Hi Tamu old buddy, Sort of a funny (coincidental) story. Last Christmas holiday, we were flying to South Florida to visit the in-laws over the school break. Had to change planes in Tampa. We were...
Hi Guys and Ladies, Thank you so much for starting a humor thread. Following up on the musical theme, my Mr. Happy wasn't, and had about the same reaction as Daveed's, only maybe worse! I saw this...
Hi Alex, I want to add my good wishes to you being on the good side of prostatectomy. Take it easy, and recover. My doc said walking is good for you, but no lifiting for a while. I learned later than...
Great News, Guys! You certainly had to wait long enough for this day. You all are probably busy with getting settled back at home, but keep us posted. All our best wishes, dj...
Hey Ed, We are glad you are with us. I haven't been on in several days, and am glad to meet you. I am a tremendous worrier, too. First of all, I think you made a good decision to have the robotic...
Alex, Sorry, Dude. Didn't mean to scare or worry you. Please don't stress about it, but forwarned is fore-armed. They should tell you what to look for, and they told me one's legs would ache before...
Way to go, Jim! Congratulations on your lift! I am so glad for you. Still waiting to get that feeling. I want some of that injection stuff. I gonna ask about that when I go in again. Pete, I am using...
Hi Aztec, Here's what my doc told me. Don't lift anything over 5 lbs for 3 months. Walk 1 mile a day with the catheter in, and when the cath comes out, walk 3 miles a day. Before the cath comes out,...
Hi Jim, Congratulations, my T-Buddy, on your zeros! Many, many more! And, good deal on your resumption of T supplementation. I am still waiting after one week of T to feel any difference or any...
Hi peeweeaz and newbie, Sorry this is happening to you, too. Newbie, Dutch's words are sage about a free PSA. For some reason, PSA can be bound up in prostate cancer cells, and so there is less...
Hi Folks, Thanks for all the good wishes! Busy at work, so this is the first chance to talk abou the T appointment. The doc had his resident come in and examined me first (including a nifty part...
People!! Please, DON'T DO THIS (have an orgasm before six weeks after surgery). The surgeon has sewn the free end of the urethral tube to the newly constructed bladder neck (that had to be...
Hi Folks, I'm about seven months out and still have occasional leaks on the order of a few drops after voiding, which is often, because I think I lost some bladder capacity with the surgery. I looked...
Hi All, That was comforting information to know. My biopsy said, "T1c, no perineural invasion." My post-op path report said, "T2c, contained in gland - negative margins; definite perineural...
Hi All, I am pleased to report that my second post-op PSA came back in one day, and was reported as <0.003 !!! This must have been done using the ultrasensitive PSA-o-meter that Swimom has talked...
Hi all, Swimom, my lab must use the ultra sensitive PSA-o-meter that you mentioned in one of your posts, because the first time the result was reported as less than 0.008, but this second post-op...
Hi all you great folks, I hadn't had a thread other than a question a while ago about plastic surgery on one side's neurovascular bundle, that I am still waiting to see the results of. This afternoon...
Absolutely, Swimom is great! I use a ReJoyn; got it at Walgreen's when they sold them in stores (they stopped for some reason), and they were $100. Now, on their site, I think they're $130 or $140....
Hi Ms. Kat! Ready for another long dj post? I have experience with the MUSE. My doc had been having me use Viagra (neither Cialis nor Levitra did anything, positive or negative, for me, whereas...
Hi Dave, Congratulations!! And many more "less thans" to you, and all of us. dj...
Hi Alex, What a roller coaster. Congratulations on some good news. You will beat the heck out of this. Keep in touch. dj...
You are in our thoughts and prayers. dj...
Hi TonyB, OMG (Oh my gosh!), the doc didn't know what free PSA percent is? It's kinda new, only NINE years. You may need to go to Mt. Pilot, as they used to say in Mayberry. A quick Google yielded a...
Hi Folks, Have an easy and safe trip, and best wishes for a comfortable recovery. We're with you. dj...
Hi Walt, Let me add my welcome to this site about this unwelcome situation. My experience is sort of a mix of the others, and maybe yours. You really owe it to yourself to read both the Walsh and...
