Hi 41, Remember me? I was concerned after your post in February, and that there was no other news in the meantime, so am REALLY happy that it was just a blip. Heres to lots more low PSAs and hoping...
Hi Scott, I'm now a lurker 2 years after surgery, but if there's one thing which will get me to post it's a young patient looking for advice and (even if you didn't say it) hope that there can be...
Hello Brad, You can see from my signature that I was about your age at diagnosis and have had a very good recovery, so I hope you see that a good outcome is possible. I discovered after tracking my...
My surgeon started me on rehab the night before my surgery. Who will ever know if made any difference for me, but as you can see in my profile it didn't hurt! I looked long and hard for the best...
My surgeon, one of the leading guys in this field in Europe, was convinced that an aggressive approach to PDE5s (viagra, etc.) is a key part of a proactive approach to ED after PCa. He had me take...
Hi Dave, I was a little older than you at diagnosis, but understand how you feel. From my signature, you will see a pretty good story, so I hope it helps you to see that there can be a good outcome...
Thnking again about what I want to post it seems a very unlikely explanation, but one urologist I saw told me that PCa in younger guys is often aggressive because a less aggressive cancer would have...
Here in Germany the very comprehensive health insurance system can lead to overservicing and the cultural inclination is to be very cautious. The standard post-op routine is 3 monthly PSAs and this...
G'day JerseyG, I completely understand the feeling of "why me, why so young" and the frustration at finding no statistics for younger PCa patients. Even though I found none, there are very many...
Doug, I'm so happy to hear how you are going and that things are "looking up". The old 1-year anniversary sure does lead to a lot of reflection. I actually appreciate the post-PCa propensity to...
I have the same experience. It's disappointing in one important way (no ejaculation) but better in some other ways, including length of orgasm. My naive explanation is that previously duration was...
Hi Henry, Welcome to HW. Sorry you have to be here, but you're in the right place for infomation and support. Why wait with ED meds? My surgeon had me on a small dose of Levitra from the night before...
Even 1 year out from surgery (at age 45), I still lurk regularly here. I guess it shows that you can take the prostate out of the boy but you can't take the boy out of worrying about prostate cancer!...
45 at diagnosis and when I had my RP. Although my margins were OK, my surgeon told me that it was very close to breaking out. So if I had waited till the normal testing age, it could well have been...
I'm in Germany and it looks like they do some things differently here. I rarely had a DRE (even during the diagnosis period - maybe twice) - it was always an ultrasound using a nasty-looking probe -...