Which Dr Cardinale will you be seeing? Dr Joseph Cardinal did my husbands seeding back in July of 08 and so far so good other than getting up at night more frequently in the past two months. He will...
I'm very sorry to read this. I don't post much but I do read the posts. Please know that you're both in my thoughts and prayers....
Thanks Julie. My husband went last week and we got the letter yesterday saying his PSA value is 3.7 and in the normal range. It was 4.5 before he started the implants which was a year ago this month....
Hi Julie, I'm wondering if you might post what your husbands PSA level was one year after brachytherapy? Thanks...
Hi Wiggyann, Glad to hear your husband surgery went well. Pretty much what you wrote was the same for my husband, he was sitting in a chair when I went in as well and having a muffin and coffee. The...
Hi Wiggyann, Sorry I didn't answer you sooner I hadn't been feeling well but it's passed now. My husband got through surgery just fine it took about an hour even though we were told 1 1/2. His...
The use of glue in surgery has been around for a while now. The surgeon that will do my husbands hernia operation also took out his appendix 14 yrs ago and used glue to hold the incision together. He...
I'm subscribing as well. I thought it was 5 yrs for medical insurance and 2 yrs for life insurance....
Hello Wiggyann, Yes, it will be under general anesthetic. Our DIL had her gallbladder out this way as well and her recovery time was fairly fast. I just hope all goes well for him as he was only just...
Hi Wiggyann, I quess each surgeon has their own opinion on this. My husbands surgeon said it makes no difference which one he chooses that there are no pros or cons to either one. He was told that if...
Hi Wiggyann, I was just reading your post when my husband called he was at the surgeons this afternoon and is now scheduled for laparoscopic surgery on April 21st. It's his choice, he could have open...
Well Wiggyann looks like your husbands not alone my husband just had this happen at work on Friday and now we are waiting to pick a sugeon whose within the comp plan. He was just seeded in July so I...
I would purchase a tube for him to sit on for the car ride since he will be swollen. My husband never took any of the pain meds but was and still is on one Flomax a day. He had seeding in July and...
I'm just wondering if when you were at the doctors did you have them feel the area while in the position that you feel it in? I'm just thinking that if you feel it standing up and they have you lie...
Your not alone up in the middle of the night and I'm not fighting breast cancer although I had a scare in July and I have to be rechecked in Feb. at the same time my husband was diagnosed with...
[/quote] We were told the same thing although not regarding salvage surgery. We also questioned the Cyberknife since my husbands radiologist does that also but he suggested we didn't go that route...
I'm at a loss for words. Please know that you are both in my thoughts and prayers. Gail...
Good luck to you. Please check back and let us know how your doing....
Diet, now that's the one thing that pissed me off the most when my husband got prostate cancer. We eat fish 3 x's a week and plenty of veggies and low fat. Even his primary care doctor told him he...
I just talked to a salesman from AFLAC that came in and he told me my husband wouldn't be eligible for 5 yrs....
I don't have the answers for you but I can tell you that my bosses brother in law had prostate cancer at the age of 25 and he is in his 50's now. You can read all the statistics you want but each...
Good luck to you. My husband had brachytherapy July 23 and he's doing well. Never needed any pain meds other than tylenol. I would suggest you get a pillow with a hole in the middle to sit on for the...
It doesn't screen for prostate cancer. My husband was to go in for his biopsy when he came down with a bleeding ulcer which put him in the hospital. They had to do a colonoscopy along with other...
I called my husbands urologist and found out where the slides were read and got their phone number. Called them directly to send the slides to Jonathan Epstein at John Hopkins. They do all the work...
Take your time making your decision. Meet with a surgeon and a radiologist to go over your options. My husband just had the seeds done on the 23rd it was his decision to make. I don't think there is...
Hi Tina, I see you answered my post on update of surgical biopsy so you see how far something can go and it still turns out to be nothing. When I had my first mammogram at your age (I'm 55) a very...
Spent the morning in the surgical unit, gowned up, socks on, pee in cup, blood pressure taken 172 over 102, yeah I'm nervous. Taken over to radiology for the guided wire. A mammogram is done....and...
Very good news Mookie! So glad to hear it. Gail...
Nervous? No way, you'll have great time nothing to be nervous over just relax and enjoy. I would love to see Alaska let us know how you liked it. Gail...
My husband made his decision and we aren't looking back after the 23rd. I wish I could bottle his attitude and send it on, he's amazing. To him it's like "Prostate Cancer? Well let's deal with it so...
Thank you Johnny. I'm not telling him about the tattoo :-) Already bought the ring, a nice cushy one as it had a bigger ring than the rubber ones. All medical doctors are bemused by these meds but...
Whoo Hooo!! I bet being a big ole 0 never felt so good....
I'm scheduled for surgery on the 4th I was scheduled for the 14th but it was cancelled because of not being off my medications long enough and the doctor going on vacation. I just saw him yesterday...
I'd like to know if you started this medication before brachytherapy or after? I've ordered the zyflamend and my husband goes in on the 23 rd for seeds. I'm wondering if the problems are more intense...
I feel for you. I had them years ago and yes, they are very painful. I was given cortisone suppositories to take to help heal them but it took a good three months to do so. The only thing I would...
The digital does give a clearer and more precise picture. The spot I have would never have been seen on the old mammo's. I'm wondering why they didn't do an ultrasound as well since they saw...
Hi divo, Would you mind telling me who did the seed implant and what kind of seeds were used? Also, was it Rapid Strand or SourceLink? My husband goes in on the 23 for Brachytherapy....
Thank you Lauri, My surgeon said he never misses, sure hope he's right /community/emoticons/smile.gif This has to be with a wire guide as there is no lump and it's close to the chest wall which is...
Thank you for your input ladies. The wire guided part before the surgery really has me on edge. I will let you know how it truns out....
I am scheduled for a surgical biopsy on July 14th and don't know what to expect. Seems like everyone I know that has had a problem had the needle aspiration. I was told it would bleed to much so I...
Glad to hear you are home Biker. I wish you a speedy recovery. Gail...
Try using Triple Paste it works better than A&D for a rash. You could also try Monistat but the Triple Paste is heavier....
Been there, I was wondering if you had a colonoscopy before you started treatment? My husband was told hemorrhoids can be a problem when having radiation. He will be having Brachytherapy in July and...
KC9AOP, There are women here to /community/emoticons/smile.gif Just remember, what your reading most of are men that have had or have problems that's why they are here and on the other boards, it's...
My husband was on Cipro two days before his biopsy. He had to take one the morning of, plus they gave him in injection of it while at the urologist and he took it for three days after that to ward of...
Have you tried adding fiber to your diet? Try drinking a glass of Metimucial a day it will help to regulate you. It works for both diarrehea and constipation. Give it about 4 days to kick in. A...
We'll be thinking of you on Monday. Think positive David....
Thoughts and prayers for Jim and MaryLou....
Hi Maria, I feel for you my husband is the same way, push me I'm coming. Sometimes you just have to take the bull by the horns and do it yourself. I don't know if it's a case of denial or they just...
Thank you Richard. I've been reading here for a couple of weeks now. The best to you and Debbie as well....