I've had a couple of bouts of this and fortunately they only last a day or so. My Uro said if all else, Hyperbaric treatment were available. It would be 40 two hour sessions.Seems like overkill, but...
Great news, Vicki. Yep, I think this is your Thanksgiving. Sure beats turkey. Glad to hear everyone is doing well and it sounds like you have a very happy household. Good to hear from one of my...
Might possibly be radiation cystitis, which the cystoscopy will find out. It happens sometimes 3 to 4 yrs out of radiation. It may look like bloody blisters in the bladder. Start slamming the water....
Your chair has been dusted off and your name plate polished to a brilliant shine. Welcome back. Bob...
Now I'm really jealous. I had planned on retiring last year when I turned 62. but I'm in a family business and the rest of the clan wouldn't let me. Instead I only have to work 3 days a week. They...
Congratulations, Swim.. Got 6 myself, fertile bunch of kids. Our oldest is 14 and since kindergarten and before has slept over on Friday nights. I get up with him on Saturdays and make breakfast,...
Well done, sir. It must be the hot sauce. Bob...
Ms WW, you'd have loved the guy. I met David at one of his disc golf tournaments. He was out playing but Mary directed me to where he'd be in a few minutes. I walked down to that hole and bingo..he...
Thanks for the link. Tony. Funny how it all comes back around. In May of this year my dad was in his final days and we admitted him to KC Hospice House, the same facility David was in and wouldn't...
Hi, Billy. I think I know the feeling. Even though I had surgery, followed by radiation, some time ago I don't have the get up and go I used to have. It used to be nothing to work in 95 degree heat...
Bought my policy when I was in my late 20's and no physical was required. I did, however, update my beneficiary list to include my kids in case my wife was not around anymore, but then again, I told...
Oh my goodness! How are you, Di, and where have you been? It is good to hear from you again as you were one of the people that greeted me when I first came here and was so supportive. Hope you are...
Went to uro bacause of urination problems, urgency, stop-start, etc. He put me on Flo-max and it was a wonder drug. He also wanted to do a Psa, which I'd never heard of, and the first one came back...
I'm so sorry for your loss. It's never easy to lose a loved one. May peace be with you. Bob...
I liked the Dr. who diagnosed me. but when I asked him about DaVinci, he said he was too old to learn it and to get enough surgeries under his belt to feel comfortable about doing them. He only did...
1967 Plymouth Fury. My dad was a K.C. cop and they all drove Fury's on the job. Maroon, with bench seats, auto transmission,...grandpa car. When prom came around. I rented a car with a little more...
Nice thread.David. Tons of diversity here, and not a controversy in sight. Ahhhh. Let's see. I started helping my brother with a thrifty nickel newspaper delivery at 10, switched to a Ben Franklin...
I sit in the corner and collect dust. Bob...
Leave it alone. My dad was in the hospital a couple of years ago due to a medication mix-up and was unconscious when I found him at five in the evening. My sister said at noon he had been sitting in...
I've been away for awhile, but certainly didn't expect to see this when I got back. Bud was one of the good guys, who, even though you didn't know him personally, seemed like the kind of fellow that...
Aside from the cancer...you're a good writer. Keep it up. Bob...
I read this too. They may be good at recommending a big screen TV, but I didn't see and MD behind their title. I'm done with them. Bob...
Before I began radiation, they shot the dye into me to scan for the markers, and were most emphatic about drinking 18 to 24 oz. water before they nuked me. Each time I went in for treatment they...
Bless her heart. I guess she picked up a whole bunch of adopted grand parents when she was mentioned here. Our sixth comes in April. Gosh, you gotta love 'em. Bob...
Chrissy, bless your heart. I hope you and your family find the peace you so richly deserve. Bob...
Good to hear, Jake. I wonder, in hindsight, why he didn't ask for a specimen for a urinalysis prior to the procedure. That would have shown trace blood and given you a chance to empty before he...
