Just got my second zero

Hi all,

Just got my second zero, hooray! Not quite six months out, and my surgeon lectures me about the stress incontinence I still have. I've been stuck at one pad a day, mostly as a safety precaution, and he says it's probably because I've been slacking off on my Kegel exercises. All right then, time to buckle down.

Had some recent success on the ED front. Not great, but better than it has been. My surgeon says to chew a whole dose of Viagra and then take a hot shower, to maximize the blood flow. Still not where I want it to be, but at the six month mark, it's definite progress. Only thing is I noticed a connection between the Viagra and an aggravation of my existing tinnitus, which apparently is a known side effect (ringing in the ears). It got bad enough that I had trouble sleeping because of it. So I asked my surgeon about getting a Vacurect pump, and he gave me a prescription in case I need one. He also gave me a new prescription for Levitra, to see if that causes the same side effects as Viagra. Unfortunately, my insurance doesn't cover any ED rehabilitation, and all this stuff gets expensive. I'm going to try the pump (I'm afraid of the injections) - it's about $200 versus $16 per pill.

Other than that, I still need the Ambien once in a while to get to sleep, and I'm getting up about once per night, depending on how much fluid intake I have before going to bed. I haven't figured out the right balance yet - either I purposely don't drink anything before bed and then I wake up with a nasty headache because I'm dehydrated, or I drink enough that I'm awake during the night. I keep reminding myself that at six months, all this is about average on the continuing road to recovery.

I hope everyone else is doing well in their journeys.

Greg

Gongrats, Greg, I got my 2nd post surgical psa yesterday. <.1 First was .02, second is .05. light increase makes me nervous, but my surgeon says not ot worry I am doing excellent. god, I hope so. He says variation of such small amt is nor. I guess I'll trust him. Too much info after watching it go up and down for six years. Diagnosed this spring Gleason 3+3+6. Robotic surgery(Mr DaVinci) on 6/15, continent after 8 weeks, still dealing with ED. post surgical no surprises, still a Gleason 6, organ contained, no cancer in margins or lymph nodes. I'm hopeful! Chin up, Purgatory.

David,



You're right, of course. I didn't intend to minimize the cancer - free PSA reading, but like many of my brethren, the quality of life post-treatment is always a concern when deciding on a particular course of treatment. As we know, surgery or radiation have equivalent success with regard to treating PCa, and thus it's quality of life issues that oftentimes determine which treatment option to choose. So my message here is that post-surgery side effects do diminish over time with an experienced surgeon and a little luck.



Greg

Way to go Greg,

I was deathly afraid to even consider injections, but the futile results with ED medication finally led me to try Trimix injections. After the 1st time I was hooked

I admit I hate the sight of blood and even the thought of seeing a needle going into my skin by a nurse freaked me out never mind me doing it. Well I have to say the benefits of a full erection far overshadow the click of the auto injector. I never see the needle enter me, its so easy I wish I had used these sooner like my Dr had recommended

Best yet is I have had a 100% success rate for the past month, 3 times a week boosts my self esteem big time

That is awesome that you got your second zero. I pray that you will have many many more. The zero club is always open to those wanting to renew their memberships. I to use to take the occasional ambien however I did not like the groggy feeling I would get if I took it two or three nights in a row. I have since switched to Unisom which is an over the counter $3.00 per bottle non addictive sleep aide that works great. Just a suggestion my friend

peace to you
Dale

Congrats !

Get your doctor to give you some samples of Levitra or Cialis. They usually have lots of them to give away.

Also, look up All Day Chemist from India. Many guys here are buying their drugs there for less than $1 a pill.

I don't think you will find the vacuum pump a good alternative if you can get some action with Viagara.

Good luck