Great idea Alex! Make it a weekend to remember for a long time and it will help you get thru all this. Just remember that we've all been thru it...either on our own or with our husbands...and you...
Alex, I know exactly what you mean when you said " I had been told since the begining that most likely I didn't have PC." That's what two doctors told us so we didn't expect the bad news we got....
Best wishes for a quick recovery Kurt and Courtney!! You'll be on the other side soon!!...
Blue, I don't think you realize...or maybe you do....just how much you and the others have helped me over the last few months. I'm sure you realized when I first came in that I was a basket case and...
Hi Biker, Your first one was 0? The next one probably will be too. It's great that they caught it early enough for you two....
Ok Blue I started a new thread. [tr ][td class=msgThread2 vAlign=top height="100%"]Hi Blue, Just had the results of Curtis' second PSA Tuesday and it was 0 again!! He's tried all three erectial...
Hi Blue, Just had the results of Curtis' second PSA Tuesday and it was 0 again!! He's tried all three erectial disfunction pills with no luck and the doctor mentioned the shots. I didn't think Curtis...
That's great Glen!! Curtis just went to have his second blood test today...we won't know the results til March 12th. We're hoping for a big 0 again this time too....
M. Kat well I can say is to enjoy and love your parents as much and as often as you can while they are still here. I will try to get in here more often now. We're still trying to get all of Dad's...
How long does it take to get back a full erection. It's been almost 5 months since the surgery, but I don't think we've given it enough time or effort. Curtis seems to think it sould automatically...
Thanks Bluebird! I do have times when the tears over take me, but things are getting a bit better cause I realize he's much happier where he is now and the tears are just for me...certainly not him....
I know Dave and I really wondered if I should even write in here what happened to my father..I certainly don't want to upset anyone unduly....
Aztec, You have come to the right place to be reassured that what you are going thru is normal and we've all been thru it at one time or another. When I first found this place last August (Curtis...
Bill, I know the feeling! My mother died in 82 and I still find myself wanting to tell her something or show her something I did...It's a kid thing I guess. Same with my father...I still want to talk...
Well I don't know how advanced my father's prostate cancer was...I know it got into his bladder and that was very painful, but he was put on morphine and died soon after...it was a quick...
Curtis is doing fine and we're going for his second PSA the end of this month, but we lost my father Feb. 1st to prostate cancer. He'd been taking the hormone for the last 9 years and it kept his PSA...
Hi, If anyone is still trying to keep the pad in place I'll tell you what Curtis did. I bought him some of those boxer/briefs...briefs with longer legs on them, but he still had trouble keeping the...
lawink, He's been working on it for years off and on, but just retired a year ago. When he first started he had to got to the library to research, but now he can find most anything he wants on the...
Blue, He's writing a novel about a Wild Life Biologist working in the northern part of Alaska in the late 1800's when this was a completely new part of the government. It's an interesting story. I...
Blue, Curtis' workshop is all done. As soon as he could he finished up the inside and bought all his tools and equipment, but hasn't spent any time out there since. He's been finishing up the novel...
Bent1, Curtis was given a sample of all three kinds of pills, but we just haven't tried them yet....soon I hope. Now that he's contenient again. Swim, I promise not to be such a stranger, but we've...
jwtw, That's great!!! Bet that would have been one surprised state trooper...probably would have never been met with a hug for pulling someone over!!!...
I have tried to support Curtis through all this, but found myself much more upset about it than he was and he ended up supporting me. We did get a lot closer, hugging and kissing a lot more...been...
Hi All, I haven't written in quite a while, but just wanted you to know that Curtis has finally done away with the pads..and one step closer to being all well. We haven't tried any of the erection...
Hi Paul, Curtis said when "hang" was removed that it burned coming out, but he was glad to see the last of it. So I guess everyone's reaction is different. Glad it's gone now anyway!!...
elpaso, Thanks for the information. What exactly is a compensation exam?...
Thanks Jet. We're just curious. I know my father collects disability and has for years, but he is still considered 60% disabled and is 88 years old. Of course when I was born he was considered 100%...
Shepla, Isn't it great to come back with the lowest score on a test...bet this is the first time you've ever wanted that!! /community/emoticons/yeah.gif 56 Pontiac, I sure wish we could come hear you...
Curtis was wondering if any of you men have gotten your VA benefits yet and how much you received. We're in the process of making out all the paper work and know he won't be getting anything for a...
Glad to hear that you're on this side and you are getting rid of your gas...things will improve every day from now on. Hugs!!!...
Jay, I'm thinking of you as you join the rest of the soldiers who marched to the other side of this journey. The hard part is over and the healing begins!!!...
Hey 56!! That's wonderful!! Great to hear when you other guys get such good numbers!!!...
Oh by the way if you have a recliner so much the better or at least a soft couch that you can lean back on. You don't want to be sitting straight up cause you will be sore...like Curtis said...it's...
George, We'll be thinking of you next week. Good luck and post when you feel well enough....
Jay, If you are in a house with just you and your wife then a nice robe left open will be the best thing for you to wear. Curtis couldn't stand anything touching him with the catheter in so that...
Thanks everyone for your great letters!! It's wonderful to have so many friends rooting for us!! We feel really blessed to have found this site and so many wonderful people. Blue and Spin, I'd love...
Brauma, I have a phobia about doctors to and try to avoid them at all cost until I absolutely have to go, but I think you're gotten to that point. Five months with pain is way to long to be...
Hi, We got the results of Curtis' PSA yesterday and it was undetectable. To celebrate we went out and bought a new car...Well that wasn't really the reason, but it sure was a good excuse to get...
Dennis and Sara, Wonderful news!! Now onto the rest of the healing and you'll be fine!!! /community/emoticons/tongue.gif ...
Rock, Sorry to hear you're still in pain. Curtis had his surgery Oct 3, 2006 and I got to see him in recovery after 4 1/2 hours. He is doing fine now...had a lot of pain in that area too until he was...
JJK, Another thing that Curtis found invaluable when he had pain in the perinum (sp) was Iburpofen for the inflamation....
Kw...I'm confused...what is RRP? jwtw....Well glad to hear your home and cancer was contained, but I bet that drive home was awful hard on you!! Rest and rest some more to get over that!!!...
Wittler, Mine told me for years not to buy him a robe cause he never wore one and didn't want one. I bought him one anyway for after surgery and he loves it...still wears it anytime he's in his night...
I also read that if your penis bobs up and down when you tighten the muscles you're using the right ones...now since I don't have one of those things I can only go by what I read, but Curtis said his...
JJK, Curtis tried a night shirt I bought for him, but he didn't like that at all and settled for wearing the nice warm robe I bought for him, but with the catheter in he didn't want anything rubbing...
Jetguy, I'm so glad to hear that your son is a-ok now...Nothing is worse than a child who is in danger...even if it is an adult child...unless, of course, it's a husband with PC!!! Jcook, What Jetguy...
IlySara, I don't think you're a member of that club all by yourself. C didn't like "Hang" either and I bet all the other guys in here feel the same way. /community/emoticons/yeah.gif ...
Wow Dennis!! That's some kind of record I'd think. I can see why it wouldn't feel so good with "Hang" still in place though. Curtis hasn't even though about it yet so I don't say anything. Next...
John, My father had radiation and when his PSA started to come up again about 5 years ago they put him on the hormone treatment. He's 88 now and his PSA is very low. Just thought I'd let you know....
Bill, Curtis had never been in the hospital and didn't even like to go to visit someone there, but he wanted that awful stuff out of him bad enough that he immediately decided to have the surgery. Of...