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Anniversary

Hi everyone. Just wanted to stop by and say hi on my 6 year anniversary of successful surgery. It's not perfect, but for the most part things are going well. Most importantly I suppose is the fact my...

2/4/2014 6:41 PM

Prostate Cancer
OK it's time for

Greetings, Neal. You'll do great - let the healing begin! David...

2/4/2010 8:59 AM

Prostate Cancer
Lost a friend yesterday

Greetings, everyone. Dale, I'm sorry about your friend Mike. I would hope that all of us here could express our concerns, whatever they might be, with the respect that each of us deserves. This is...

2/4/2010 8:54 AM

Prostate Cancer
prostate surgery update-- T+1

Greetings, Mel. Welcome to the other side - now the healing begins. Take the pain meds and walk as instructed. Look forward to hearing you are out of the hospital in a day or so! David...

1/27/2010 4:43 PM

Prostate Cancer
Surgery Date Set and.. a little humor for us with PCa

Greetings, Franchot and RickyD. Just to amplify on the last couple of posts - my doc continues to say I'm his star patient and have done better than almost any of his other thousands of patients. He...

1/27/2010 4:48 AM

Prostate Cancer
Compiler-Mel is in Recovery

Thanks, Sonny. Great news. David...

1/26/2010 12:36 PM

Prostate Cancer
Zero Club #1!

Congratulations on the zero. We trust it is the first of many! David...

1/21/2010 2:57 PM

Prostate Cancer
Brainsurgeon hits the big zero again

Congratulations, Brainsurgeon. We trust this is just one in a long, long string of zeros for you. David...

1/21/2010 2:56 PM

Prostate Cancer
Home from Corrective Surgery #4

Greetings, David. Thanks for letting us know how things went. We trust that even though it didn't go as smoothly as we might have liked that it will be successful. Hang in there my friend and get...

1/19/2010 4:05 PM

Prostate Cancer
e d

Greetings, Barry. Not sure exactly why I hang around. I don't fit any of the categories - surgery went well, continent from the start, no ED from the time catheter was removed. Do take Levitra (ADC...

1/18/2010 3:49 PM

Prostate Cancer
Checking in and hello all

Greetings, Sheldon. Good to hear from you and great news on the renewal in the zero club. Keep them coming in. David...

1/18/2010 3:35 PM

Prostate Cancer
A Great Way To Start The Week

Here is wishing everyone starting new treatments this week the very best. Trust all the work will be successful. Mel, we'll be thinking of you as well as you prepare for next week. David...

1/18/2010 3:27 PM

Prostate Cancer
IT'S DONE-IT'S OVER-#35 IN THE BAG

Greetings, Sonny. Congratulations on finishing the SRT and we look forward to hearing great news in a few weeks with that first PSA result. I'd also be interested in more details about your RV...

1/16/2010 6:31 AM

Prostate Cancer
wife needing help: to prepare for husband's recovery, help with discussing

Greetings, Mrs. Towers. My stats were very similar to your husbands. I had just had my 55th birthday, fairly low PSA and involvement in 4 of 12 biopsies. I had never had surgery, a broken bone, never...

1/15/2010 6:26 AM

Prostate Cancer
Today's Pre-Op Visit - some data for those new to Surgery

Looking forward to hearing some really good results next week, David. We're with you! David...

1/14/2010 1:27 PM

Prostate Cancer
Latest Three-Month PSA

Greetings, Kark. This is great news and we trust you will continue to receive a long, long lifetime of zero's. David...

1/14/2010 9:48 AM

Prostate Cancer
Free Willie

Greetings, Mel. In the flaccid state, I have definitely lost length - seems to be drawn up in there somewhere - almost looks like I hadn't been circumcised. When erect, once I started using...

1/14/2010 9:46 AM

Prostate Cancer
New questions

Greetings, Mel. I had open surgery and had no swelling or bruising. I was dry from the start (although I wore a pad for a couple of days) and so I knew when I was peeing. David...

