texican, 1. your catheter was just removed a week ago. still very, very early. i started out using 12 pads per 24 hours, including 1 per hour at night. got better gradually. 2. try sleeping on your...
Thought I would update everyone on my salvage radiation treatments. As noted in original post, I am undergoing 38 IMRT radiation treatments using the Calypso Localization System. So far the...
I am set to finish my salvage radiation in late March. 22 treatments so far with 16 remaining. Unless complications arise, I expect to have an implant done in late May or early June. I have met in...
Yes, IMRT. The primary difference is that transponders are inserted (this afternoon in my case) that allow more precise determination of where to direct the radiation beams. The radiation itself is...
Thanks, Tony. Doing well. Hope you and the other folks here have a wonderful 2009!!!!...
Good going, Richard!!!...
As I suspected, the procedure was very similar to a biopsy from a patient's perspective - i.e. not much to it. Took about 5 minutes from start to finish. I told my wife I now glow in the dark. The...
According to my urologist, malignant cells can escape during surgery. According to my radiation oncologist, malignant cells are sometimes left behind during surgery, especially if the cancer is at...
Based upon my personal experience and from conferring with other patients and my urologist, some of the benefits that I believe come from using vacuum pumps are: 1. Therapy for penile tissues (this...
As you said, it could be many different things, including infection. My PSA rose 5.4 points in 3.5 weeks, but then again, I was/am a cancer patient. I realize you are concerned, but you are doing the...
Larry, use any name you wish. James is referring to the generic Viagra product from alldaychemist.com. Much, much cheaper than what is offered in the USA....
Pat, There are many pumps that are recommended by members here. I used an Osbon Erec-Aid pump. Works very well. Good luck with your surgery and recovery....
James, I updated it after posting, so it should show next time I post (like now...lol). Doing ok for an old man with kidney failure and cancer. Still nothing resembling an erection except when I...
This is fairly new technology. Posting in case anyone has an interest. http://www.calypsomedical.com/PressRelease.aspx?id=81 My transponders will be implanted Tuesday. Radiation begins in late...
Thanks, Tony and Frank. Yes, I think this is a wonderful site. Been busy at work and sometimes I need a break from thinking about PCa all the time, so I take breaks from visiting the site. Not that...
I have not visited here much the past few months, but have referred several new PC patients to the site. Thought I would check in and update everyone on my status. Roughly 99% continent now....
For the first few months post-surgery, my penis was definitely in the turtle category. Sat down most of the time I needed to urinate. Once I began using a vacuum pump, things began to change.....much...
Surgery 10 months ago yesterday. Down to a pad in March.....then fraction of a pad since then......SLOWLY but SURELY a little better as time passes. Now very slightly....and I mean...
Yes, I have used it. I used it multiple times a day between diagnosis and surgery. Have used it some since then. Impossible to know if it helped...but it sure as heck did not hurt. DanMan Bob...
Thanks, Kat. I have not given up hope on the ED front, but accepting the fact that I might need an implant gives me something to look forward to instead of constantly fretting over what I am dealing...
Hello HW folks. Do not check in here as regularly as I once did, but do check in some. Hope all are doing well. My incontinence is still with me, but is G-R-A-D-U-A-L-L-Y disappearing. A few dribbles...
Jack, I was Gleason 8 from biopsy, changed to 9 after surgery. My prostate was not hard during DRE..not sure exactly what difference that might mean, if any. Had surgery, had not spread, although ANY...
You have never had a DRE? Most urologists are better at giving them than family practice guys, in my experience. Just relax...will be a little uncomfortable but not painful. Biopsy for me was not...
Email me and I will send some information. I am looking ahead to next May when I might take the implant plunge (that will be my 18 month post-surgery mark). I have exchanged information with two...
Encouraging news, Gene. Glad things are looking up. DanMan...
link to han tables. http://urology.jhu.edu/prostate/hanTables.php enter your POST-op numbers and it will tell you what the likelihood is.... ....I entered the numbers from your profile and here is...
geon, I believe this is a great post. It reminds those of us who have been injecting a while that we are not alone in having this sort of thing happen.....and it demonstrates to newbies that this is...
Great news. Good luck in continuing to heal. DanMan Bob...
geon, alldaychemist does not usually require prescript ions for ED meds. I ordered 240 pills without a prescript ion, although I had one but never had to provide it....
Gene, Left a note in your other thread...please email me when you feel up to it....address is in my profile. Many thanks....and good luck for continued healing. DanMan...
Great news, KW.....and y'all would not have a football team without players from the great state of Texas, so we hope you realize this fact of life....lol....
Gene, Was thinking of you today and wondering when your surgery was scheduled. Great that it went well. If you have time, I would appreciate it if you would email me directly at the address posted in...
James, your assumption is correct....
PSA results from Monday.....consultation with urologist August 1....will know what is next after that conversation. Pleased with these results, obviously....
Tim, what size needle do you use? Have you had good success with the autoinjector? I might try buying another one, but my first does not push the needle in straight.....it is off center so to speak...
thanks, tim!!...
Tip - If you have a need to refrigerate your meds, check with any specialty pharmacy or compounding pharmacy. There are packing devices used by diabetics to refrigerate insulin that work well with...
aardvark2 , what the heck are you saying? jamesc is a new moderator...learning his way...trying to establish an understanding with the hundreds of men and women who visit this site about how he will...
look below a few posts...it is there....
Some measuring devices go no lower than 0.1, others are more precise and can register as low as 0.04, etc. If you are being tested using one that goes no lower than 0.1, then that would be the lowest...
KC, I hope things turn out great for you, but do not let the absence of an obvious tumor from the DRE give you a false sense of hope. All of my DRE's were negative, but I had a Gleason 9 and 9 of 13...
JamesC, when I refer to results, I mean the short term results....ie the results from that injection...for example, does the erection last longer...too long....get firmer.....etc. When you said NONE,...
I know that some, such as biker, take Viagra and/or L'Arginine one or two hours before injecting. Question for those who inject - do you take oral meds before you inject or not? Question for those...
Hope it turns out well for you....
What are the pro's and con's of MUSE? Seems (??) that relatively few here use it. Trying to remember, are you a Caverject, trimix, bimix or quadmix guy now? Thanks....
smilingoldcoot is undergoing proton treatment at UF now....
Les, I live in far north Plano, a couple of miles south of 121. If you ever feel like talking with another PCa patient over lunch or a coke or something, let me know. As you know, I am only a short...
If you have a minor case of Peyronie's, it typically would not prevent usuable erections. I have had Peyronie's for 24 years and pre-surgery had very good erections. Which trimix formula are you...
Welcome, Les. Do you live in TX? DanMan Bob...
http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=35&m=866098 I found the link above by using this site's search feature. There may be other threads that mention him, but this is the first one...