I just had my 4 1/2 year PSA test done. .02 I'll take it! One more test like that in six months and then I'll go on to an annual test. Best of luck to all of you....
3+4, I was also a 3+4, 3 1/2 years ago. Don't get discouraged, everyone is different in their recovery timing. I didn't have much going on for the first three years, but now pills work effectively...
Tiger, your suggestion about a constriction band is something I've been researching, as a matter of fact. There are many options from sketchy websites. It's certainly something to strongly consider...
I should encourage the lovely wife to read this thread. I'm not sure she realizes this 'new normal' stuff is really normal. Prior to surgery, my uro at the time laid out basically the worst case...
I thought I was beyond embarrassment after going through PCa and radical prostectomy, and all the rest, but I have to admit this one is a tad embarrassing to ask. Anyhow, with a deep breath, here...
Think positive and put everything into His hands....
That is great news! Congratulations!...
Thanks for the laugh Startech. That 'use it in a sentence' thing was funny. Jerry, we're good! Thanks for the replies. 98', I think I feel your pain. Our wives seem much alike. My next step is to...
Casper, I know you are right about getting a new Uro, but I am reluctant because I've already had treatment by another doctor and I feel strange about the whole thing. However, I think I am slowly...
Thanks for the replies. Jerry, I hope I didn't sound like an ungrateful winer, because that sure was not my intention. Trust me, I know I'm one of the lucky ones. I read this forum and others and it...
Three and one half years ago I had robotic radical prostectomy at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston. So today please join me in raising a glass to celebrate my recent PSA results of .01. When I...
I would certainly want to know as much as possible....
I have noticed my 25 year old son eating healthy foods. He also avoids fried foods like donuts, fries, and fried chicken. I'm with Casey on this one. Those foods are like poison to me now. Since PCa...
I was 62....
You people are incredible!...
Good for you! Congratulations and I hope you have many, many more great reports....
Sonny, your post jumped off the page at me. I am so, so sorry for you but at the same time you illustrate such strength and peace. Please know you are definitely in my thoughts and prayers....
Ian, I haven't been on the site very much lately but I have to admit your post reminded me why I love HealingWell so much. Please keep the faith and give your worries to the Almighty. Peace, john...
Thank you to all of you for your nice comments. Best of everything to all my brothers in the struggle to be cancer free. God bless! john...
Just got my 2 1/2 year PSA report back. It is <0.01! I feel fortunate and blessed to have had this outcome. Good luck to all of you, my brothers, in your struggles and recoveries....
"The obvious thing is to think about what we could remove from our diet. But I took a completely opposite approach and began asking: What could we be adding to our diet that could boost the body’s...
I'm a T2C also. Gleason 7 (3+4) Had DaVinci and so far so good....
David, I logged in today for the first time in months, specifically to see how you were doing. I'm glad you have continued your update thread, but I'm sorry you've continued to have a difficult row...
Roger, I'm in my third year post-surgery. I'm sorry if I was a little confusing in my previous post. Best of luck in your search....
Welcome to the group Roger, For me, it was every three months for the first year. Every six months for the next four years. If everything is still A-OK after five years I'll go to an annual PSA test....
I left my uro who discovered by PCa for Dr. Hu in Boston. Out of the hospital in one day, off the evil catheter in about 10 days, continent in about 4 - 6 weeks. Two pairs of underpants helped at...
krm, be sure to keep walking and drinking water. Walk and drink, walk and drink. I also put the 'bag' in a pail during the night and tried to sleep on my back. The catheter issue is certainly a pain...
Nellie, please email me. I have a personal question for you, if you don't mind. Thanks, john...
Thanks for the concern BB. Not much to say I guess. Been lurking though, off and on. All is well here, thanks for asking. Peace!...
For what its worth: http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-specialisms/cancer/do-eggs-raise-prostate-cancer-risk/5036861.article...
No big deal, hardly worthy of a post, but I'll post anyhow. My two year post surgery PSA came in at .03, up a tad from .02 six months ago. I'm happy and certainly blessed that things are fine,...
Mine was every three months for the first year. Every six months for the next four years, making it five years post op. Than annually....
David, you expressed the situation very well and much better than I did on another thread to unhappy. Unhappy, we can all hear and feel your frustration about the incontinence and ED. You have a...
Wow! So sorry to hear your story. The frustration comes through loud and clear. The skill of your surgeon is critical to the success of the whole thing. Thanks to this excellent forum I learned that...
Casey, you ARE a madman! I'll check your link though just in case I want to punish myself....
Thanks Casey. Are you still doing push ups like a mad man? I'd rather do sit ups. :)...
Thanks guys for the nice words. This site is so great. Certainly, I'll admit, like many guys, I used to be on the site much, much more but once recovery condinues without problems, I think many of us...
DanO, good luck with the Active Survelliance. Personally, I think that's a wise choice for a guy your age and with your numbers. My Gleason was a 7 so I didn't have that luxury, but I would have...
Hello all. Two years ago I had da Vinci robotic surgery by Dr. Jim Hu in Boston. I thought it might be useful to report how things are going at this stage of recovery. I am on a 6-month PSA testing...
Amen Brother! I give thanks often for finding my surgeon. The surgeon is the crucial difference and we all should seek the best we can find if we choose to go in that direction. Thank you Dr. Hu....
Dear Casey, I am so, so sorry to hear this dreaded news. My heart is broken for you. May the peace of the Lord be with you and your children while you grieve the loss of your soulmate. She was quite...
Congratulations! I hope those kind of numbers continue for you....
I was only able to see about 30 seconds of this so I found the entire video on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4jgUcxMezM Being red haired, freckled, and having had several bad sunburns...
Good for you! Hoping your PSA comes in favorable also....
That was very good. Thanks for sharing....
Thanks again for all of your very kind reassurances. I guess I'm normal after all. Thanks especially for the positive words about the Patriot Guard Riders. It is a special priviledge to be part of...
Thanks for the very wise words Bronson. It will be tears of joy, for sure, when our son graduates from one of America's finest schools. Go Irish!...
DaSlink, I can relate. I ride with the Patriot Guard Riders and it would uncool and even unsafe to ride with glassy eyes, which I have done several times on funeral missions....
David, my wife calls her my 'girlfriend' because I listen to her so much, and I also have every song she ever made on my ipod as well. She's the best, period! However, she makes me cry like a baby...
AJ, "Landslide" is a great song for sure. "It's time to Say Goodbye", by Sarah Brightman is another one that gets to me. But heck, everything 'gets to me' now. Peace!...