I considered going to Sloan but live on eastern Long Island. I was concerned that the trip back and forth would wear on my wife. I also considered the possibility of post-surgical complications and...
I'm 5 months out of surgery and have also been stuck at 1 pad/day for the past 3 and 1/2 months. I ride an exercise bike every day and find that the pressure on my perineal area tends to make me...
Congratulations, Mike. I had my 3 month PSA done Tuesday and am waiting for my results. I'm confident that all will be well....
I'm 64, Jeff. As far as what I did to "get Junior working," it just sort of happened one night as I was laying in bed. Please be aware, he was far from being hard, but he did respond to some gentle...
I had my open surgery on September 16th and everything went reasonably well. The final pathology report indicated that the cancer was confined within the prostate and was downgraded from a Gleason 7...
Thanks for the holiday wishes. I'm supposed to have my first post-op PSA in the next 2 weeks. Surgery was on September 16th. While I'm expecting a good result, I've decided to put it off until after...
Drank prune juice every morning for the first week after surgery. When things felt really "backed up," I took a Sennakot pill. It's a vegetable based laxative and is very mild....
I'm 5 weeks past having my catheter removed. I've seen lots of improvement on the incontinence front. Today, I managed to play a round of golf and barely wet the pad. It really does get better. I was...
I've been struggling with incontinence since having my catheter removed on Sept 27. One of the associated issues is that I had developed a pretty stunning rash in my (ahem) nether regions. Based on...
I had (and still occassionally experience) a significant rash on my testicles and penis after the catheter was removed and I started using pads. That was on Sept 27. Since that time, I'm having...
You might also want to buy your Dad a copy of Walsh's Book that was mentioned in a number of the above posts. He would do well to seek a second opinion about his treatment options. I think that a...
Dear Two-timer....i'm also a two-timer having beaten lymphoma about 5 years ago. As folks have said, it is great to have the catheter removed. If you're like most of us, you'll then have to start...
There's a wealth of information on this site about what to expect before and after surgery. It would be helpful if you specified whether you were having open or robotic surgery. You usually spend...
I'll just add some wisdom I learned from another organization with which I'm involved: You've just gone through a life altering event (i.e. prostate cancer). Don't make any major decisions for at...
My doctor did open surgery almost exclusively. When I queried him as to why, he responded that there have been no long-term studies as to the efficacy of open vs. robotic...and...he preferred having...
It's been three weeks since my catheter was removed and, as I've posted before, I've been dealing with incontinence since then. Fortunately, I was dry at night after day 2. I'm now going through...
My catheter was removed on Monday, September 25, after open RP on September 16. Right out of the batter's box, I was incontinent. After 3-4 days, I now wake up dry in the morning but struggle to stay...
Thanks all...I feel better knowing that my situation is similar to what others have experienced. I guess I need to work some more on being patient!...
That's heartbreaking. I recently experienced something similar when I was at the office of the doctor who has been treating my lymphoma. I have a very treatable but rare form of T-Cell lymphoma. It's...
I had my surgery on Sept 16 and the catheter was removed on Monday, Sept. 27. Since the catheter has been out, I've been totally incontinent. I realize that I may be impatient but I was hoping to see...
I had my open RP on Sept. 16 and my hospital stay was unremarkable. I did spike a fever for two days after surgery and this necessitated my staying in the hospital for an additional day. On Sept 23,...
Finally, the waiting is over! It feels as though time has dragged since my positive biopsy in June. I'm having open surgery and hope to be home by Sunday or Monday, at the latest. Last week, my wife...
Try Desenex. It's quite useful in taming diaper rash and other maladies on babies' soft skin....
Wd40...exercise is not a problem for me. I do strength, flexibility, balance and aerobic exercise every day. On days that I play golf, I always walk. I've lost 44 lbs since the first of the year and...
My surgery is only 25 days away. It seems like the past 2-3 months have been consumed by focusing on this cancer. My wife and I have seen several doctors, read books, spoken with similarly-situated...
Thanks for all the good advice and words of encouragement. You've helped put my mind at ease. I'm hoping my recovery will be uneventful. I've been doing 30-45 minutes of strength, flexibility,...
I'm scheduled to undergo a "belly cut" prostatectomy on September 16 and have a question about returning to work. In my line of work, I need to take a rather long commuter railroad trip into NYC...
I'll keep all these men in my thoughts and will follow their progress closely, as I'm scheduled for my surgery on September 16....
I would also add that you might consider getting a copy of Dr. Patrick Walsh's book: "Surviving Prostate Cancer." It answers just about any question you could conceivably ask....
My surgery is scheduled for September and the doctor put me on low dose Cialis just this week. I have had no need for ED medication but the doc felt that being on the meds now would give me an...
My surgery has been scheduled for September 16. My doc has started me on low dose Cialis and the intent is to continue its use post surgery for all the reasons mentioned above....
Sorry to say that I've joined the club! I'm 63 years old in relatively good health. I do have a non-life-threatening form of T-Cell Lymphoma and have had it for more than 5 years. Over the past two...