Met With My GP Today

I just got back from a long overdue appt with my GP/Family Dr.  He's been seeing me since about 1993. He hasn't seen me since he sent me off to the Urologist again in August, after my PSA continued to rise to 12.3.  I thanked him for being so dilligant about keeping his eye on my PSA since I had first turned 50.  He had gotten copies of my surgery, pre- and post- pathology reports on my PCa without me even saying a word, so he knew what was going on.

It said I was doing well on the incontinent part after only 11 days off the horrible catheters, still using one pad per day, and stay dry at night (though I still wear a pull up for my own sake of mind).

When I told him about the ED side of things, just like me, and I am sure many here who read of my early surprise results, he basically said that it didn't make medical sense that I was having that kind of results with all natural erections, let alone tha soon after a RP surgery of that scope.  But he also said, don't knock it, if it works, it works.  He thinks it should continue to slowly improve over time.

I have always been one to value a lt relationship with a good GP like mine, they get to know your body and how you tick real well over the years.

David in SC

Thanks Tony, I don't give any more then I take here, fair swap to me. Sounds like you got a good doctor too, we are fortunate. My wife was the senior nurse to my GP for about 4 years several years ago, so we all go back a good while. And with my GP, I never have to be shy with my questions. Waiting time is long sometimes, but once he's in the office with me, he's never in a rush. I always go with a small written list of questions or topics so that I won't waste his time and I won't forget anything.

Tony, you are the man here, I enjoy all your posts and love your attitude. I could use some of your "stay positive attitude" lessons.

David

Will do Scott, my sense of curiosity wants to see what he thinks, but in my healing world, I will take what I can get, and if things are working, whether it's voodoo (just kidding) or fate or etc. I will be happy with it.

hey rob,
see you and I are fellow accountant, I usually work as a CFO or Controller in smaller firms.

Yes, I feel fortunate with my GP, I run everything past him with my health. When my first couple of PSA were already on the high side of "normal" two or three years back, it was my GP that gave me my primer on PC in general and the usual treatment options. His senior partner, a dr who was about 65 at the time, had a bad case of PC himself. He was one of the first people I knew of with PC, and one of the first that had robotic surgery in Atlanta. I remember he came back to his practice quickly, catheter and all.

Yes rob, 14 days on a catheter is still a good piece, but yeah, after my fiasco and 66 days, seems like such short time. Everything is relative, lol.

happy to see that you are continent and have such good post surgery psa. the ed part, boy, that's a loaded one with so many variable and different endings. hope that improves with you over time. you are still less then a year out of surgery, so it may take good patience. my best to you

david in sc