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Posted 5/30/2010 2:14 AM (GMT 0)
Trying to make some sense of midi's post which looks like it sent some kind of record for responses. What do you all think? Did we all over react or was our reaction " justified " The Turp thing is really bothersome to me, so can someone, put some light on this for me!!
Posted 5/30/2010 6:19 AM (GMT 0)
As a non-doctor, the only reason I can think of for a Turp is to clear the blockage so that one can urinate again. No way do I see it as any kind of direct treatment for PCa.

I didn't post in midi's thread, but didn't see any over-reaction there. Just good advice from concerned friends. Midi, if you are reading this, I wish you a speedy path to treatment and a favorable outcome.
Posted 5/30/2010 10:10 AM (GMT 0)
TURP and Midi
Midi has been all over the place with his maladies like bladder infections, constipation, HIGH PSA's, enlarged prostate???, and self inserted catheters several times a day. The story unfolded like his urologist was hung up on infections as being the bottom line plus his "enlarged prostate" (to me not all that large). A shame he has waited so long to have the biopsy and finally the CT and bone scans. Wonder if he was informing his urologist about his self catheterizations as it seems like doing so several times / day would cause irritation and swelling of the urethra. His latest posts suggest he may soon be getting to the source of the problem and I hope he has found a competent urologist.
Posted 6/3/2010 10:38 AM (GMT 0)
It got so bad finally had to go to the Hospital this week - still here for fourth nite but hoping to go home today. I had a fever, could not walk and yes waited too long to get a biopsy but Doc said I could've had it for years with no symptoms.

Feeling better & able to walk now and back to self-cathing.

I am now suffering from advanced PCa that has spread to bones and bladder - my only hope now is Casodex to reduce/relieve prostate/urinary symptoms and twice yearly hormonal therapy treaments to reduce the bone symptoms.

Hopefully I can live a few more years of a somewhat normal life to try to live again.

Don't know why I waited so long but the Docs kept telling me I just had an enlarged prostate.

Has anyone on here had any luck with the hormone treatments?
Posted 6/3/2010 11:16 AM (GMT 0)
Midi...Sorry but I have to give up! You said you were bleeding and had to go to the hospital because of your several times daily "self catheterizations" and here you go at it again. From my view you cannot continue on with this way of "life". If in fact a reaming is acceptable for those who have PC for sure you should pursue having it done. Your prostate at 54 grams isn't all that large since for me at 106 grams I was not having problems urinating and would still have my prostate were it not for PC. Would SEEM you should be having radiation treatments or removal of that very diseased prostate.
Posted 6/3/2010 11:17 AM (GMT 0)
Just to set things straight. Midi did not wait too long to get a biopsy. A patient cannot walk into a supermarket and order a biopsy- especially if his only complaint is back pain. Midi was under the care of a doctor who's opinions he trusted. It is the doctor that might have waited too long. But hindsight is 20-20. Wasn't it John T that had 12 biopsies before they discovered the PCa? (Correct me if I am wrong.)
Midi, Hopefully your treatment is now on track.
Hormone therapy works until the PCa figures out how to eat something else. Then the therapy changes. Look at lving1963.
Jeff
Posted 6/3/2010 1:50 PM (GMT 0)
Gleason7:

For the record, those people that have to self-cath, and that should only be determined by a good urologist, its not uncommon to have to do it 4-6 times a day at the min. Some do it more, some do it less, depends on urgency and bladder capcaity. It has to do be done right, as you can cause self inflicted damage and can cause UTI's to form. With me, my own uro said that I was not a good candidate to self cath, as due to all the conflict at my bladder neck, he was more afraid I would hurt myself. Plus, I have no intention of trying to stick a self cath catheter up my self, it would un nerve me too much with a full bladder aching to empty it self.
Posted 6/3/2010 6:03 PM (GMT 0)
Purg and others I do stand corrected AND hang in there Midi!
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