Hi Woodworker: Your numbers, to me suggest you should have an excellent recovery, even the party boy! Can't quite figure out your surgeons "did the best he could" as he either did or did not save the...
At 106 grams mine came out much like the others or plastic bag and the incision typically used from what I've read is at the navel or the largest of the five access points. Not sure why a plastic bag...
Lotta stuff here: http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=35&m=1676308 74 - recovering prostatealcoholick! :devil:...
Hang in there Purg as you have a couple things going for you others do not (incontinence and ED not a problem) plus ounce you get the urethra bladder connection fixed your numbers look pretty darn...
Posted this link in the other "incontinence" thread but others may come to this one so check this link out:...
Incontinence and sphincter's. Check this out. http://books.google.com/books?id=IZmhwzwGyuMC&pg=PA279&lpg=PA279&dq=prostatectomy+removes+upper+sphincter&source=bl&ots=lbeo1eh0HH&sig= :smilewinkgrin:...
U might try http://www.northdrugstore.com/ It would be a generic with the lab in India via Germany!?....Named Siagra and works the same. Sooo your insurance covers "recreational drugs" Life is good!...
Incontinence: Lets not forget that men, prior to surgical removal of the prostate, have the luxury of TWO sphincter muscles the uppermost being primarily responsible for controlling urine flow is...
Your numbers sound more like PRE op rather then POST op....What all have you had done to date? 74 years old - DiVinci 2/10/2010 - Gleason 3+4=7 and confirmed post op. nerves spared - margins clear...
Happy birthday Alf! :yeah:...
I continue to find the subject of catheters fascinating, primarily the penile which apparently is still used by many surgeons post op for a period of time. While my prostate @ 106 grams required...
At 74 years old PC did not surprise me all that much as I've read that a great number of older guys "have it" and aren't even aware nor take advantage of PSA's and live a full life dieing from some...
I concede!....my 106 gram "was" a wiener! Had it not been for the big "C" I would still have my rascal as I could pee with other old far** at the trough! 74 years old - 2 0f 12 cores and 70% / 30% -...
Hi Margaret...to me seems odd there's a scan planned AFTER the surgery and testicles might be removed? With the numbers you've provided, Gleason 4+4=8 and a PSA of 12, while a tad high aren't all...
Hi Shaheen10....Lots of information here and lots of biases (as Purgatory suggests). CT and bone scans are a good idea although @ 3+3=6 your PC appears not all that aggressive BUT with the number of...
Dr. Strum: Unusual for one professional to suggest others in his / her line of work might be less then superstars BUT alas it's VERY true as "seemingly" evidenced by many of the posts in this forum!...
Henry Ford Vatikutti institute holds a class the week following ones robotic procedure on this subject with a lecture and reps from the various methods available. Lectures can also be attended by...
Purg and others I do stand corrected AND hang in there Midi!...
Midi...Sorry but I have to give up! You said you were bleeding and had to go to the hospital because of your several times daily "self catheterizations" and here you go at it again. From my view you...
Good morning compiler....I agree with Steve (normal). Gotta remember we no longer own the first line sphincter at the bladder. Activity has a lot to do with "drips". Since you had your prostatectomy...
Hi Ger42....WELCOME ABOARD! first off your numbers look pretty good no matter which way you decide to go. 142 sums it up in that which procedure is the best depends on which method your doctor has...
Interesting....How did you end in a prostate cancer forum? Just cruisein and lookin?...
Hey Timm good to hear "your date with a robot" went well. I personally feel the Kegels thing is a bit overblown and continence improves naturally. For me, at 74 years old I haven't kept a date log on...
Great to see you are getting close to finding some real HELP! No surprise at all that you had to do Foley catheter thing and good luck to you on Monday....Post before mine had a good link for you to...
Alas...the last w heard from Timm was way back on March first and he's already forgotten us!...
