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Posted 12/5/2013 7:55 AM (GMT 0)
After DaVinci surgery by Ogden, I felt great for a week then catheter out followed by bad hematoma with infection. Repeated catheterisation and trouble etc (see other thread)

Finally feeling better. Saw surgeon yesterday. Prostate and seminal vesicles finished being analysed. Orig Gleason 5+4 then 4+3 turns out to be final 3+4, better

Good margins all around and whole mass came out clean in one piece (non nerve sparing)

Surgeon was surprised bit and very pleased. Catheter to remain in another week. Five days left for Cipro 500mg twice per day then careful watch for re-infection. Then catheter out and more careful watching.

Feeling about 2/3 normal but very tired still. Much more optimistic

Thanks to all for your support!
Posted 12/5/2013 8:09 AM (GMT 0)
Donelson,

Glad to hear you're doing well. Our results are very similar. I hope you continue to do well.

Posted 12/5/2013 8:20 AM (GMT 0)
I hope you are doing well.

Also should have noted final status was T3a

Radiation IMRT due to start in 3 months or so
Posted 12/5/2013 10:56 AM (GMT 0)
Sounds like good news. Hope your recovery is speedy!
Mike
Posted 12/5/2013 10:58 AM (GMT 0)
Donelson,

I saw your thread from last month, you really have been quite unlucky with the op itself.

But you have been very lucky with your final pathology in terms of Gleason score. A 3+4 is so much better than a 5+4. They are completely different beasts.

Hopefully the good news will trump the surgery issues.

All the best,
An
Posted 12/5/2013 11:08 AM (GMT 0)
Glad to hear things are getting better! I too am still wearing my cath and hope it comes out next week, that will be a month! Still on antibiotics, went back last week to get cath out and they found a leak. I am feeling better, until I went and watched my sons swim meet and sat on a steel bleacher for 3 hours! Have to find a better solution before tonight's meet. Thanks for sharing. I am hopeful that I find out the full pathologist report next week too.
Posted 12/5/2013 4:45 PM (GMT 0)
After such a tough battle after surgery, glad you are coming out of the trenches and seeing some sunlight!
Posted 12/5/2013 4:52 PM (GMT 0)
That is some really great news about your staging. Hopefully, after you are past the initial setbacks, it will be smooth sailing from here on. I am curious as to why there will be ART after the good pathology report. All the best to you.
Posted 12/5/2013 4:55 PM (GMT 0)
I think IMRT is planned. We still don't know about lymph nodes. They were not removed by the surgeon.

Thanks for your support.

I hope all of you are doing well!
Posted 12/5/2013 4:56 PM (GMT 0)
sounds like a good report to me.

I always find recovering from surgery to be a frustratingly slow process.

Hang in there, before you know it this will just be bad memory.

Andrew
Posted 12/5/2013 5:04 PM (GMT 0)
Good to hear from you. You were overdue for some good news. You seem to have gotten quite a bit of it.

Keep us in the loop.
Posted 12/5/2013 6:13 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, it's good to hear some good news coming your way and some optimism as well. As always I wish you the best.
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