Thank you James. While reading some of this, I began to feel like the cowardly lion in the Wizard of Oz....
Confessions of a disgruntled patient. My primary objective was to regain continence. I told myself I would be happy if I achieved that goal. Well now that I'm continent I'm now reading these posts...
I kinda thought you had got the word from your doc. My wife tells me that patients at her hospital with fistulas often have the same kind of surgery that is done to repair a rectal fissure. Although...
Well I'm not trying to pick on Selmer. I think every man should be aware of cancer risks that apply to them. As for friends, neighbors, family members having prostate cancer, just about every man in...
Selmer, in reading your profile I have to wonder why you spend so much time here. Rejoice in your low PSA numbers and get on with your life. Hanging out in a cancer support site is kinda unusual for...
Yep, R4210 did not give us much info to go by. And Crohn's usually presents with many GI symptoms long before a fistula occurs. Your advice to see a doc before trying any home remedy was sound advice....
Although HIFU is considered a minimally to non-invasive treatment, just like radiation therapy, there is a small risk to adjacent tissues, especially if the aim is even slightly off. This is a bigger...
Amen Tim. All the young guys on here know this for the truth. I doubt if anyone who has actually been dx'd with cancer at any age would be flippant about who and when testing should be given. I'm all...
Selmer, with all due respect, one's opinion is far more relevent if one has actually been dx'd with cancer. Reality bites hard. It is easy to speculate if one has never been there. I think any man of...
So in todays paper they are saying no to routine PSA screening for men age 75 and over. Conclusion is that the risks involved in treatment exceed the benefits to this age group, so why bother to...
5 months out I get up once about half the time. I try not to drink fliuds close to bedtime. Seems to help. Before surgery I always got up twice....
Well I hit the biopsy trifecta. Three times over a span of about 10 years. The first was the worse. The doc gave me almost no explanation and nothing to ease the pain. I think he enjoyed torture....
43??? Bless you dude. Sometimes life sure isn't fair. I'm only about 5 months out and the doc said he was able to spare the nerves, but Mr Happy hasn't made even a brief appearance and I'm not...
I agree with you Selmer. Good nutrition is probably a much better prevention than cure for cancer. I have always been lean and athletic all my life. Always tried to eat a healthy balanced diet (still...
Demograhpic studies comparing the incidence rates of various cancers are very interesting. For example, low red meat consumption and a high vegetarian low fat diet in some Asian countries resulted in...
Conflicting studiess seem to be the rule. Now they are saying women should not do self exams of their breasts because it leads to unnecessary testing and biopsies. We have a 36 yr old niece who just...
My doctors told me that most labs use <.01 as the standard for no measurable level of PSA. So I was very pleased to go from 14.6 to <.01 on my first post op test (the ultra sensitive test). One can...
It is interesting that the medical community stresses testing for a variety of cancers, protate and colon being examples, at age 50. I know that demographics indicate that incidence rates for many,...
Hey at only two pads a day you are doing great. Shouldn't be long before you will be free of the hassle. I had my surgery back in March and told the doc my primary concern was being continent. Now...
No offense taken James. This is a great site! And I think I shrunk my profile without having to use proscar. :)...
Since my prostate was unusually large, and had "tucked under" adjoining structures, my options were pretty much limited to surgery or watchful waiting. I don't consider watchful waiting a good option...
hmmmm, it shows up as single spaced on my revised profile page???...
Lets try again...
My bad. Correction made....
To paraphrase a famous old quote "all things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia". But ya gotta do what you gotta do to get well and the big majority get thru it pretty darn well. Best of luck...
Just a quick post so my profile is visible in this thread....
So Daniel, your age can be a very important factor. For the elderly, non invasive treatments are often a good choice. I am a two time cancer survivor at present (melanoma and prostate. My wife is a...
I had high PSA's forom 4.5 to 10.4 for 10 years, two neg biopsies, then suddenly a spike to 14.6 and a positive biopsy. I'll never know for sure when I went positive. May have been missed the first...
I love this site already. I was lucky and got the cath out in ten days. But I soaked a pad every two hours. what a pisser! Now almost 5 months later I sometimes have a small leak if I sneeze or fart,...
Thanks James. Strangely, I am able to have an orgasm (with major stimulation) but not even a hint of erection. Nice to be able to discuss topics like these with others going thru it. I am happy that...
Jack my PSA steadily climbed over 10 years to approx 10.4 this year. I had 3 biopsy procedures in those ten years. The first two were negative, the last positive. For almost 10 years I was dx'd as...
Surgery on March 3, this year. Post op recovery a little rough the first week but no complications. Almost complete continence recovery after about 6 weeks. Residual problems: no erections, and not...