Jake, I forgot to mention that today I had some burning when starting urination. It would go away about half way through. I imagine that it's from being scoped and that there is some irritation. No...
HI, Jake. Had the cystoscopy today. Urinalysis still showed slight trace blood in the urine. An injection of lidocaine down the urethra, and five minutes later got scoped. Showed no tumors in the...
I don't know if they have a form number, but when I asked the receptionist about having it faxed to me, she leaned behind the counter and handed me the form. It took about 30 seconds to fill it out....
Yes. It's my report and they didn't hesitate. Just tell them where you want it sent of faxed to. Before, I would have the Dr. put his fax and mine on the order. Never had a problem. Bob...
Quest had a form to fill out if you wanted the forms sent to you as well as the Dr. I went at 3:30 pm and they faxed the results to me at 1:00am. Bob...
If the weather is decent, go outside and walk what you feel is a comfortable distance. Take your cell phone with you. If it's bad weather, try a treadmill, if available. I got home nearly a week...
I have a couple of them. One on my stomach that hasn't changed much in 10 yrs. so I leave it alone. Another on my left butt cheek that is about the size of a normal prostate. You can bet that I leave...
HI, Jake. THe same thing happened to me almost two weeks ago. Woke up for the first pee of the day and had bright red blood in the urine. Half hour later, same thing. Saw my PCP that afternoon and...
As your namesake said, John, "Truth is beauty and beauty is truth," If I got it backwards , it's because I took British Lit in 1970. Bob...
Would be interesting to hear who KU sends you to. KU is a first class facility with a great deal of national respect. Let us know who they send you to as there are several folks here in the KC area...
Well done, sir. I need to get to my shop to finish putting together a license plate bird house for my wife. The roof never rots because of the aluminum license plate. Give it a shot. Bob...
It's all about the timing. I would drink an 12 oz. glass of water before I left home, and then sip a 12oz. bottle on the way over on the 15 min. drive. When I walked in the door of the clinic, I...
My PCP did a blood draw yesterday at 2 PM and called me at 7:30 this morning to tell me it was <.01. All of my previous numbers had been .1. But he uses a different lab that will extend the decimal...
Two sons, 34 and 30, the older son started getting tested 2 yrs. ago, at my insistence, and fortunately my PCP is his, also, so he knew the history. The younger son will be tested at his yearly...
Several years ago, in the Kansas City area, a local pharmacist, Dr. Robert Courtney, was buying cancer drugs and diluting them to sell more, thus more profit. An Eli Lilly representative.noticed the...
I went this afternoon to a beautiful Catholic church in Overland Park, Ks. to attend the mass and saw for myself how many people were touched by David's presence. There were several hundred people...
I lost my friend. I'll see you on the other side, David. Bob...
Hi, Todd. I met David a few years ago at one of his disc golf tournaments and was quickly impressed with his lust for life. I watched him Hole in one a hole and he said, "you may never see that...
Tony, thanks for all you did and all you do. You, sir, will be missed. I can't say that I blame you for wanting to get away from all the bickering and back-biting...this is one of the reasons I don't...
HI, Todd. I remember reading this back when I was a lurker and wondered what everyone was talking about. After a few years of education...now I know. Haven't had to do the HT, but simply got a little...
Can't add much more. I had mine scheduled for two p.m. Lunch at 12.00, quick nap until 1:30. Drove 20 minutes to a facility that only does prostate RT. Drank lots of water on the way, walked in at...
I'm past due for one as the doc's office keeps calling and reminding me. However, I'm really not in the mood to get one as I had a botched one in 1998 that kept me in the hospital for a week. Since...
HI, Dave, I know how you feel. Friday was the first time in over two months that my son and I got to play golf together. July was a firecracker with 17 days of 100 or above, 6 days of 99, 5 of...
Well done, Goodlife. I finished mine in Dec. 09, and since then, after a few weeks, have had no SE's and Psa has stayed at .1. I started RT at .2 after a doubling time of 1 month. So hopefully, yours...