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Posted 12/18/2013 7:42 PM (GMT 0)
Hi guys

 I just wanted to check in and let you know how the recovery has been going because you helped me with a couple of issues I had early on. First was after being totally continent after the catheter was removed I had and issue with continence during sleep that started about 10 days after removal. It only happened 3 times in about a 3 week period and hasn't been an issue for at least 6 weeks (still concerned but I think it's over). I believe it was because I was extremely tired  on all those occasions and slept thru one of my at that pointe 4 trips to the bathroom during the night. I can now sleep thru the night without having to get up, this is better than before surgery. The second issue was urinating during arousal and when climaxing. The advice from you guys was spot on that it would most likely clear up with a little time and it did. Someone and I forget who explained the mechanics of what was going on and really put me at ease, as this was a side effect I wasn't aware of until it happened to me. Things in that department are back to pre surgery levels (just a little cleaner). 

 I had my 3 month post op appointment this morning and got the results of my psa from last week <.003 doc said that's as low as the lab can detect without doing the ultra sensitive (and I really don't want to start that).

 So life is back pre dx life. I can't begin to tell you all how much I appreciate all you have done for me thru all of this. I did a lot of reading and research online but there is nothing that can replace talking to guys who have been thru it. Between my fantastic wife, excellent urologist and you guys this ordeal has been no harder than being a lions fan.  tongue

thanks, merry Christmas and bless you all

carl

Posted 12/18/2013 8:10 PM (GMT 0)
Congrats riverrunner. All those issues are moving in the right direction. Enjoy your holidays!
Posted 12/18/2013 8:12 PM (GMT 0)
Tough loss Sunday night.

That's all great news, so glad you consider yourself right back to where you were pre diagnosis. That must feel great so soon after treatment.
Posted 12/18/2013 8:29 PM (GMT 0)
Carl, Congratulations on your zeroc club membership. May this be the beginning of a lifetime of zeroes. As a Cowboys fan, I fell your pain about the Lions loss. Remember it is only a game.
Posted 12/18/2013 9:39 PM (GMT 0)
Congrats on your recovery. As a Packers fan, I can't tell you how much I appreciate the Cowboys and Lions. Sometimes it truly is better to be lucky than good. smilewinkgrin

Tom
Posted 12/18/2013 9:41 PM (GMT 0)
.003 is ultra sensitive, just not to the nth degree. I suppose eventually the technology will report psa sensitivity to the psa produced by one cell and then perfectionists can stress,{ a major contributor to BCR imo} as to the doubling time of the split cell. In the mean time Rome burns.
Posted 12/18/2013 9:44 PM (GMT 0)
That seems pretty low and cause for celebration. Congratulations!
Posted 12/18/2013 9:44 PM (GMT 0)
It's great to hear your good news, Carl. This is an inspiration to other newcomers who don't have to just trust our own advice after reading your good experience.

You've reached the outcome that all of us strive for and I'm very happy for you. :)

Chuck

Resident of Highland, Indiana just outside of Chicago, IL.
July 2011 local PSA lab reading 6.41 (from 4.1 in 2009). Mayo Clinic PSA Sept. 2011 was 5.7.
Local urologist DRE revealed significant BPH, but no lumps.
PCa Dx Aug. 2011 at age of 61.
Biopsy revealed adenocarcinoma in 3 of 20 cores (one 5%, two 20%). T2C.
Gleason score 3+3=6.
CT of abdomen, bone scan both negative.
DaVinci prostatectomy 11/1/11 at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN), nerve sparing, age 62.
My surgeon was Dr. Matthew Tollefson, who I highly recommend.
Final pathology shows tumor confined to prostate.
5 lymph nodes, seminal vesicles, extraprostatic soft tissue all negative.
1.0 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm mass involving right posterior inferior,
right posterior apex & left mid posterior prostate.
Right posterior apex margin involved by tumor over a 0.2 cm length, doctor says this is insignificant.
Pathology showed Gleason 3 + 3, pT2c, N0, MX, R1
adenocarcinoma of the prostate.
Prostate 98.3 grams, tumor 2 grams. Prostate size 5.0 x 4.7 x 4.5 cm.
Abdominal drain removed the morning after surgery.
Catheter out in 7 days. No incontinence, occasional minor dripping.
Post-op exams 2/13/12, 9/10/12, 9/9/13 PSA <0.1. PSA tests now annual.
Semi-firm erections now happening 14 months post-op & VERY slowly getting a bit stronger.
Posted 12/18/2013 9:45 PM (GMT 0)
Congratulations. That is great news.

As far as I know, .003 is the lowest reading that any assay can read. There is no test more sensitive than that.

Go out and celebrate.
Posted 12/18/2013 9:55 PM (GMT 0)
Congratulations - that's a great report.
Andrew
Posted 12/18/2013 10:50 PM (GMT 0)
Congratulations, and best of future luck

david
Posted 12/18/2013 11:11 PM (GMT 0)
Congrats!!!
Great news.....
.003 is already an ultra sensitive PSA result.
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