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Posted 9/11/2011 10:21 PM (GMT 0)
Well the time has come for my date with the robot ,and i must say that i am just alittle nervous. Since ive been dx ive had all kinds of problems trying to except the fact that this has happen to me.49 with psc is hard to except. Ive been having all kinds of bowel problems in which i had a ct scan that came back normal, what ever that mean. Ive had a heart stress test (normal). Now i have a appt. to see my G.I.doctor to check colon cancer. I dont know about most of you that post on the internet,but Ive been told by my wife and close friends that know about my dx that i should stop trying to dianos myself and let the doctors do there job. So, with that being said. Do anyone know if my cancer could have spread to the bone. My psa was 4.1 when i was dx.but i've been having all kinds of bone pain in my pelvic and my feet,plus total body pain. I havent  been the same ,and i just wanted to know does things really get better once i get to the other side. Will my cancer ever go away and let me have peace at heart, and give the people around me a break.Oct 3 2011 is my date.Last ?. Should i Have as much sex as i can before that date. stupid ?,but what the...... why not 
Posted 9/11/2011 10:34 PM (GMT 0)
Hey buddy, I am nowhere Close to being qualified to hand out advice on this board but one thing I Know!! Relax, try to chill, sounds like you bout to drive yourself nuts. It'll be ok.
Posted 9/11/2011 10:51 PM (GMT 0)
I was 4.1 also when first diagnosed, and 5.6 when I had da Vinci surgery. Chances of it being in your bones is close to 0. Otherwise they would never even agree to perform surgery on you. I understand your anxiety. This is the worst you will go through for a long time, until you go through PSA anxiety a year or so after surgery. At least that's how it was for me. And yes, have sex as much as you can for now :). It will make you feel better. You'll be on injured reserve for a few months but if you're like many of us you'll be back as good as new.
Posted 9/12/2011 12:26 AM (GMT 0)
Ditto to Reahout's comments.

Would you trade in a used car with a full tank? Hell no so make sure your prostate is returned with an empty tank and flat tires. yeah Have all you can now as there are no guarantees on the other side.

Good luck,

Terry TWG

Posted 9/12/2011 11:13 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Bogerman
sorry to hear you are where you are but hey, it could be worse. yes have as much sex as possible prior to surgery as they say no use dumping a car with a full tank of fuel! as for as other symptoms go don't worry too much the doctors will sort you out, for bowel problems try a diet change you could be eating something that is aggravating you intestines, I started using probiotics yacult or tablets to help with some issues and it seems to work well a lot less problems for me. I was exactly the same dx as you 49 with an original psa of 4.1. it went to 5.6 before surgery. I am 6 mths post surgery and doing very well, 0.03 psa, completely continent and some improvements on the ED front. Don't panic and let your mind wonder into the "what if" area, it is a useless excercise. Have faith in your treatment team, be positive, enjoy and cherish your family and friends do what you can prior to surgery to assist your recovery in regards to work and things around your house, then sit back and let those who are paid to worry, worry. There is nothing more to do, if you are happy with your treatment decisions and you are comfortable with your doctor then that's all you can do, there is life post PSA DX even for us young guy's.
good luck to you and yours
Ausboy

updated sig to show second PSA of 0.03 but didn't work ?
Posted 9/12/2011 6:27 PM (GMT 0)
Hi,
As a member here going on almost seven years, before my surgery and now after, I have received some pretty awesome feedback from some really nice members from our little PC club. I try to stay upbeat and positive for the newbies that are going to experience the robotic Radical PC surgery. I will remain as calm as I can here. I am NOT A doctor, but do know that everyone's
experience with Prostate Cancer and the surgeries that follow, are on a case by case, individual situation, based on the amount of invasion of this terrible cancer.

My URO put me on Viagra for six months post op to jump-start the blood to my manhood, as expensive as that was, I had to stop, plus it did not help me at all. I also tried CIALIS, that too, did not work. I got a vacuum pump which is a joke, although it's somewhat nice to see my little guy expand in size for a few seconds before the suction kills me,then as soon as I released the pressure, it would be limp again, so that too was a waste of money.

I was exactly in your shoes three years ago, prior to my surgery. My PSA was only 3.8 before they did a biopsy and told me they found a few cancer cells within my prostate, so they recommended the NERVE SPARING DaVinci robotic surgery, which he told me would preserve the blood bundles of the gland for future sexual function.

Something might have gone terribly wrong in the O.R., because I just saw him last week, and he told me, if I haven't achieved any erections at this point after three years, then I will never get them naturally at all....so YEAH, have as much as possible NOW, like I should have done back then...I truly believed as he told me prior, that my sexual function would come back, not 100%, but I could achieve some type of usable function. Just read up on everything and ask as many questions, and be confident your surgeon has done many of of these, because you definitely do not want to feel the way I do at this point in my life. Read up, and enjoy natural healthy sex and as much as your partner will allow! You'll be thankful. No one really knows what could happen on the "other side". Good luck, and take care...

Post Edited (unhappycramper) : 9/12/2011 12:50:01 PM (GMT-6)

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