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Posted 3/19/2009 9:36 PM (GMT 0)
yeah   tongue yeah

Hi All,

I can not believe that it has been one year already.  Good God!!  Wow there are so many new members on this great forum. I know a lot of men move on after surgery or just lurk once in a while but I still have a need to still drop by or comment once in a while not sure if or when that will go away.

I got my one year PSA back and low and behold,  <.008.  Same Lab I was using and I was running at 0.01.  Dont know if that little drop means a thing but it aint a bad thing fur shore.

I had a single bad margin and was concerned of course of chemical re-occurence.  Very glad to see a year with a zero.  With the bad margin I went with my surgeon's advice not to radiate unless PSA rise and contrary to my oncologists recomendation.  

I have suffered as we all do from P.I.S.S. every three months but it did not drive me nuts or cause me to do crazy things like eat the gold fish or vote Democratic.  Wait a minute,  did I ,  oh maybe it made me a little crazy.  Oh if you are wondering, P.I.S.S. stands for "PSA Interval Stress Syndrome".

As for the other stuff  I am what I consider fully continent.  It did take a while but leakage slowed down during the recovery process.  If I lift something really heavy while bending down after a six pack of my favorite beverage,  oops maybe a drip or two.  Nothing to send me to Kmart for pants or anything like that.

Sex,  well things are better than I would have hope at this time.  Viagra is my friend.  Still tricky how long to take before happy time.  50 mg gets er done, 100 mg makes me a stud muffin.  Post sex after 100 mg this muffin can't breath and has a huge head ache.  Still a balancing act but sure beats the alternative. The biggest down side is sometimes I shoot dust and other times I shoot water so hard that I can knock a fly off the top of a pencil at 50 yards.  Still working on that.

I wish all of you God's speed in your battles you face and journeys you take.

If I were to give any advice it would be, educate yourself, get numerous opinions, stay mentally and physically strong,  stay close to this site and beat this thing.

Frank

 

Posted 3/19/2009 9:55 PM (GMT 0)
Frank, it's really good to hear from you again, especially with your good news on all 3 of the recovery fronts. I wish you a lifetime of zeros...
Posted 3/19/2009 9:57 PM (GMT 0)

Good on ya Frank,

I hope I can follow in your footsteps, love to see PSA going down each test.  I have the

water works under control, but Mr ED, still not talking.  Patients they tell me.

Keep those 0000000000000000000000000000000000's coming.....................Rookey

Posted 3/19/2009 10:03 PM (GMT 0)
That's all great news, Frank, congrats on a good reading, and good progress on the other fronts
Posted 3/20/2009 1:55 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Frank

Great news and hope you have many more zero's

Mika
Posted 3/20/2009 2:32 AM (GMT 0)
Great post Frank. My hope is many more zeros in your future. A fly at 50 yards? That's good shoot'n yeah
Posted 3/20/2009 6:01 AM (GMT 0)
Great stuff Frank,
I am always lookin for your posts. And good is what I want to see. It is hard to believe it's been a year. And it's even harder to believe 2 and a half for me. So many new friends here all the time, but the stories are the same. For those that are new they see stories like yours and I know there is much hope they gain.

And that's a good thing...

Tony
Posted 3/20/2009 10:12 AM (GMT 0)
Good to see you dropping in again and yeah on the PSA news. may you always be a zero.
Bill
Posted 3/20/2009 6:35 PM (GMT 0)

Congratulations Frank,

That was one of the bests posts I have read here. Great candor and humor! Keep the zeros coming, and keep us smiling.

Rev. Bill in San Diego

Posted 3/20/2009 11:00 PM (GMT 0)
Great news frank good to hear from you again great news for us positve margin lads
Posted 3/21/2009 12:06 AM (GMT 0)
great news Frank and thanks so much for sharing. Sit back and enjoy life my friend.

peace and love
dale
Posted 3/21/2009 1:14 AM (GMT 0)
Hello bed Buddy,

I had my test just before the Hernia surgery, but I don'r know what it is yet, and don't feel all that concerned. The Dr. did a great job and I guess we caught it early.

The hernia is ending up costing me more pain than the RRP, perhaps due to the fact that the right twin has STILL not settled back down where he belongs. I'm beginning to think the Dr. Stitched him up there by accident.

This has caused swelling bigger than the now fixed hernia, and Junior blew up once again from the surgery.
He's almost back to normal, but he looks like the Dr. took a mallet to him while he was down there.

Junior never did forgive me for the RRP, and now he has to start all over again with this new afront to his dignity.

Maybe next year!

Keep fishin,

BILLY
Posted 3/21/2009 1:15 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Frank
Great news and enjoy. You are a month ahead of me and I remember you giving me some great advise prior to my surgery. Hope you continue to have success in your journey
Posted 3/21/2009 3:12 PM (GMT 0)
Great news. I am coming up on a year and still suffer from P.I.S.S.
Posted 3/21/2009 4:04 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the kind words everyone. So many familiar buds and so many new friends. This site will help you or lift you up for sure.

Billy I will send you an email. Gosh you have been through so many different things that came out of know where, geez. If you did'nt live in Paradise and have the greatest family with you I would feel very sorry for you but na, just a little bit. Hurry up and get out on that Boat......

Thanks to all of you.

Your Friend Frank
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