I also would go for the biopsy without hesitation. If you do not get it, you will be worrying. If you do get it, the chances of them seeing cancer are small. And if it is cancer, they can tell you...
The coffee really does turn you into a pissing race horse. Unfortunately...can...not...function....without.........coffee! Bring a big empty plastic cup with you and tell everyone you are just...
THey have things called a "pill splitter" that has a sharp blade and a plastic mechanism to hold the pill. Cutting it in quarters would be nearly impossible any other way....
yep, it happens! Wear a condom the first few nights....
I do not think they can "see" the cancer during the surgery, unless it is a large growth. They could take a sample, freeze it, and microscope it outside of the body to see if it has cancer, but a...
there are going to be floaters in the urine. there are small injuries, from the catheter or the sutures....and they scab over. Some days later, the scabs fall off and that is what you see. I think I...
its not going to hurt anything. they tell you not to drink coffee/alcohol because it 1) irritates the bladder, which is already pretty irritated 2) the are diuretics, and you end up going a lot more...
I had some oozing out from under the scab/tape of the one under the belly button. cleaned it out with hydrogen peroxide and bacitracin ointment. They looked at it, but could not decide if it was bad...
yeah, welcome to the club. I had a 4+3. Because of that, my radiation guy said I was not a candidate for the seeds. He said they would not be guaranteed to kill the cancer near the surface of the...
man I wish I had your problem!!! Every time I stand up a whiskey glass of "lemonade" comes flying out! I measure how much by the weight of the diaper! You are...in pretty good shape. I think there...
alright, I'll bite. Lets say a wife had a mastectomy, and her husband refused to have sex with her anymore because of it, even though she still wanted it.She got depressed, did not feel beautiful...
the problems with surgery after radiation are many. You can end up with bowel perforations, urethra leakage, fistulas, etc. It is like everything gets cooked, and then you ask the surgeon to try to...
9 months old is not that old. Steph, this is a very debilitating injury for a guy to take, both physically and mentally. After 2.5 years of struggling....now his wife is not interested? Excuse me,...
well, maybe the thing to learn here is to not let sex go to zero for 2.5 years, and then expect to hop right back onto the saddle again! Even though you have trouble with the erection, you have to...
I had that smell, and a lot of pain during urination 3 weeks after operation. But they cultured it and did NOT have a UTI. I guess I just stink! Eventually it went away. There is an over the counter...
I highly recommend Dr Mohinzadeh at the Lahey Clinic. Very skliled at davinci surgery and nerve sparing. But a 3+3 is not too bad, not aggressive. You probably have options of radioactive seeds or...
Thanks, looks like the Propionyl-L-Carnitine may work well with Viagra: http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/conditionsetoh/a/erectiledysfunc.htm I was hoping there was someone on this forum that uses...
well, technically I no longer have prostate cancer. What I do have is a droopin Johnson. I am not recommending it for prostate cancer at all. Never heard it was good for that. I am asking about ED....
I am trying out Korean Red Ginseng for increased blood flow to the plumbing. Not yet sure if it will work or not. I have also been taking some anti-inflammatory stuff, like turmeric, krill oil, D3,...
Well, I just got 2 bottles. Will let you know....
anybody have any experience with this stuff. I was reading about herbal remedies to get the blood flowing to the plumbing equipment, and Korean red ginseng stood out as sounding like it worked...
I am calling BS on this one. I took 2500mg of metformin a day for the past decade. Did not seem to slow down me getting serious prostate cancer at age 58!!! BTW, you CAN NOT take Metformin unless you...
BTW, you guys DO realize you can have sex without using your penis! There are plenty of other ways to please your wife while waiting for Mr. Happy to learn how to stand at attention again....
Get a pillow that has the front to back channel, like this one on amazon: Bladder and Prostate Friendly Chair Cushion I bought 4 different types, and this one is the only one that actually works for...
You can try exercise regimen on www.stopyourdrip.com I will start it this week. Will let you know if it helps. Also there is something call PFilates, where they do yoga to help incontinence--but you...
I have the encore for $125 and it is very well built. Also got a hustler pump from amazon for $20 that works well too....
I bought a cheap one on amazon: hustler novelties pumped up penis pump, red that worked pretty well for its cost. I then splurged on a $125 one from Encore that has an electric pump. I got the 2nd...
yeah, I know exactly what you mean. Its like 2" disappeared overnight. This is going to be a long strange road to rehab!...
yeah, probably true. Lots of burning if you drink coffee. Some say cranberry juice is bad (unless you actually have a UTI)...
not too much vacuum or you might damage things. there are some youtubes from doctors on the proper technique....
milk of magnesia is your friend. Coffee, Tea, Tomato juice, Orange juice, alcohol....all irritate the bladder severely! I am a coffee fiend, and it has really been a problem for me to limit it to a...
I ate too much and got bound up. Milk of magnesia, 2 doses a day, eventually let loose! It might take 2 or 3 days. My doc also allowed glycerin suppositories, but I think it was the milk of magnesia...
is there a generic version? India does not really follow us patent protections....and they quickly come out with generics....
they really can not tell, from the outside, how much it has spread. I too had a 4+3, and the entire left side involved. After surgery they reported that it was all contained inside the prostate. So,...
sorry to hear that. G9--that means a more aggressive type of cancer, and more time pressure to work on it. I would go along with the doc on this one. There maybe some artifacts from the biopsy, but...
great news. just curious, why did you choose surgery instead of radioactive seeds?...
well, the wives do go thru a lot of grief and mental anguish as you go thru the treatment. It sounds like your wife's coping mechanism is to put it all out of her mind and look forward. If I were you...
You were a very wise man to have had the prostate removed, since you can now have the clean up radiation treatment. Stand strong. It is a blow, but we are rooting for you!...
Also, when they give you antibiotics to take (like when you go for the catheter removal) do not take vitamins before or after you take the pill....it will interfere with the antibiotic action. a high...
its a bigger deal that he probably thinks it is. I had mine march 8th, and I am still very tired and a little sore in the plumbing department. buy him one of these: "bladder and prostate friendly...
I strongly recommend you get one of those donut shaped pillows to sit on. I had my cath out for aound 5 days, and then lost the ability to pee. I think sitting on the urethra all day long combined...