My doc told me to take 2 weeks from work. I work from home and i have desk job. Looking back I should have taken 1 week more. Remember, the injury does not show outside, but lot is damaged inside to...
I was given a UTI antibiotic around the time catheter was taken off. Things were fine for a week and then the burning sensation and pain...very localized to the spot where the cut seems to be Will...
Was recovering well till a few days ago...the post catheter pain/bleeding had gone away. 2-3 days ago felt like a cut in the urethra on top half of penis. There is intermittent bleeding, burning...
Had my surgery 10 days ago and catheter out yesterday and have been dry since then. Partial erection came 4th day of surgery, took no pain medication..had no nausea and side effect. Plan (per doc) is...
I got my catheter out yesterday. My gleason was upgraded from 3+3 to 3+4. Am dry today except some stress continenc (only if i dont void every hour). The volume was less that 10% with all cancer...
Chatuge, JimStars, all - Happy to report surgery on 6/15 and recovery has gone extremely well. Only have a bloated stomach as reminder pain. The patholgy report was good with no positive margins and...
My advise - Be very aggressive with the docs and nurse on the ED issue and force the need that this is as important as getting rid of cancer. Generally they will respond. If not ask for a urologist...
I went though the same dilemma myself earlier this year. I am 48 and my father and uncle died of Pca around 60. My PSA was between 1 and 2 for past few years and free PSA dropped to 18 this year. The...
congratulation drums - i have my day on june 15..getting pre-surgery anxiety and up and down mood swings. let me me know if you have any suggestions from your experience on managing them. my docs...
Chatuge - how was your experience with dr shah and his staff. any suggestion to getting the best out of them for my surgery and follow-up jimstars - i believe the docs are getting much more...
Right...wondering why the push for MUSE recently...many aggressive marketing by the pharma company that makes MUSE. I was planning the pill and pump route and see of the doctor is ok on that. from...
Chatuge - I am scheduled for surgery with Dr Shah later this month and he is recommeding the use of MUSE. This i believe is something he started doing only couple of months ago. Prior to that the...
questions for t-dog getting da vinci in june. 48 years old, 3+3, localized, i am very healthy and atletics very anxious to hear you experience, prep, surgery and after. wanting learns from other who...
I explored HIFU as well and chose da vinci. My sister has worked in UK as a physician and she consulted her urologist colleagues in UK. For my age, 48 and low gleason 3+3 surgery was recommeded. What...