How about six hours and a trip to the doctor (on a Saturday!) to aspirate all of the blood stuck in there? It was not pretty. Sex didn't help. A brisk walk didn't help. The Sudafed didn't help...
Kia Michel with Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles. My husband hates doctors and actually likes Dr. Michel. The Da Vinci surgery was a great success. Dr. Michel is wonderful and he's a nice, caring man....
Your nervousness is understandable. While I do not have a prostate and will never say, "I know what you're going through," I did see and feel the nervousness in my husband right before his surgery....
I am kind of waiting for the other shoe to drop. I think he and I both know this could all change. We shall see. Surf's up? That's funny. I am a surfer. There. Now you all know something about me. I...
It's been one week since my husband's surgery. I don't think either one of us would say it was one of our better weeks. Hospital. Pain. Catheter bags. Antibiotics. Stool softeners. Ah, good times....
Thank you all for your help. I called the doctor's office. They didn't have a list of supplies they thought we'd need. I guess they deal with the front end of the surgery (Ooops! Was that a pun, an...
Thanks, Bill! I'm trying to keep it together. He is still down and pretty much out of it emotionally. The doctor had a long talk with him at the last appointment. I don't think it helped (other than...
I did find the link I was looking for! It took a bit of looking around. Thanks! As you were....
Okay, you wonderful folks! You got us through the meeting with the doctor with regard to our treatment options. I asked you for questions and I asked every single one of them of the doctor. His...
I will make my husband read your post! He's scheduled for the Da Vinci surgery on November 24th. I think your post will help him to see what lies ahead or at least allow him to see what's possible!...
Thanks, Bill. But he's not talking. He's finally started telling other men that he has cancer and is advising male friends to be tested. However, that's as far as he's gone thus far. He, like most...
Wow! See, there were some questions in there that I never would have thought of asking. Thank you, thank you, thank you! My husband did sit down with me while I copied them. I read them out loud. He...
My husband has had the biopsy, bone scan and CT scan. Tomorrow we meet with the urologist to discuss the next steps. I've got a list of questions to ask him. My question for this group: what...
Don't worry, everyone. My husband is the impulsive one. I am not. This is why I end up being the one who does the research, talks to people and gets a sense of the big picture. We will discuss all of...
I thought about watchful waiting. However, my husband had this same shoulder surgery last year on the other shoulder—he falls down a lot!—and his PSA was normal. So, within the span of a year, his...
Well, life doesn't follow the rules either. Here's what we're dealing with. Okay, my husband was diagnosed with PCa a couple of weeks ago. Since that time, we've found out that my job is pretty much...
I had no idea I would get so many responses. This forum is amazing. Okay, now I have enough input to give me some idea of where to go with this. I think I will encourage him to do the Kegels if only...
dirt, you crack me up. Thank you for your words of encouragement. I'm not obsessed with Kegels or anything. I think it's my way of getting my husband's head in the right space. He tends to be passive...
It's been less than a week since the diagnosis and we've already circled the wagons. I've been reading. I joined this forum. I've spoken to the urologist's office twice. Now that I know what we're...
The headache I'd had since Friday's news is pretty much gone (thanks to everyone on this forum). Guess I picked the wrong week to stop taking my hypertension medicine! (No big deal. I'm in the...
creed_three, I've already begun to talk to your son about what's going on. The thing is I have to move slowly because my husband is still dealing with the news. I don't think he's quite ready to...
Thank you, one and all. I'm already feeling a bit better now that I've found this forum. I seem to be a quick study about most things. When I spoke to the guy at the urologist's office today, he said...
On Friday, my husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer. By Friday night, I was all over the internet trying to learn all that I could. This morning, I was on the phone with his urologist's office...