I am glad to see this study listed on this board. I have volunteered and been accepted but truthfully, I was a little leary and wanted to make sure it was a legitimate (sp) study. I was given other...
Hi Breezee, I was diagnosed after I got Pnuemonia(sp) and just couldn't get better. That was about 12 years ago at age 37. I had to retire on a medical after over 19 years of service to the...
Hi Ben, My husband had an open surgery July of last year. He wore 8-10 pads a day for the first few months. Then down to 5-6 for about three more months. We are eight months out from surgery and he...
Hi Bjorn, My husband had an open RRP last july in which only one nerve was saved. I'm happy to tell you that we had an erection and intercourse 3 weeks later with the aid of viagra. Things have only...
Welcome Markus, This really is a great site and so very helpful. My husband and I were and are grateful that we also found it. I agree with GreenAcres that this site should be given to all patients...
Welcome Akumel, My husband says it feels the very same. The only difference is there is no fluid released! It was different for him at first and wierd because it does feel the same during orgasm, but...
Hi Orion, I can really feel you suffering & feelings in your post and it pulls at my heart. I also suffer everyday from CFS/FM. I had to quit working after 19 years for the govt. because I was...
Hi Pete, We're so glad that you joined us and that you are able to share your experiences. When we first learned my husband had pc, he didn't want to tell anyone either. I'm not sure why. I think...
Hi Ken and welcome to the board, We had a very similar situation as yours. We went back in to have the cath removed and go over the pathology report. The doctor told us all the margins were clear and...
We also welcome you to the forum kw, That is a good question! dawgfan, I'm glad you responded. We were wondering what exactly the biofeedback told you and how it told you to improve on the kegels....
Hi again Pete, I'm so glad Swim has been able to give you some of the information you were looking for. In answer to your question about personal information some members include in their post at the...
Hi pooks6719, My husbands gleason was a 3+4=7. I have seen other posts on here by men or their wifes with higher gleason's but I don't know where they are now! Sometimes others check in quite...
Hi dawgfan, Not sure we can be of much help as we had the open procedure. The drain hole did take a little longer to heal though and also one spot on the incision. We just tried to keep antibiotic...
Hi Pete and as I can see this is your first post, We'd like to welcome you to the board, As for your question, I'm sorry I can't help you as we have not experienced this. However, I'm sure some of...
jcook, I'm sorry to hear your father's pc had advanced. I have not responded, as I suspect is true of many of the others, because I have no experience with this stage of pc. I would just continue...
Wicket, I feel the same way, I about fell off my chair when I saw the price. I know were not supposed to put a price and health but sometimes it is not an option, the money is just not there. I hate...
Daveed, Your wife is not anal! And if she is, I must be too! For some reason I hated my husband referring to the "undergarmets" as diapers! I guess your wife and I just think that diapers are for...
Welcome biker90, You sound like a young feller still puttin around on a sportster at 72! That's great and very inspiring! It sounds like we have a few bikers in our forum family! My husband has a...
Hi 2busymom, We use viagra too. We were instructed to take 25mg (1/4 pill) every other night to help with blood flow and healing and a full 100mg if we wanted to try to have sex. Hubby still gets a...
daveed, What a relief for you! My husband was so relieved to get that thing out, he was like a new man! I can't blame him, or you or any of you guys. Just revel in your new found freedom for a while....
Hi Mac & Donna, My husband asked the doctor this very question when we went in to have his foley removed. The doctor told him to just sit in the car with the engine off and try a few "fake"...
Hi IzzyBlizzy, That was a good question, I didn't know the answer either. Thanks to you aus for helping us to understand a little better!...
Hi Mickeyboy, Isn't the internet great how it allows us to be able to talk with people all over the world, I love that! On behalf of my husband and I, welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear you have PC...
Hi Tamu, Thats quite a week you've had! Glad you're back and everything went well. Wishing you a speedy recovery!...
Hi Izzyblizzy, My husband did not have a bone scan. As I understood it, if the PSA was low (under 10), the chances that the cancer had spread to the bone was also low. I have also read other's posts...
