I was diagnosed with GERD and took Nexium for several or more years, before switching to Pantoprazole. My physician described Nexium as "purple cocaine" and urged me to wean myself from it ... and go...
I was diagnosed with GERD and was on Nexium for several years or more, and for probably the past 5+ years I've been on Pantoprazole. No adverse reactions that I or my physician have detected....
Congratulations on the 8-year mark. In June 2008 I was diagnosed and in September 2008 I underwent the da Vinci procedure. Luckily, for these past almost 8-years since surgery ... my PSA results have...
Questions for your primary care physician, IMO. Someone has to be the 'traffic cop' of medicines rather than have you try to figure this out for yourself. I've taken Plavix for an extended period...
Pre-op (da Vinci) I purchased all sorts of supplies ... for "afterwards." Including Depends. I wore the Depends briefs overnight and slept on a leak-proof pad ... the weeks following the removal of...
I suffered from severe eczema on the back-side of my thighs. For years. After trying just about everything, I stumbled across Amlactin and used it. My eczema disappeared in about 60 days and has been...
My suggestion is that you advise your primary care physician of your condition, and seek his/her professional advice. Self-diagnosing and self-medicating can result in catastrophic results. All the...
I have a couple of stents, so, as is the typical course of medication ... one of the pills I take each day is a low-dose aspirin....
I was, ultimately, diagnosed with GERD. At first, however, my MD didn't know what was causing my symptoms. What ensued was an almost 2 year journey through one specialty after another until at almost...
6 years post-op and my Urologist's nurse tells me the same thing, and I'm still incontinent ... to a degree ... and I'm not happy about it. My primary care physician is now advising me to go back to...
"Cheap" doesn't mean what's best for us. I've followed the advice of my primary care physician and Urologist ... to have my tests processed by the same labs each time, or by labs which follow the...
My physician and Urologist tell me the same thing: 0.0 is a good enough/normal result. Carrying it down to 0.000, 0.001, etc. is unnecessary (in their opinion. Thankfully, I've been 0.0 consistently...
I have two stents (not the result of a heart attack though, thankfully). I was on Plavix for 3 years. Twice the length of time recommended then. Since coming-off Plavix I'm one of millions of people...
Good advice. 12-14 years ago I was experiencing what I, and originally my primary care physician, thought were symptoms of heart disease. The heart checked-out fine. I then set about a two year...
You're going to hear recommendations for every type of treatment. There's no one right answer - choice - which fits everyone equally. I and many of us here were at the same point you are right now....
Yes, I think that had I not been diagnosed when I was and not had my prostate removed ... I could have faced far more serious consequences. I didn't flinch when I received the diagnosis and I haven't...
6 years post-op for me, and I still frequently use pads. No rhyme or reason. Although, my primary care physician thinks I should visit with my Urologist to see what can be done to curtail the leakage....
One of the things I learned, or was convinced of, is the importance of having tests conducted/processed at the same laboratory each time....
Each of us presents unique circumstances. So there's no one right decision or course of action which fits us all. All too often I read comments from guys which suggest to me they don't have a...
I'm being treated for GERD, and have been for years now. About a decade ago I was convinced I had cardiac problems because of the symptoms, symptoms which were later shown to be the result of GERD....
If you have a primary care physician, I think you should be discussing this with him/her ... immediately. If you don't have one, get one. :-) There was a period when I exhibited all of the symptoms...
No need to disparage the drinking of green tea; many people drink it and many medical professionals suggest that there are positive benefits by doing so - for some people. But yes, primary care...
Yes, it's a tough decision ... regarding which course of action to take. A decision we've all had to make. After-surgery testing revealed that 25% of my prostate was consumed by cancer and that the...
Good news, at the 8 year point. I'm quickly approaching my 7 year mark ... with straight 0.00 results....
pueblokid: My advice always start with suggesting that the person/we talk the matter over with our primary care physician who knows us and our health history the best and who should know which...
When I sent an e-mail to my primary care physician suggesting I might be experiencing angina he immediately telephoned me to ask why I was asking about it. Fast forward to a stress test which was...
Some years back now, maybe 14, I was, I thought, experiencing heart-related discomfort ... chest pains, etc. After a couple of trips to the emergency room, various tests in the physicians office,...
Yes, Happy Birthday! and congrats on the test results. I'm about 6.5 years post-op and have consistently posted 0.00 test results. Turned 65 last August....
What advice has he received from the primary care physician who attends to his overall health? The opinion of that medical professional would carry a bit more weight for me personally....
I share Jim's sentiments. Personally, I've found nothing better in my own journey than to have an excellent primary care physician who had taken care of me regularly before the diagnosis and who...
The biopsy will give a better indication of the presence of PC, but only, if necessary, will removal of the prostate and further examination afterwards, will the level of presence of PC be known. My...
I'm approaching 6 years post-op, and I still experience incontinence. I can go for a while with few problems, than I'm back on a pad for some months. I've resigned myself to the fact that I'll have...
Do you have a primary care physician who manages your care and visits to specialists? Could be multiple causes, including GERD (which is what happened to me)....
My BC/BS paid for Viagra or Cialis before my diagnosis and it continues to provide it afterwards. However, I'm limited to 8 a month. I did order and pay for more post-op and my primary care physician...
I'm 5.5 years post-op and I'm one of the guys for whom prostate/cancer removal via da Vinci worked well and I show no evidence of the cancer's continued presence and my PSA results have been 0.0...
Seems to me that "ED" and "ED as the result of cancer surgery" are different topics - often unrelated....
I didn't put anything on my incisions and they've all disappeared except one, just above my navel ... and I'm 5.5 years post-op. Best of luck with your recovery....
I'm 5 years post-da Vinci removal (with 5 years of continual 0.00 PSA results!) and since the prostate removal I had a couple of stents inserted into my heart. My cardiologist recommends eating fresh...
This is an old discussion, but I came across it again when I was searching for something else. I recently, earlier this year, had some DNA testing done and a portion of the results gave an opinion on...
I've passed the 5 year mark since my appointment with Mr. da Vinci, and I still wear one light pad ... during the day. It's annoying. The Physicians Assistant in my UROs office thinks I haven't been...
No, it's not as good as the "real" stuff....
Everytime I ejaculate it involves a spurt or urine. 3+ years after da Vinci....
I still wear a lite pad, daily, and I suspect I'll do the the rest of my life. Thought not pleased with this, I find it acceptable....
"When I first started my prostate surgery practice more than 30 years ago, I would too often have to stand at the bedside of a patient and his family and tell them the operation went well, but the...
Take it one day at a time, krm001. Not much else you can do. My da Vinci procedure was September 2008. It took about 6-months post-op for things to settle-down a little. Each of our bodies reacts...
Here's a link to an article/column appearing in the Houston Chronicle, which contains many testimonials from PC survivors who may never have known, until too late, that they had PC or the cancer may...
I'm just past the 3-year post-op point in time. I can get an erection and I ejaculate, but when I ejaculate it's urine and that complicates the situation. I don't think the sensation during...
I'm at the 3-year post-op point in time and I continue to see my Urologist/Surgeon - one in the same. The consultations are twice yearly and since I work just a 15-minute walk from his office at...
I have a history of GERD, and have been taking Nexium for years. A year and a half ago I started having some chest tightness which elevated to slight pain. This happened only when I was walking back...
The method I use, the resource, when looking for specialists is to consult with my primary care physician. He's never steered me wrong with his advice. The Primary Care knows us and our history, our...