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Posted 2/10/2009 7:50 PM (GMT 0)
Had an RP on 22 Sep 08, and so far have had 2 undetectable PSA tests. Today marks another step on the journey to recovery. Doc put me on 20mg Levitra 3 times a week since 6 weeks after surgery, but it hasn't had any effect up to this point. However, after taking my little reddish/orange friend, I got wood! w00t!! Granted, it was only about 50%, but that's a heck of an improvement over nothing at all.
I'm kinda floating on a cloud right now (that could just be the flushed feeling I get from the pills smilewinkgrin ), but a ray of sunshine has come my way. Who'd a thunk that I'd be talking about how well Willy works in a forum. Six months ago I'd have been mortified to even mention it. Just goes to show you how a bit of PCa changes the way you deal with things.

Cheers

Ralph
Posted 2/10/2009 7:52 PM (GMT 0)
Who'd a thunk we would be congratulating you on your attaining it, also? Good job, any success of one offers hope for us all.
Posted 2/10/2009 8:02 PM (GMT 0)
Ralph, I think we all lost our dignity a long time ago, least in here, we aren't looking at each other and comparing winky sizes, lol. Glad you had a positive result, you deserve it. Hope one day a mighty redwood will appear for you.

David
Posted 2/10/2009 8:47 PM (GMT 0)
Nope...you never lose dignity...you just embrace life with open arms and open discussion now. Congrats on the ED front and the great PSA tests.
Posted 2/10/2009 9:01 PM (GMT 0)
I don't know, Les, in the past few months, I have been gazed upon, violated by probes and needles, shown my privates to anyone in the room. I talk openly about things to people that make them cringe in r/l. lol.
Posted 2/10/2009 9:29 PM (GMT 0)
Perhaps modesty is a better choice of words than dignity perhaps??? Dunno...don't seem to me that they are the same words with the same meanings.
Posted 2/10/2009 11:14 PM (GMT 0)
Are you trying to be a legal lawyer on me here Les, lol. Geez. I think in the context that I was using the term dignity, modesty would also work.

Just ragging you there, brother
Posted 2/11/2009 1:59 AM (GMT 0)
While walking in the hopital after surgery, my wife headed one way and I the other.  In the confusion of so many bags on the rack that she was wheeling the catheter tube got wrapped around the pole and I had to holler, "Whoa!" as I could feel the catheter tug at me.  Got untangled and started to push it back in a bit in front of other patients and wives.  My wife hollered, "What are you doing?  There are other people here."

 I looked at everybody around,(the guys were laughing) and said , "Mind the tubes,ladies."  That gave them all a chuckle as I calmly groped the front of my gown for reinsertion.

Moral:  Not a loss of dignity, just in the same boat as everyone else, with the maturity,or the I don't give a darn, to handle it.

Plus, a generous infusion of morphine helped a lot.

Bob

Posted 2/11/2009 3:12 AM (GMT 0)
ralph, when I was in the hospital for 4 days, the morphine always made things right, and then I didnt care what I looked like or who was even looking. lol.
Posted 2/12/2009 4:08 AM (GMT 0)
reading these posts reminds me of the first time the nurse helped me out of bed and had me walk around the floor.........they had to chase me down because someone told them my gown was wide open at the back........
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