1/14/2010 4:59 AM

Prostate Cancer
Visited my Oncologist

Greetings, Geebra. Glad the HT seems to be working but sorry it looks like you'll need to stay on it longer. SF is a nice place to visit. Hang in there! David...

1/14/2010 4:55 AM

Prostate Cancer
What is the "Transition zone"

Greetings, Don. Welcome to the forum. One thing I have found about the folks on this forum is that even when we disagree on a particular issue, we all know our underlying enemy is the cancer we fight...

1/14/2010 4:49 AM

Prostate Cancer
Latest Update - At the 5 Year Mark

Greetings, Axe. 5 years is a very significant milestone. Thanks for sharing the good news with us and giving all of us who are still in the relatively early stages of recovery hope for the future....

1/13/2010 5:15 AM

Prostate Cancer
Another bit of good news

Great news, Magaboo. Keep those good reports coming in. David...

1/13/2010 5:11 AM

Prostate Cancer
New Surgery Date Set

Greetings, David. I know you are glad to have the plan in place. We trust this will take care of your bladder neck issues and the need for catheters. You know we'll be praying for you in these days...

1/13/2010 5:09 AM

Prostate Cancer
Follow up Quarterly URO Exams

Greetings, WD40. I too am almost at the 2 year point. My doc said before I ever had surgery - first 2 years get a PSA every 90 days. I only see him every 6 months so I go in every 3 months for the...

1/12/2010 1:52 PM

Prostate Cancer
Just Diagnosed

Greetings, Gray Panther. Like others here, I would recommend that you get a couple of opinions from doc's that are well experienced in advanced prostate cancer. There are lots of ways to address this...

1/10/2010 8:34 AM

Prostate Cancer
Sonny-IMRT 30 done 5 to go-Side Effects Set In

Greetings Sonny. As we used to say way back when I was in the military - your're short. Just a week to go and hopefully things will start to get better. As our brother David has indicated maybe not...

1/8/2010 7:57 AM

Prostate Cancer
Good news - PSA still <0.1 at 20 months

Good report Carlos. Here is wishing you a long, long lifetime of zero's. David...

1/7/2010 1:37 PM

Prostate Cancer
Thank You - from a lurker

Greetings, Deacon's Wife. I am very grateful to another Deacon's wife - my own - who has taken very good care of me over the past two years. This forum has been a great place for me over the past...

1/7/2010 5:09 AM

Prostate Cancer
Anniversary

Greetings Spisam. Trust you will continue to do well. I am coming up on my 2 year anniversary on Feb 4. Trust you are celebrating these milestones - they are important markers along the way to full...

1/7/2010 5:03 AM

Prostate Cancer
Time from biopsy to surgery

Greetings, Mel. I had my biopsy on Dec 17 and then surgery on Feb 4. My doc said "about " six weeks in between and I was just over that. In our family my wife is the nurse and I am the bean counter....

1/7/2010 5:00 AM

Prostate Cancer
New Jobs/Careers-New Insurance and Pre-Existing Conditions

Greetings, Sonny. Glad it is working out well for you. Medical insurance is a complicated thing but we have to have it. Group plans are usually relatively easy to get in as long as you meet all the...

1/6/2010 5:05 PM

Prostate Cancer
Renewed Membership in Zero Club

Thanks, guys. I'm blessed and really appreciate your friendship and encouragement. David...

1/6/2010 4:55 PM

Prostate Cancer
Renewed Membership in Zero Club

Greetings, everyone. Just got back from my doc's office. The lab tech drew the blood at about 3:30 and about 3:50 she came out and handed me a slip of paper that said less than .1, gave me a thumbs...

1/6/2010 3:16 PM

Prostate Cancer
Generic Tadalafil (cialis) from Alldaychemist.com

Greetings, James. I agree with you about finding out what works for you before placing a large order. That is why I"ve had 2 orders from ADC - first one was for a small amount of Levitra. Second was...

