Same thing for me. It took half an hour at first but now it a little stimulated before it can be pumped and ready in a minute or so....
JTR, Your "contact time" with your surgeon was better than mine, but I am not complaining. I got the best surgeon and hospital available within 300 miles. My results and experience were very good. I...
Siberian, I would suggest you check out http://www.yananow.net/ which is a site with experiences and treatment choices of hundreds of men with prostate cancer. That will give you an idea of who...
Chasn, Check this site: http://www.drslawin.com/index.html...
Same_as_u My PSA at diagnosis was 6.6 with a free PSA of 16% and a gleason of 4+3=7, but at the presurgery PSA was 5.3 but with a 12% free. The free score is an important component in the PSA that is...
mariateresa, I had the same thing with my bone scan. They took a total of 6 x rays of my pelvis along with two extra bone scans. It really had me in a panic. It was only after leaving the hospital...
I am happy for you and I hope you keep it going the right way. (I just wish your posts were more readable--without the elaborate formatting, colors and fonts.)...
My pathology reports all had the two score primary and secondary numbers. They also made a point of noting with a statement if ANY grade 5 cells were seen. The three score system seems to me to be a...
kdnole, Your experience so far has been the same as mine. I never did see Dr Albala on the day of surgery, but I saw a lot of his residents and others. I remember the drain coming out and it didn't...
I second Dr Tawari. You can view several of his surgeries on utube. One is a very good 6 part video. He has also done groundbreaking research in nerve sparing procedures and nerve mapping. Jim...
Roslin, Whatever surgeon you pick I would strongly advise getting one that has done at least 100 robotic prostatectomies. The outcomes are shown to be much improved with experience. You might check...
41 Diagnosed, I second the selection of surgeon advise. Whatever procedure you choose look for the best available. Everyone is different and you will never get guaranteed outcomes. The YANANOW.NET...
Hello Kziz, check Dr Slawin's site at http://www.drslawin.com/index.html He has done some state of the art robotic techniques to improve outcomes. Look at some of his medical journal articles on his...
Journey, I had RARP at Duke with Dr Albala and am so far satisfied with the experience and would not hesitate to recommend Duke. They have a program where newly diagnosed patients can meet doctors...
eb4710, You might check some very good Robotic RP videos that Dr Tewari (Cornell/NY Presbyterian) posted on youtube. It is done in 6 parts and should be viewed in order. The videos are a combination...
My local Urologist wanted to do my robotic surgery but had only done about 40 procedures. My research found many studies that indicated surgical outcome was greatly improved with the surgeons...
kdnole, I had a robotic RP at Duke by Dr Albala April 28. At Duke Dr Albala does the Robotic procedures on Tuesdays with three scheduled. I was scheduled as the last of the day at 3:00pm. However,...