Steve, I hear you big-time. What's more, they always start by saying, "This may sting just a little", or "This will be a little poke", or something like that. Right! Anyhow, good luck with your visit...
First, to Bronson and all the rest, Thanx for all the good wishes. Juliet, that's good to know (although not good news:-)). Both the dermodoc and the oncodoc said they will be keeping close watch as...
Kind of off topic but... I'm a lurker here only posting when I have something to add (not often) or when I get my latest PSA results. Well, I had my yearly visit with the Dermatologist and he saw...
I am a lurker as well being three years past RRP with no detectable PSA (knock on wood). I post when I get a report and, very infrequently, when I have something to add. But for me, at least, there...
I wasn't sure after the telephone runaround I got from the doctor's office but it remained the same. I'm now on a yearly schedule for tests. Y'all hang in there and Happy Holidays! Garth...
Had my 3 year draw last Thursday but the appts not until Friday. I decided to call yesterday morning to see if they would tell me over the phone. The receptionist indicated they would and she would...
I did a double-take when I saw the URL that included WHNT since that station is here in Huntsville. Sometimes the stories are close to home. So much for PCa being the "Old Man's Disease. Very sad......
So, did you take the pills or drink the liquid, lovingly referred to as "colon blow"? The result is the same, however; plenty of time to catch up on all the bathroom reading literature. I've had...
2.5 yrs and counting. Hang in there... Garth...
If you follow this rule, it will seem like you've lived a long time regardless. If it tastes good, don't eat it. If it feels good, don't do it. :-) Y'all hang in there... Garth...
I appreciate the good thoughts and send the same back to each of you. As to "keep it up"? Hmm... I'm just grateful to be in the club. (Sorry, I couldn't resist) :-) See ya, Garth...
Just had my 2 year checkup and my PSA remains undetectable. Test again in 6 months. Keep up the fight... See ya, Garth...
Haven't been too active lately. Lots going on at work and we're building a new house. Got another zero yesterday so I'm still a member. No progress on the ED front so that seems to be the way it will...
I had my RRP a month before you and as far as when/how often is concerned, we're just about the same. I don't have a problem going but once done I can keep going in drips and dribbles for as long as...
I DID do my math wrong! You've only been a member for 1.5 years, not 2.5 years. That makes it Even More Impressive!!! Never was good at math... Garth...
Purg, Let's see... 24 hours per day times 365 days per year equals 8760 hours per year times 2.5 years active in HW equals 21900 total hours divided by 5312 posts equals one post every 4.123 hours...
Ed -- I worried the biopsy until it was over (no big deal), then I worried the surgery prep (I hate IVs) until it was over (again, no big deal), then I woke up worrying the catheter since I had never...
All here are correct. It's the prep that is the *real* issue. My first time, I had to drink a gallon of "Colon Blow" as it's nicknamed (appropriately, I might add). Starts out as not too bad but...
One good thing about your resignation, it will cut down significantly on the amount of chatter on this forum. Of course, since you were kidding, so am I. :-) Good luck and see you on the Other Side...
Greetings towers and sorry you have to join the group. I had exactly the same procedure a year ago with a uro I trusted and have never regretted it one bit. I got it over with and am glad it's gone....
Subject says it all. Uro put me on six-month schedule. Hang in there, Garth...
I was no longer using pads after about a month and continued to "dry" up even more after that. That said, I still have an occasional drop or two after, as Purg stated, an unexpected sneeze or cough....
My older brother had brachy several years ago so I had some exposure to PCa before I discovered I had it as well. I had also made up my mind that if I ever did get PCa, I wanted it surgically...
First, I have an older brother named Mel that lives NW of AA by about 120 miles and who also got his graduate degree at MSU. Is there anything you've failed to mention to me? Like sharing the same...
That puts you near my old stomping grounds and no need to get more specific. As to the biopsy, my uro gave me a fairly potent pill to "relax" me which I took on the way to his office. By the time I...