Hi Joes and welcome, I second and third the motions of Hawkfan and Tamu. This little monster does not go away. And it is tricky. As you can see from my signature, the post-op pathology report showed...
Hi Sheel, In my opinion, and I agree with kw, your friend should get another opinion. You didn't mention if your friend had tried the injections yet, because these can induce an erection, when the...
Hi Courtney, I sure wish I could help you with the CT interpretation, but I don't know what it means. But I can tell Kurt, don't sweat the cath. I did before the surgery, because I didn't know...
Hi, Trey, Yes, let's keep in touch. dj...
Hey Tamu, old buddy, Glad you are doing better. At just 6 mos. post-op, I'm still leaking a little with standing, or other stress incontinence provocations. I have kind of a combination problem. My...
Hi Researcher, I'm a researcher, too, for a living, as well as a hobby (about PCa). Yes, this leakage is normal. Indeed, the doctors and scientists have a term for it that they use in their research...
Tony, You are awesome. An inspiration to all of us! If mine comes back, I hope I can handle it with your kind of courage. You and your wife are in my prayers, too. dj...
Hi TY, At the risk of sounding repetitious from some of the other posts I've made, I strongly agree and support what Mama Bluebird said about the need for the sphincter to heal. This operation...
Hey Ellen and Alex, I am just now at six months post robotic surgery. I had T2c stage disease at the point of the operation, and one nerve had to be cut. My doctor did plastic surgery on the nerve,...
Hi Ms. Bobbaily, Congratulations on coming out with negative biopsies. This is scary stuff and it takes your mind over. There is another website called yananow.net (comes from the acronym You Are...
Hi, and thanks to Pete from refreshing my memory about his T experiences in his thread. I am taking Swimom's suggestion and am going to see what the second (or third) post op PSA says before I start...
Hi Grunt, That isn't crazy. They actually make cushioned clamps that go around the penis. However, this is not a good idea for at least three reasons. One: you can imagine how it would show under...
Hi Mat, First of all, congratulations on your surgery being over. I had the same pothole experience, even though I thought I prepared by getting one of those inflatable vinyl donuts to sit on as a...
Hi Markus, Just my opinion, and I admit that I don't know much about proton radiation, but I like the 90% probability of nonrecurrence a lot more than the 75% with proton, and incidentally, this 75%...
Hi Lifeguyd, Just my 2 cents. I am about 8 years younger than you and, admittedly out of shape, am 5 months out from my daVinci surgery with its quicker healing, but I was still tired and dragged out...
Hi, Welcome. Just found your thread. Let me second or third or more the motion about getting a free PSA. My PSA in 1/06 was 4.4 and my internist sent me to a urologist. Two months later, when I got...
Hi Mat, All the best to you for tomorrow. You'll do fine. dj...
Congratualations Mike! What great news! And with nearly recovered "physiology." What better results could you ask for (except not to have to go down this road to begin with). All the best to you as...
Hi Kziz, Please check my post on the finding doctors in North Texas thread, about doctors using the robot in Houston, at Baylor. I vote for the Baylor Department of Urology over M.D. Anderson. Check...
Hi Kziz, Please check my post on the finding doctors in North Texas thread. It is about surgeons using the robot at Baylor in Houston. I would vote for Baylor's Urology Department. dj...
Hi Kurt and Courtney, Glad to give you this information. It looks like you have similar stats to those I turned out to have. Hopefully, the name police won't have a problem with naming names, since...
Hi, Welcome. Since this is a forum where we can give our own beliefs and feelings about the disease and it's treatment, here is mine. It reflects only my reasoning about this with the information I...
Hi Folks, Because I live in Houston, and know the folks at Baylor, I decided to consult with them. They are very good, too, and have done several hundred of the procedures. I didn't know there was a...
Hi Folks Naimnut, I believe we have similar prostate stats. I can’t recommend robotic surgery enough, as I have said in other posts. The precision that the doctor can use to get the cancer out and...
Hello JWH, May I add my welcome to you, also. As the others say, sorry you had to join us, but this is a very informative and supportive network. I want to add my "me, too" to the posting of Tamu, an...