Husband went to the urologist yesturday after 6 weeks RP. His PSA came back " undetectable" /community/emoticons/tongue.gif . When I asked the dr, if there was a number . ex .02 , .01, or something...
Thanks James, He is a pad a day the last few days, but fairly dry. I gotta say , he does go to the bathroom , everytime he walks by it. He also gets up all through the night to. Thursday was a week...
Catheter out!! /community/emoticons/wink.gif The test showed a small leak , but not concerning ( per dr). He has been walking everywhere sense. He wore the diapers for about a 4 days, ( only change...
Thanks David, I kinda thought it was not the meds. Did you have a cystogram (xray/contrast) ordered each time. He went last week and the test was ordered then see the doctor, next week get to do the...
Im thinking he may have done to much walking on thursday,because friday was pinkish and saturday seem to clean and now back to normal. They did not tell us any daily cleansing of the tube. He is very...
Well he went to get the catheter out and they performed a xray first with contrast) and found there to be a small leak, so the dr, wants him to keep in in for another week. That was Thursday. Now on...
He also wonders if anyone has had a jabbing sensation from the tip of the catheter? If he sits in the wrong position, or after standing to long, or walking to long. (within the house)...
I forgot to ask. We should be getting the results of the biopsy also. I should also get a copy of that? Is that something that needs to get a second opinion? I did have that done with his original...
Hello, Husband is getting around with his catheter well, and is suppose to get it out . It will be 13 days and he is to get a xray first. Just wondering what he should expect. Any pain , discomfort?...
The swelling in his hand finally went down, now its the ankles. Not painfull , but swollen...
The nurse came and told him to use a tapax pad for the hole. She said we do not need to put any antiseptic or anything on it. I asked if we could put a sterile piece of gauze and then the pad, she...
thanks for to post, They actually did not discuss at the hospital on how to care for it, They just said it may leak a little. We have a visiting nurse comming today, I will have her check that, in...
Husband home... whooo hoo .....!! /community/emoticons/smile.gif Not sure if its called the pelvic drain. The small round fillable ball that connects to the stomach . Husband had the surgery Friday,...
I think his happy meds have wore off. I went to ICU yesturday , his hand was very Swollen. ( thats the one were they put 2 ivs in ) they were checking for clots, seem to think none. They were to...
Anyone ever have swelling after a RP. Husbands hands and arms very swollen and face , The think it could be the iv fluid from yesturday surgery of 7 hours, or his acromegaly, blood pressure fine,...
He has called me 3 times already this morning. The last call was to say bring his glasses to watch the history channel and "cant wait for breakfast, should be good" I will be heading out to see him...
must be the pain meds in the iv drip as to why no discomfort? Plus he's a tough cookie...
Well, the doctor came out to talk about 7. He said they had some complications with the anestesia, He also has acromegaly , in which makes to much growth hormone, and has a pitutary tumor. With this...
everyone here,,, thank you so much for the support now I do not feel like I am alone in the family waiting room , aawwwww :)...
do they do anything for the pressure bladder pain, or can they?...
last one in the family waiting room ..errr .. thanks all for the support , and chat at this time..../...
he went in at 11:20 and now 5:20 , I just checked and they said he is still in OR....
IS 5 hours normal for RP? owww, the wait...
Husband in surgery right now ( RP) ,,, I have checked the battery in my watch and changed it to be sure, time sure does stand still...
Tommorow is the surgery and . but I forgot to ask the dr . (This may be silly ) Is coffee on the list of not to drink. He will be awake soon, and I forgot to ask. Coffee is big in his world. lol ....
Hi, Well it is one week before my husbands Robotic Prostatectomy. Wondering if anyone has any tips for him. Have been doing the kegals. Eatting well, excercising. Diet? , anything should be doing...
I just thought I would post this info . My husband has a scheduled RP soon and MRSA was my concern before this article....
And I should also add. My husband diet before, was he ate everything in large portions. That is why the acromegaly went undiscovered for so long. His hand was what the dr picked up on. He's a big...
Welcome Mira. And thank you all for your feedback. I appreciate any information , opinions or comments. All are welcome to me. I have been reading so much in the last few months, with 2 different...
I just got the silk soy milk and my concern of the sugar is actually less than the 1% milk he was drinking. He was drinking a huge amount of milk, prior to his diagnosis. And he seems to like the...
Also trying to introduce soy and soy isolate. Wondering if there is any truth to this " One of the main ingredients in soy protein supplements is soy protein isolate. During the process of making soy...
My husband has PC and Acromegaly as mentioned in prior post. He went to meet the PC surgeon and a neurosurgeon for the acromegaly (pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone, (benign) tumor )...
not a veteran. I also wanted to added. I know suppliments are not a cure, but I want to improve his diet, and add some suppliments to help him now if he continues to wait....
wondering if anyone has applied for social security disability? Husband presently working, has PC and acromegaly ( pitutary tumor). Both require surgery. He would like to wait on the RP till April. (...
I forgot to mention this was done by a resident...
this was done right after his office visit, we went downstairs to have the blood for the psa...
this just happened to my husband . DRE first then blood for PSA. came back 5.2 on that test, the one prior to was done 2 months ago was a 4.4. He will have it redone ....
Are there any recommended good books out there for diet and supplements for PC?...
anyone ever have a RP perfomed by a resident overseen by a top notch doctor? Sounds scary to me, long story, the short version , insurance rules...
It worked!!! I actually got a response from the email. Thats the good news. Sad part is insurance rules again. As mentioned before, our insurance is not that good,mostly teaching hospitals and...
Just wondering if there is a way to get public stats on hospitals infections ex. staph, .blood steam infections.. etc. We think we may have a surgeon just want to check on the hospitals.....
Wondering if anyone has any thought or info on the Prostate PX.? Is test performed only through Aureon .com Labs?...
persistance pays off, I found the email. first tried the hospital he was affiliated with , then the private practice with his name . then googled the email and it pulled up a article he wrote, ya!...
Thanks for the replies. I will write the letter and cross my fingers. I will address the letter " confidential"? and hopefully he will get it . I wish I had a e-mail address to I would try that,but I...
This may be a odd question, but has anyone written a letter to a doctor , requesting the doctors for treatment? I have this doctor in mind I would like to get my husband into for robotic surgery....
after biopsy , how long should wait for a acurate psa test?...
Is bolla studies a site ?...
Trying to figure out were the testosterone is produced from ...Just found this info ,,,, The pituitary gland receives the message from the hypothalamus and releases Gn (gonadotropin) or LH...
thanks Mel, We do not have the best insurance and we are VERY limited to our chooses, I have found the best doctors I hope, possible in our situation. I am hopeing the uro surgeon we meet thursday ,...
thank you so much for your note back, I completly forgot about the timing, His biopsy was Oct 7 , and the last psa was Dec 21. You are also right on with the last doctor the urologist brain surgeon...