Things to think on. I am 68. I did not have any systems. No going to the bathroom at night, no trouble in voiding urine, no pain. Only a high PSA score. Biopsies were done and the answer was cancer....
Krisp. Depends on the company, I was due to renew my term for ten years right after the surgery, but the company has a clause that any cancer has to be farther back than ten years. So having cancer...
Hi KrisP, Sorry to see you here because of the reason, but glad you found this forum..It is chock full of good men and women who have been a great help to hundreds traveling the same road as you. One...
A note of concern, they have now started to put on the package a side effect warning about the possible loss of hearing. I have read it in a couple of medical posts also. Does anyone on the forum...
Several of the men here have suggested the donut cushion. I started out the first day with on that was inflatable, but it was uncomfortable at any pressure. I took it back and bought a sponge rubber...
I live about 2 blocks from the lab where they did my biopsy. I walked over at ten and was out at 10:30. Yes there was some discomfort but I walked back to my house ate brunch and by 1:00PM I wasn't...
I am six months past surgery this week and I still have some stress leaks when getting out of My Caddy. So most of the time I either drive a pickup or a Blazer. They are so much easier to get in and...
I have been using the pump about 3 months now. I have just been told to use it daily. My doctor also said to use Viagra about every other week. I see others on here that are using the pill daily. Not...
It is my understanding that the nerves that are spared have nothing to do with climax. They control the engorgement and retainment of blood in the penis. The climax is a result of your brain. At...
Great that you have decided on a treatment. I had the DiVinci on August 14 07 and things went well, however you never know if the DiVinci will be performed as there is always the possibility of...
6 month PSA 0.04 I guess this is undetectable? Uncle Dan...
I can under stand about the doubling , but in my case I went from 0.00 to 0.04 in three months and my URO said I was doing fine and didn't schedule another PSA test for 4 months. Seems that going...
Reading your posts prompts me to tell about the time I took my prescription to the pharmacy. I gave the Druggist the prescription and in a few minutes he returned with it filled. That'll be $58.20 he...
While I didn't put it on the air, I did tell a lot of people. I sat down at my computer and let about 250 acquaintances know. Some were high school classmates, others political party affiliates, and...
I too was retired when diagnosed. So it was not a hard choice for me. Interestingly, the day after I was diagnosed I got a brochure in the mail for some cheap term insurance. Only condition. no...