H1N1 + PCa = the dry question

Hello all.  I've been in bed all week sick as the proverbial dog.  My doctor tells me this morning he's it's N1H1 and I've had my first Tamiflu.   I had the shot in mid-November.  Didn't totally protect me, obviously, but they say that if you get N1H1 after getting a shot it will be much milder.  Thank Heavens for that.  I've not had the energy for several days to even go downstairs.  A trip to the bathroom leaves me exhausted.  It has, however, trimmed six pounds off my frame.  And, when you don't feel like eating, it's an easy diet.   

Now for the PCa connection.  Along with N1H1 comes this cough.  It is the ultimate answer to the question: Am I dry?  If you have donated your prostate to some poor struggling pathologist in need of work, and you want to know how dry you really are six months later, just go get yourself an H1N1 cough.  Only the strongest, best trained, sphincters can withstand the onslaught of the H1N1 cough. 

Now, if you'll excuse me, it's time for me to zonk out again.

Sheldon  AKA  Sleepless   

Hey Sheldon,

Sorry to hear you have been consorting with the pigs ( ok, it's just their virus.)

It is kind of weird how we suddenly go, "hey, haven't heard from Sheldon in a while"

Glad to hear you are on the mend, and don't forget, pucker first, then cough.

Merry Christmas to you and yours !

Goodlife

Sheesh Sheldon. H1N1 this soon after an RP? I also did hear that the shot should reduce severity if you contract H1N1. I wish you all the best and may your sphincter be extra strong when you cough.

All the best for a quick recovery!

Mike

Sheldon, Hope you feel better soon.

Jeff T

I went through about a week and a half of flu in November in spite of flu shots. Oddly, my incontinence is urge, not stress related so coughing is not a problem. I was just out shoveling snow, lifting is no problem but the transition from cold to warm had me racing my pad to the bathroom. Everyone is a little bit different.

Quick note:
My G.P. told me this one yesterday: "What's the difference between bird flu and swine flu?"
Answer: "If you have bird flu, the doctor can cure you with a tweetment, but if you have swine flu, he can cure it with just an oinkment."

Also, I wrote a note on another PCa board recently, referring in my comment to "prostate-specific morality" (I MEANT "prostate specific mortality"). As for "prostate specific MORALITY," if one has PCa surgery, that might no longer be a Tiger-Woods-size challenge (grin---a grim grin).

Real note: I had some medium-range incontinence problems coming out of RPP at Hopkins in April 2008. S-l-0-W-L-Y that got better. Then in Sept 2009 I had a second surgery (to replace some plumbing parts the surgeon had erased the first time), and then I had incontinence again. But, again, things have gotten progressively better. I'm pretty dry totally now. And it took me almost two years to get there, but I think there is HOPE for most men still having incontinence problems after prostate treatment.

Sheldon,

I hope you feel better.

Just like geezer, I was shoveling snow the other day. I am usually dry (though I would have an occasional squirt due to urgency), so I am not wearing a pad. Took me well over a year to get there. Lifting and throwing parts were fine, but when I tried to push the snow in front of me, with the shovel resting against my abs, I discovered that unless I prep myself, I'd have to change my pants very soon. Who knew?

Happy Holidays!