The Mrs. works at the local Urology Clinic.
She bugged me about
going to the free screening during awareness week. "What would people think if the husband of the head nurse doesn't attend. I'd missed the last couple of years because of work. PSA at GP was within margins, plus I have a history of prostate infections -- so I hadn't been.
Spilled milk.
<appreciation for nagging wife here>
Anyway, ten days later she is sitting on the other side of the table: with the patient.
Surgeon tells me the core distribution was so unusual that it was unique. That concerned us both. Mostly low concentrations of 6+6, with two cores in my right mid at 3+4.
I knew the surgeon's partners socially and remember how they were impressed with his Da Vinci resume, so I was comfortable with his skills. Wife, with 25+ years of surgical experience had seen so many scarred up radiation treatments that she leaned heavily toward RALP. Couldn't get in that Friday, went the next.
Prostate was all foamy inside and I lost over 300mL of blood. Doc said he saw no nodules in lymph nodes, but we wait for path report on Thursday.
Did get a partial erection two days after surgery. Hurt with the catheter in. Wonder if that was real or like phantom pain amputees report. Any input would be appreciated on that score.
Still more sore than expected. Going to walk the dogs in a moment.
Hello.