1/4/2010 4:35 PM

Prostate Cancer
First Post SRT PSA & Radiation Oncologist Visit

Greetings, David. We've been hoping that your numbers would come down and you would rejoin the zero club. Even though that didn't happen with this first PSA test, we continue to hope (and pray) that...

1/4/2010 4:06 PM

Prostate Cancer
Dumb question about sex before PSA

Greetings guys. I don't have definitive evidence other than I am now 2 years postop and have had blood work done for my PSA test the day after orgasm and it was still zero. That only happened once,...

1/4/2010 8:56 AM

Prostate Cancer
Generic Tadalafil (cialis) from Alldaychemist.com

Greetings, Jack. First thing I would say is that we are all different. What works for me may not work for you. I am a fan of All Day Chemist. They have done well for me and provided good customer...

1/3/2010 10:18 AM

Prostate Cancer
new gay member saying hello

Greetings, Bronson. Sorry you have to be here but you and Steve are most welcome. We trust that you will get a great pathology report in a few days. As to what I have paid, we have great insurance...

1/3/2010 10:04 AM

Prostate Cancer
ED question.

Greetings, Ricky. I have not used the VED so can't comment much about it. From what I have heard you probably want to wait about 6 months before going to injections. One thought would be to try the...

1/2/2010 2:56 PM

Prostate Cancer
Treatment 25 done and 10 to go

Greetings, Sonny. Glad you are doing well and "almost" finished with your SRT. Trust you and Lynn will both do great in the new year. Looking forward to meeting you one of these times. David...

1/1/2010 11:36 AM

Prostate Cancer
Kegel Exercises-- not so easy

Greetings, everyone. I agree with Ike. My surgeon advised from the first visit until surgery to stop my flow of urine 4 or 5 times each time I went. He also advised me to do the same after my...

12/29/2009 12:32 PM

Prostate Cancer
feeling strange

Greetings, Mal. That's a great attitute - I always strive to be content with whatever state I am currently in. Doesn't always happen but that is what my goal is. Sounds as if you are there - look...

12/28/2009 6:28 AM

Prostate Cancer
The Present My Daughter Gave Me For Christmas

Greetings, David. That is a great gift. I,too, have a daddy's girl - she and her family only live about 8 miles from us so get to see her and her family often. Daddy's girls are a real blessing. We...

12/28/2009 6:22 AM

Prostate Cancer
Any "Continous ZEROS" in the house?

Greetings, Ike. I am coming up on a big milestone (at least for me). In Jan I go for what should be my last 3 month PSA and then In April I see my doc and if all is well I go to every 6 months for a...

12/28/2009 6:19 AM

Prostate Cancer
Christmas

Merry Christmas from Richmond, VA. David...

12/23/2009 7:19 AM

Prostate Cancer
A Pleasant Holiday Greetings to one and all here at HW

Greetings, David. Trust you and Peggy will have a great Christmas season and that you are now well on your way to healing. David...

12/23/2009 7:19 AM

Prostate Cancer
A Heartfelt Happy Holidays

Greetings, Tony. You are the anchor of the site - we appreciate you and all the others you have led to be a part of this site. Trust you and yours will have a joyous and blessed Christmas season....

12/23/2009 7:18 AM

Prostate Cancer
ED

Greetings, Randy. You may want to ask your doc about Cialis or Levitra. Most doc's have samples and these 2 drugs work slightly different from each other and totally different from the way Viagara...

12/23/2009 7:16 AM

Prostate Cancer
Pre-Admission Appointment.

Greetings, JB. Just a couple of things to add. Sounds like you might be similar to me - I had never been put under - never had a broken bone, never even had a stitch. Other than being too fat, in...

12/21/2009 6:03 AM

Prostate Cancer
Newbie with a few questions

Greetings, Tim. Welcome to the forum. You have already received some good advice and it sounds like you were already on the right track. Do your homework - find out your options - make a decision -...

12/21/2009 5:54 AM

Prostate Cancer
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