Welcome home Daveed and glad to see all your smiley faces!!!! It sounds like your doing great and came through it with flying colors! My husband was the same way as far as the gas goes and it was a...
Hi Mike C, I can't comment on the Da Vinci procedure because we had the open Radical. It seems though that no matter what procedure anyone's had, return of both erections and continence differ...
Hi dreadnought, Glad you got Foley out!!!! The continence will soon follow. Sorry to hear about the change in your Gleason and staging. As Bluebird has said, there are many different journeys and...
Hi Sluggo72, I don't think we've welcomed you to the board yet so on behalf of my husband and I....WELCOME! There does seem to be a lot of younger men on this forum but we've also seen older...
Hi Geobet1, My husband went in on a Wednesday for an open radical and was more than ready to come home the following Saturday. I'm sure there are a lot of variables such as health, complications,...
Hi Texman and welcome to the board. We understand how you are feeling and what you are feeling. We have all been shocked and scared, especially upon first learning the diagnosis of PC. Luckily, it...
Hi Sara, I bet you had a wonderful weekend! We did the same thing and I can't tell you how special it was. For us, as for intimacy after surgery, I just let my husband know that I was there for him...
Hi Shepla, My husband is also taking the viagra with great results. It doesn't make his legs ache, but if he takes more than 25mgs he gets a headache and also see's things with a blue hugh(sp). The...
Good luck Dawgfan, It will be out in the blink of an eye and you'll feel like a new man!...
Hi Again Magaboo, I was the one who mentioned pads. Usually, when the catheter is removed, men more often than not experience loss of urinary control. Some more than others. Some regain control...
Welcome magaboo, I'm sorry you have to go through this process. We know its not fun but its also not the end of the world or even the end of living as you know it......, once you get over the initial...
Hi Joe101 First, don't panic! Blood in the urine is quite normal and also blood in the semen for several weeks. It cleared out of my husbands urine first after a week or so but took longer to clear...
Hi Tamu, It has been said many times that the waiting is the hardest part and it is. You have done everything in your power that you can to prepare for this surgery. You have read and become...
Smiling Shepla! In answer to your question, YES, sometimes viagra does work that fast! Thats how it worked for us too one week after the catheter came out and it has only has got better since then....
dreadnought, A lot of men have said the day before surgery, "the colon cleaning" was worse than anything else, my husband is one of them! We just wanted to wish you good luck tomorrow and please know...
Hi Mac and we welcome you to the board as well, I'm not sure it is the procedure so much as it is the doctor. We also believe though that surgery is the best chance for cure if your PC is in the...
Hi Dawgfan, My husband Gordon also walked morning, noon and night. At first he carried his foley but then got on to the leg strap and used that during the day and the bigger one at night. I agree...
Hi Sara, It sounds like your both right on top of things. We're so glad you were able to find the PC in it's early stages while it is curable. Like you, I'm also an advocate now of spreading the word...
Hi Linda, I think/know my husband must be one of the very, very lucky ones in this area, (incontenence is another story, still working on that). His surgery was in July, an open radical prostatectomy...
Hi L.W. Just wanted to thank you for your reply. Its always nice to know we are not alone in dealing with PC and all the other things that go along with it. I talked to another guy that lives by me...
Glad your home and everything went well 56pontiac. Wishing you a speedy recovery,...
Hi GreenAcres, My husband is still dealing with leakage too but he had the open instead of the Divinci so I don't know how comparable they are. I know it is frustrating for them though and especially...
My husband had the traditional open radical prostatectomy in July. He had absolutly no control for the first 3-5 weeks. Then he started and still stays dry all night and is into mid-morning before he...
Hi Dawgfan, The best thing I brought for my husband was a pillow in the car for the ride home. We had about a 70 mile drive ahead of us and he just put the seat back and slept. You'll do fine. It's...
Sara, We too are here with and for you and you're husband. We're so sorry you have to go through this. It's not easy and there are a lot of ups and downs, especially emotionally. It can still bring...