Looking for Timm! (yours was the first post I checked out on this site). What's up Timm? By now you will have had your surgery and well on the way to rehab....
Midi!!! Your Gleason score was 4+5=9 right? How many core samples were taken, how many contained cancerous cells, and what were the percentages? Have you found a SPECIALIST in caner treatment YET or...
TURP and Midi Midi has been all over the place with his maladies like bladder infections, constipation, HIGH PSA's, enlarged prostate???, and self inserted catheters several times a day. The story...
Hi there regal1945....can't imagine why with Mayo clinics reputation but I don't recall seeing a doctor mentioned on anyone's post. Perhaps a search here? Or start a new thread and be specific about...
Midi....I've posted on your thread MANY times and from the beginning did not feel your "doctors" were treating you properly and yes after being advised of my enlarged prostate by a flight surgeon...
Hey MichGuy that "pepper" link was interesting. Reads like the compound won't eliminate prostate and other cancers but does stunt the progression of the disease....
Midi....at this point there's absolutely zero reason to be talking about dieing!!!! Lots of guys posting in this forum have had similar numbers and are doing very well with their recoveries so get...
Hey Purg....I respect your knowledge as you've been there / done that but the pepper thing. While I cannot imagine for one minute HOW the pepper thing impacts cancer cells neither can I dispute what...
Diet / Herbs / Don Imus: Imus spoke of his treatment in more detail this morning which includes zero sugar, all raw foods including peppers plus pepper pills. The peppers supposedly destroy cancer...
Diet and Don Imus: He was high (spirits) yesterday and again today with his numbers. I haven't read or heard if diet destroys the cancer cells or just stops the growth while lowering the serum that...
Perhaps some of you follow Don Imus!?.....While "his" prostate cancer specifics are a tad scarce, as I recall his Gleason was 3+4=7 and his PSA was in the sixes and t2c......His wife is a health food...
Localized? A CT and bone scan will give you a better idea but PERSONALLY your numbers suggest it is not localized which doesn't mean you have zero options but I sure wouldn't be wasting a lot of time...
Midi your numbers (all cores positive plus a high Gleason score) suggest that thing is rotten all the way through. Cannot believe your urologist let you go this long without having a biopsy months...
Hey Midi...give us some more numbers...U mentioned your Gleason score was eight or nine....Had to be stated like 4+4=8 or maybe 5+4=0 etc. How many CORES ere taken and how many were POSITIVE? If the...
What or who are you looking for worried guy? (Doctors, hospitals)?...
Since you mentioned a J3 I'm assuming you hold a 3rd class medical which does not recognize cancer as an issue that would keep you from flying. Check out this link:...
Hey Purg...Was that 10 hours or ten days? Over the years and three biopsy's I don't recall a restriction outside of that first day....
In short I would say yes. I was told to take it easy the rest of that same day. Cannot imagine what harm a spa would do....
Hey Midi I suppose you read my post from earlier today. My prostate at 106 grams was twice the size of yours with zero hip, back etc. pains My last 12 core biopsy produced very little blood in the...
Never had one myself but I'm sure you will have answers today....
Midi it took a long time for you to get this far but you finally did the right thing. Lets hope your lab report comes back negative for PC and then all you will have left will be the TURP. How's your...
Hi there LovesDave and welcome to the site....What kind of numbers did your hubby have like Gleason score, PSA numbers, Nerves spared? margins clear, other asociated lymph nodes and ducts clear?...
Midi I must have read about a TURP on someone else's post. So long as you keep catheterizing yourself to pee you have a serious urinary problem. The fact that your urologist "felt" a lump on your...
Hey Midi and good morning. For the last one (biopsy) yes I had the numbing agent and very little bleeding at all. Ejaculate is bloody for quite a while after and then traces of blood for a few...
Midi...apparently you have faith in your original urologist and that's your call. Huge difference in doctors and methods though. I encourage you to ask him if he uses a NUMBING agent!!! My first two...