Hmm... Not to get too distracted from the *real* topic but I'm doing mental geography in my head. :-) I grew up in "central" Mich which I define to sort of be the triangle from Lansing to Grand...
One thing that would seem to be good to know was if there were any tumor cells circulating in the blood. If not, that would seem to indicate a localized tumor (at least to me). This has been brought...
Gold Horse, what happened to you has happened quite a bit lately. Not sure why but it has. When I joined about a year ago, the kind of debate(used loosely) that your original post started was rarely...
That's a relief! Glad to hear my list won't be getting any longer. :-) Thanx Much, Garth...
Wow! Between Doc and Brainsurgeon, I missed a fair bit. However, I did pick up on one word in particular: atrophy. Either of you two care to elucidate just a bit on exactly what "atrophies"? I've got...
As Charlie Brown would say, "Good Grief!". Hang in there Purg, we're all rooting for you. Garth...
I agree with Purg. When the prostate is removed we lose the upper valve as well as the prostate itself which can have a significant impact on flow. We are left with the lower valve only so we are...
Purg, how's about Mac & Cheese? Great comfort food! Better with soft sliced white bread and cold butter! Now you know what my Mother fed me! :-) Hang in there... Garth...
I think I agree with the above posts that argue that this, or any, forum is probably not representative of a good cross-section of all those that have been treated. I was one of the fortunate (few?...
Thanx Sonny. I see you're scheduled in a little over a week. Good luck and I hope all goes well. See ya, Garth...
Thanx to all of you for the kind thoughts. Purg, let's see... 20 years puts me @ 83 and that ain't as old as it used to be! :-) See ya... Garth...
The subject says it all and, given what many of you are going thru, I'll just leave it at that. Good Luck to every one of y'all. Garth...
Sonny, My oldest brother went to the ProstRCision clinic in Atlanta just about ten years ago and is still receiving zero PSA tests. He was pleased with the experience and the clinic staff were really...
Sorry David, the rules for a long life are as follows: If it tastes good, don't eat it; if it feels good, don't do it. Other than that, Enjoy life to the Max! :-) See ya, Garth...
RO, First, welcome to the Other Side! What I've noticed 8 months after RRP is that I can hold it okay but once I decide to go, I'd better be well on the way to the bathroom and nothing better get in...
All, Just got the results. Undetectable @ < 0.014. Very Good News! Doc is now focused on ED with a four-pack sample of 50mg V. Got to check with my family doc first because I'm on hypertension meds...
While I'm a member here because of my PCa, seven years ago my wife had lung cancer, truly scary business. All of my web research resulted in nothing but bad news with really lousy five-year survival...
GMike, PCa offers way too many choices, each with its own set of pluses/minuses. For me, I had already decided before there was any diagnosis that if PCa ever showed up, I wanted it physically...
Correction: make that Mr. ED, not Mr. RD which makes no sense. :-)...
WEDsr, I too had a normal (for my age) PSA but an abnormal DRE. As the stats show below, my biopsy came back positive and I had a RRP in 01/09 and, so far, aside from Mr. RD hanging around, all is...
Danielle, I'm sorry to hear of your SO's PCa. As to his concern, I have first-hand knowledge concerning Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy and one side effect is complete loss of the ability to...
My RRP was on 1/21/09 and I had the same prob up until just recently, getting less frequent as time went by. I don't remember it over the last couple of weeks so I expect you'll have the same. If...
Puck's Wife, You asked one question, "How to decide?", and you got the fairly usual debate amongst the regulars here about the various types of treatments. To answer your initial question, I found a...
Sorry to hear about your husband's diagnosis. I am 62 and completed RRP (open surgery) three months ago. I agree with all that has been said here but I also think that too much worrying and...
Hmm... A C-clamp for little Willy. Not a good idea methinks. And it looks like about three bucks worth of parts for almost $90. I'll pass on this one now that I just spent nearly $500 on $20 worth of...