I just wanted to post about my excellent outcome to give hope to those newly diagnosed. I just had my 10 year anniversary being cancer free after a laparoscopic prostatectomy. I experienced no...
Thank you all! I think God had a plan for me. While I had cancer I invented a potentially life saving electrical device. I needed help with the prototype. I prayed and asked God to be my business...
Hi All, I'm just checking in to give my five year anniversary update. I have been cancer free for five years! I have been truly blessed with this good fortune. I never experienced any incontinence....
I would be careful about sending money to an Indian Pharmacy. I tried "All Day Chemists" after reading about them on this site. One time I got my pills (fake cialis) and everything was fine. The...
Prayers for you David on this Good Friday....
Thank you all for the well wishes. I am sure that many, like myself, feel some guilt that we have done so well while others are suffering. Prayers for those still recovering. I wonder if it would be...
Hi All, It has been 2 1/2 years since my LPR surgery. My PSA is .05,and I am fully functional. I take 1/2 a Cialis 20 (Tadacip) twice a week. I wish all on this site could have results as good as...
I second Ensure Plus. Each small bottle is 360 calories and a ton of nutrition. Prayers and good luck David. Rick...
Thanks all. The folks on this site were a great help in the decision making process and getting through it all....
There are some things I didn't know about biopsies. Maybe it is just in my case, but my third biopsy affected my erection. It made it go a little crooked. Also, biopsies can damage the nerves...
I have been very blessed so far. My PSA today was < .05(undetectable) I never had to use a pad since the catheda came out. I can have sex. Wood for a short time without pills and for a longer time...
Hi Newman, I'm 6 months out from LRP. I was the same at 3 months without the blue pill (or Cialis). My Dr. had me taking the pills though since two weeks out. I could get about 90% wood with the...
I would also get the anti-biotics to rule out infection. It does sound like somethings cooking though. I waited until my PSA was 8 before my first biopsy. That was five years after my doctor...
Thanks James. Yes I'm going back to my surgeon. Good luck in Feb....
I had two brothers who had open, one successful one not. I decided I wanted the robot. When I found the best Dr, who my insurance covered, he suggested LRP without the robot. He had done the robot...
I still have pain in the testicles. It is like getting kicked in the b*lls 50 times a day. The only time it doesn't hurt is lying down or standing still. Doc says put a rolled up towel under them and...
Thanks guys. I am going to start the Aleves and see if that helps. I put up Christmas lights today and I'm a basket case now. These b*lls are a real pain....
Thanks guys....
Thanks Jeff. It's not wood like before ,it takes a lot of coaxing, but yeah I'm real lucky....
Thanks Alf. I have been off the meds for about a week. I wanted to get my bowels functioning properly again and it worked. Maybe I do still need to take some. I was only embarassed that my problems...
I have had a terrific recovery fro my LRP 3 weeks ago. I'm 99% continent (just a couple drops after urinating). I have even gotten wood and achieved orgasm with cialis. My surgical wounds are still a...
The Dr on call phoned in a script this morning to my druggist . I took a Ditropan at 8:00 AM. I urinated at 10 AM, still the same pain, the fourth episode. I stopped the Vicaden/Tylenol, since it was...
Thanks Alf. I'm looking for 24 hour drugstores so maybe the Dr. can phone in a prescription for a bladder spasm drug. This is the worst pain I think I ever experienced....
I had the catheder removed Friday morning at 11AM. Everything was fine until Sunday morning at 12:30 AM. After urinating I get severe pain in the lower abdomen. It has happened three times now. The...
Thanks all. You can get 3 free 20 mg pills from the Cialis website with a Dr's prescription. I'm going to try to get them while I'm waiting for the ones with the joint compound in them. lol My...
Great! Thanks Arnie....
Doc prescribed Cialis to keep little Rick on life support until he wakes up. My HMO doesn't cover prescription drugs like Cialis , Viagra, or Levitra. Before I go out of pocket, does anyone have any...
Thanks for all the kind wishes folks!...
I had my catheder removed today. Not painful. I got my pathology report. The cancer was still 3+4, in both lobes and freckled throughout the prostate in both lobes. But tumors were confined to the...
David, I'm glad to hear you are getting better. You have really been through the ringer. I think you will recover your strength as your appetite improves and your weight increases. Maybe doing your...
I can't wait for the next person to tell me "you've got some pair of b*lls" Thanks guys....
How long does it take for my eggplant sized and colored testicles to return to normal. Could there be complications from this?...
Whoohoo. The first BM. The prune juice worked. My wife was bringing it home when I went. Just thinking about drinking it did the trick.lol. This is all tolerable, but is made much easier having the...
Great news. Have one on me....
Thanks guys! The prune juice did it. Just thinking about drinking it made me go. It was in the car on the way home when I went. lol. All in all this is tolerable. But having you guys to bounce things...
Thanks guys. Knowing it is not that unusual helps a lot. I think I'll walk around the dining room table :)...
Things were going pretty well until today. My testicles swelled up to about double their size. I got a large purple patch on my hip that is thickly swollen and numb. There was a burning discharge...
In addition to this site, you may want this book: Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer, Second Edition It is not easy but you will get though this thing. When reading posts on this...
Thanks Pocket. I'll try the milk of magnesia. That first BM is the next hurdle....
Thanks 142...
Beach you win. You don't sound like a beach bum either. Thanks Pocket. Day 3 and no bowel movement. I'm so bloated I was trying not to eat too much. I don't get hungry pangs like before. I suddenly...
I had three. All were painful. I didn't have the stir-ups, just laid on my side comfortably in the fetal position. The first biopsy lasted about ten minutes,12 cores, pain was about a 4. I drove...
Thanks all! I am taking it easy. Walking is the only physical activity. Great to get this part over with. Catheda removal scheduled for day 8....
First, congrats Jazzman. Sound like you did well. I was under the knife until 1:15 PM yesterday. Got home today at 2:30 PM today. It was a LRP, no robot, at Sloan Kettering. The surgery lasted 5...
David, I hope your recovery is fast and painless from now on. You continue to be in my prayers. Wow your appendix was 20 lbs? Only kidding....
Thanks Goodlife. Good luck Jazz....
Did you drink any of the wine? Only kidding David. You have been in my prayers. I hope your recovery is fast! Rick...
Thanks to all for the replies. I really appreciate it. I met with my surgeon and told him I preferred robotic assisted LRP. He told me that while he does both RLRP and LRP, and would do the RLRP, he...
Thanks all!...
Thanks Fair. The surgeon that was recommended to me does either LRP or Robotic. I was told that he will decide which is better for me. I would prefer the robot but I'm not sure if I should insist on...