Thanks for the comments. The issue with me was GERD, which produced the heart-issue symptoms. I had already gone through two stress tests and an echocardiogram and my heart was pronounced well. Then the "incident" happened. I had repeat incidents like that, too, before GERD was identified as the problem. Like anxiety attacks, they were. There was a time when some specialists wanted me to take pyschological drugs (which I resisted), others thought I had TMJ, etc., etc. My primary care physician was patient and honest as he said he didn't have the answer to the problem but that in time the cause would be identified - and that I shouldn't worry that what was happening was life-threatening because each test came back excellent and I was in very good health. Until this period I'd though everyone with GERD experienced heartburn but I never did.
Age: 59 (58 at diagnosis - June, 2008)
April '08 PSA 4.8 ("free PSA" 7.9), up from 3.5 year prior
June '08 had biopsy, 2 days later told results positive but in less than 1% of sample
Gleason's 3+3=6
Developed sepsis 2 days post-biopsy, seriously ill in hospital for 3 days
Dr. recommended robotic removal using da Vinci
Surgery 9/10/08
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Dr. Robert Nadler, Urologist/Surgeon
Post-op Gleason's: 3+3, Tertiary 4
Margins: Free
Bladder & Urethral: Free
Seminal vesicles: Not involved
Lymphatic/Vascular Invasion: Not involved
Tumor: T2c; Location: Bilateral; Volume: 20%
Catheter: Removed 12-days after surgery
Incontinent: Yes (getting better, though)
Combination of Cialis and MUSE (alprostadil) three times weekly started 9-27-08
Returned to work 9-29-08 (18-19 days post-op)
PSA test result, post-op, 10/08: 0.0