Hey folks, i`m quite aways out from mr robot but had to have several surgeries for a couple of different things kind of right in a row. I`m dealing with what i think is proctitis brought on by having...
i was in a similar place as you, i went for the robot with a brilliant guy running it and have had a very successful outcome. i have zero incontinence and can get a natural wood no problem. i`m now...
Logo, gleason going in and coming out was 6. Pathology showed the tumor was right on the very edge and was nearly out and loose, so decision to have the surgery at that time proved to be a good one....
Greetings folks, hard to believe but just had my 4 year blood letting and still pulling all zeros even with a positive margin. Everything pretty much working ok so no major complaints and carrying on...
mines gone too, doctor told me "you know how you tell if you`re having a gall bladder attack and not a heart attack?" "if you`re lying on the floor wishing for death it`s your gall bladder" that was...
i can vividly remember my uro telling me that it wasn`t that long ago that i would have been one of those guys that came in his office with back pain and this would have been a whole different story....
happened to me but was not at one of the incisions. they told me that it likely tore when they aired me up for the surgery and that slender guys are more commonly affected by this issue....
i have been a i.c. sufferer for a number of years. i`ve been scoped multiple times and had my bladder stretched as therapy for the i.c. it does really help for awhile after they do it. hope it works...
I must say that returning to full steam was harder for me after fixing the hernia than it was recovering from mister roboto....
I am a mechanic and have been involved in motorsports most of my adult life as a driver and crew member. Spent most of my early career road racing sports cars for a gentleman whos father invented the...
I did in fact need blood after mine. I`m pretty slender and the doc told me when they aired me up it likely tore something and i bled a bit more than most. He said he seldomly ever sees that in...
i have this problem big time, they now give me something prior to going under and also something in iv while under and no problems since....
Hes 60ish, gleason 7, living in the good ole usa. Info is alittle hard to come by. I have been fortunate to have no recurrance but i know many of you have had to have multiple proceedures and was...
Hey folks, a relative of mine just went through surgery and his pathology report was not the greatest showing extension outside the capsule. His psa going in was aprox. 30. His uro is heading him...
Not sure what to attribute it to Sag. I have not changed my diet at all. I eat lots of meat and taters. I dont smoke, drink a beer with my buddys when i want to, but no mixed drinks. I have a very...
Hey folks, just passed the 3 year milestone and the results just came back at 0.01, been holding at that number since the 90 day mark. I would have to believe that i`m the poster boy for good...
The surgeon i used was in my network but the facility we wanted to use wasn`t but they were able to negotiate a in network price with my insurance and all was good. You might give that a looking into....
Hey Galaxy, my situation was pretty close to yours and i had to make that decision of am i over treating this. After alot of thinkin we opted for surgery with Marc Milsten in Tulsa Ok. The out come...
Positive margin for me also, i`m now two and a half years out from surgery and still pulling .001 honestly i`ve seen more problems it seems from guys with clean margins than us positive ones, i`m not...
hey david, you may have answered this in the past but i was wondering if just going ahead and removing the bladder would be a better course for you. i have a friend who had his removed after a car...
God bless you brother, reading of her strength of will and ability to find something positive in the face of adversity has inspired me greatly. Peace be to you, Tim...
sonny, your path is very much the one i walked several years ago, and you`re doing it with a grace and resolve that few could muster. bless you and your family, tim...
the man was a monster. saw him the first time in 1977 with a very young sammy hagar out front. very sorry to hear this...
Never a drop here either,donated the supplies we got to a local shelter....
Hey folks, hard to believe for me its been 2 years since this long strange trip began but i just had my 24 month check up and all is well. PSA has held steady at .001, no continence issues and mr...
Hey Mel, I had the gall bladder attack from hell a few years ago and the wife found me on the bathroom floor moaning and got me to the doc. His comment was the difference between a gb attack and a...
Harley, had quite a bleeding episode myself while still in the hospital. The drain was filling up rapidly and i was really sleepy and apparently white as a sheet. They eventually got it slowed down...
Steve, got one of these when they aired me up for surgery and my muscle didnt gived enough and tore. Dull achy pain way worse when standing and a noticable mouse when standing. It was pretty...
This stinkin crap basically gave me the kick in the rear to open my own shop. At 50 i wasnt getting any younger and after this little reality check i figured lets do it. It seems somewhat like...
bless you brother...
Hey folks, i`ve seen some posts lately from guys concerning pos margins. I just had my 15 month psa drawn and it came back at 0.00! Thats three of those in a row. My margin was small but there and...
I work live and work in a public environment (motorsports) that even if one person knows, pretty soon the whole world will know lol. Its been a complete non issue and i was very surprised with the...
g6, i`m one of the surgery posterboys, no continence issues from the getgo and very little ed. i am now at 15mo. post surgery and my last psa was 0.00 and ed is mostly a nonissue. there is light at...
diamonds, milsten is a urologic specialists in tulsa oklahoma and performs surgery at oklahoma surgical hospital. very skilled guy and awesome care there, good luck!...
thanks guys, we`re sprint car racers on dirt, we`d send those sissy daytona guys home to mama!!...
Hey folks, just passed the one year mark from my robot throwdown and all is going well. PSA just came in at 0.00, continent and mr happy is workin pretty good. The sky is blue, the door to the shop...
My regular doc gave me the best advise ever when he said"I`m sending you to see the surgeon that other surgeons go to". Cant argue with that and so far good results....
Hey folks, got the nine month numbers today, my first reading at the 3 month mark was 0.03 then 0.00 at 6 months and now 0.01 No complaining here. All seems to be on a decent path, no continence...
hey rick, i too had the monsterous right testicle and was purple black and blue from my hip all the way up to my beltline, was crazy looking and lasted a good long while. bm issues were also the...
I am 8 months out from surgery, my psa has dropped from .03 initially to .01 and now is .00 so yes it can continue to drop. Good luck...
heres alittle food for thought for you, my pos. core count was also very low and a 6, we did our research made a plan and then went to it, my repair was 4 months from diag to fix. the final path...
Way to go David, bless ya brother, Tim...
Hey folks, 34grams here, both nerves spared, no issues before and really only need alittle more stimulation to be 100% now. The only thing i notice now is that you can loose it alot quicker so you...
Right on David, i read up on this deal after you first mentioned it and really sounds like the best thing for you to get your life back on track. All the best brother, Tim...
As a i.c. sufferer radiation was ruled out for me as my bladder has already been compromised and the docs felt that zapping things in the area would not be a good idea. When you re hashing things out...
Hey folks, well its been 6 months now since i went toe to toe with the robot and all is generally pretty well. I`m fully continent, never even a drop. Mr happy is fully functional and getting better...
looking at your stats the free % does not look good...
hey vito, the gleason downgrade is always a nice thing. like yourself i had a very small pos. margin in one spot and like you was told it will likely not have a adverse effect on my recovery. good...
Way to hang in there dude. It does sound like some sort of advanced proceedure may be what you need to get your life back. All the best to ya brother, Tim...
Jah, i too have the mystery dent right where you say. I asked the doc about this at my last visit as i had never noticed it before the surgery. He was pretty non commital and gave me the you probably...