17 days... we had him...and will continue to share this with others.     Keeping you close as you move forward on the healing/recover stone in your path of HealingWell….   Take the right amount of time and remember   NO LIFTING or PULLING… and continue doing your Kegels.   In Friendship ~ Lee & Buddy   Other Topic/Threads Started by:   mgl (direct link ~ just click on the title!   Reminder to click on the REFRESH  icon once there)   04-21    catheter out 04-18    catheter 04-17    perineal pain after surgery 04-17    pain with catheter 03-11     robotic at mayo in rochester 02-14     lymph nodes 02-13    biopsy/surgery 02-09    da vinci in mayo clinic (rochester) 02-09    radiation, robotic or open surgery 02-07    50 with prostate ca mama bluebird - Lee & Buddy… from North Carolina J   We invite you to visit our personal thread:   Click Here:   “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 :)

mgl,

Many urologist have adopted a penile rehabilitation program. I am not sure whether your urologist has mentioned one to you. In most cases it consists of taking a low dosage of Viagra each day for say a week and then a larger dose for a day and try to stimulate an erection. If this works then you are on your way to recovering erections fairly early. If this does not work there are other interventions that can be done to generate an erection while you wait for the nerve healing to take place to return you to normal erections. One intervention is the use of a vacuum pump along with Viagra (or Cialis, Levitra) to create an erection and to exercise the penis. It is important that the penis is exercised to sustain the elasticity and elongation. The other intervention is the use of penile injections. This is using a small needle and syringe and injecting medication directly into the side of the penis. The medication causes an erection and once the dosage is right then it is about as close to a normal erection as you can get. Of course it is not for everyone as you have to be able to give yourself an injection. The injection itself is done with an insulin type of needle and is just a pin prick. I personally do not like needles but I am able to inject myself without a problem. The quality of the erection compared to one generated with Viagra and the vacuum pump is far better.

Hope this helps.

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

Began injections in April '07