Have not been on for awhile but wanted to say 2 months with the AUS and all is well !works great...
RHC, if you shopping around and looking for good Post PC surgery Doctors check out Dr Allen Morey Utsouthwestern this is one of his specialties...
Jenef, I did have to have a balloon dilation done this pass March for BNC which cleared that issue and then on Aug 28 I had an AUS implant done I will be honest it is not a pleasant experience this...
I just searched bing and google for prostate cancer forums and HW comes up on that search...
I would have to believe that men in there 40's and 50's would have a large bearing on this study I spent a lot of time with my doctor discussing the open and robotic nad he gave some pretty solid...
I kegeled for 8 months my uro told me I was probably not going to get any better but I kegeled for another 6 months and I did do it faithfully Finally they scoped me Dec (08) and did some test and it...
I live in texas now but I was born and raised in Ohio near Cleveland (Medina)...
well I have my first day in with the AUS I have gone most of today with out any pad (just wanted to see how that felt again) all is good what a relief. I never thought I would ever see this day again...
Thanks, I almost got emotional this evening when I sat down and had a couple beers (2) and I didn't have to go to the bathroom every 13 seconds...
Well today was the big day. I had an AUS implant put in on Aug 28, and 6 weeks later I had it activated at 11:00 am CDT I have used the bathroom 2 times since and it is working like a champ. It has...
Sonny, I will keep you in my prayers that you surgery is as success story and that your post surgery recovery time will be short always look forward and not backwards and you will do fine Gary...
I understand your frustration, I am at almost 2.5 years I have sever leaking and ED as well, the ED however is secondary for me at this point. Incontinence is my major heartburn had any AUS implant...
well frist week after AUS surgery, things are progrssing well till pretty tender but most all swelling is gone. I will say that it is not a good place to have surgery and be incontinent. hopefully...
Bill Hello, sorry to hear that you have been DX with PC. From your post it appears that you have caught it very early which is a good thing, as MrGimpy says there are many options for treatment and...
Thanks for the posts, it is good to hear the success that you have had makes me feel better (even though the boys are still pretty tender) I will be pleased with the outcome. Dr Morey told me the...
I have to say that when I was DX'ed I knew nothing of prostate cancer, hell I really didn't know much about what the prostate did. The urology group I used took the time to go over many of the...
I know when I had my surgery about 3 weeks out I had pains in the abdomin and pubic area, I went to see my uro and it ended up being bladder spasms, they put me on a med can remember the name turns...
Thanks David, after I had the balloon Dialation done on March which really helped with the flow problem I went from about 2 - 3 pads a day to 5- 6 a day. Makes me crazy when I was out in public for...
Back in june I decided to have an AUS done, my doctors told me the male sling would not be my best solution. Surgery went well went in at 7:00 am I was all done and home by 12:30 pm I am sore but...
Godfather Hello. I had DaVinci june 07 the Cath isn't that bad you will get a leg band that holds the cath to your leg you should get a bedside bag and a leg bag so when you have to go out it isn't...
I had the robotic surgery at Baylor in Plano texas and total cost was 78.000 total paid by my insurance. Whe I was deciding whether to have open or robotic my urologist explained to me that the cost...
I can only speak for myself, I was dianosed 4/07 I had 5 of 12 cores that were posstive gleason was 7 on those I had several others that were inconclusive, I was 52 then with 2 kids at home still, I...
Purgatory, thanks, I guess I am a little nervous mostly since I leak some now, my Dr. told me once they open it up I may leak more, they did a test and it appears that I have about 75% control. once...
I am scheduled this Friday for TUI (Transurethral incision) to clear some scar tissue from where the reconstructon was done during the prostatectomy, I was told by my doctor that I am at a 11F - 12 F...