Before surgery when you are going to have a PSA test, you are told not to have sex or self sex, DRE, etc as it might mess up the test results. I know after you have had your prostate removed,...
TC: Were you in LA at the PCRI conference over the weekend? After attending seninars klike those were make me wonder why you would object to a PSA test. Just getting the test does not mean you have...
Hey NY Sooner - You still out there? Was wondering if you found out any thing in the last few months?...
Thanks for thoughts. I have considered age as a factor but I never have read where someone wakes up 56 years old and things suddenly just don't work. Mine just suddenly went from easy to really...
Before Surgery I was warned of all the possiblilities of things that may not work after surgery. I had no problems at all. Only difference was lack of semen. Then about 5 months after surgery, the...
Gunner, I was so sorry to read this thread. You have our thoughts and prayers. Glad you had family to help you. Yes, making funeral arrangements is something most of us have never done. I wish I had...
Yes, yes, yes. Everytime I have a PSA test since my surgery, I have some apprehension. Sometimes it is a lot, other times not as much. Is getting some better with repeated tests all showing OK. But...
Welcome to our club of guys who are so very special. This is a club you don't want to join, but when you do, you have lots of support!!!! Sounds like you have done your homework. Knowledge is the...
Nice... I thought I was adding this to another post.... One that was discussing an article about Robotic Surgery...........
My friend asked his surgeon, "How did you get experience?" His reply was after he was out of training and on his own with the DaVinci, he only operated on men at least 70 years old. After 500 he...
Hello! I am so sorry you had to join our club here, but we are glad to have you! There is so much good info from the members and the moderators. Don't be scared to ask any question. The best results...
Glad your surgery was successful! Welcome to our club of Prostate Cancer survivors! Not a club you want to join but we are here to help. In my case I just gradually got better and better. Finally I...
I wish the doctors would tell you more about this before surgery. I had surgery in July, erection while still cathed. Erections with no problems Aug/Sep/Oct. Infection in removed lynph node area...
I had good success with Tena Male guards from Rite Aid. They are triangular shaped so they fit in the front of a pair of briefs. They were more than a feminine pad but a whole lot less than the brief...
Several of the things I found so helpful have been mentioned. The patient should take along another person. There is too much info to absorb at a time like this. And two can remember all the...