I am grateful that I found this place two years ago when my husband was diagnosed... grateful that his PSA has remained at zero and he no longer needs to be tested every three months..grateful that...
Oh, thank you Miriam, AKA Mimi, I do appreciate your kind and thoughtful post. Taking care of me has been the hardest part. I have a very demanding job that keeps me occupied so I am rarely...
Thank you, Sherry and Tryin2cope2 for those really good tips. We have learned in the past two days that my mother shows one face to us, her daughters, and another to the staff at the ALF. They...
Dear Architect: Stay with us here. There are some extraordinarily kind and compassionate people here who can help you through this. My husband had surgery in August, and a month earlier I popped in...
My siblings and I just placed our mother, age 87, into the best assisted living facility we could find. She appears to be in Stage 5-6 and has deteriorated rapidly over the winter months. While...
Thank you all for the kind and genuine responses. Both of my husband's parents suffered from multiple conditions. His grandfather died at age 35 (lungs), and his father at age 66 (lungs and AAA). I'm...
Thank you, David. I think about you a lot. I have no idea what you look like, but I have created an idea in my mind. You are truly a special person. Mimi...
I was reluctant to start a new thread for this, as I do not wish to be smug or boastful or anything. But in a weird way, I am grateful to my husband's diagnosis. During the preliminary tests, an...
It is so hard to see your mother deteriorate before you eyes. It was probably 2006 before I realized my mother was growing frail and getting confused. She didn't relate to her doctor, so I took her...
Is there an average PSA three months post surgery? My husband's came back at 0.05. I know everyone is different but I'm just curious....
David, you are the heart of this forum and in my thoughts. Mimi, whose husband is so tired of pads and diapers...
Love hearing some good news! You have been in my thoughts....
I second the thoughts on this thread and look forward to more updates. Thank you for posting, Josh. Mimi...
My dear David, you will be in my thoughts. I have not known you very long, but I have an idea of what you might look like, and I will keep that vision tomorrow. I tried that salty stuff. Yuck. Mimi...
Just for the record, no one has pissed me off....
Thanks, Ed! That's good news!...
Whoo hoo! Catheter and stitches are out. Doc gave husband some Viagra samples and told him to use it or lose it. Although, like others here, no pressure. When the time is right, it's right. So far,...
I am late in replying to AN's inquiry of 9/10/2010. Thank you for remembering us! For the past four weeks since he's been home, my husband has had ups and downs. There has been some days he is in a...
I'm around for the long hall. Just lurking gives me information I can use to help my husband. Technology has provided us with new levels of friendship. Sometimes I check in just to see how you are...
You guys amaze me. Brave, funny, smart. I find myself lurking a lot just to see how you are doing. I learn something every time I visit. Mimi...
Hi Jeff: Thank you for that very well done account. I wish I had been able to read it before my husband's surgery three weeks ago (I am sure there are other such accounts posted here but I have had...
Fairwind, I am delighted for you. It's great to hear good news! Mimi in Wisconsin...
Why so long in ICU? He had quadruple bypass a few years ago PLUS carotid artery surgery on the same day. Then there is the lung aneurysm we have to get taken care of now. That almost delayed surgery....
A quick update: Surgery was a week ago, and all went well. No lymph node involvement. The doctor said there was a very tiny place where the PC had broken through or touched the prostate outer wall,...
Thank you Renee, An, Aimzee and everyone else. My husband's surgery was, in the words of his urologist, clean with minimal bleeding. It is believed the PC was contained to the prostate. No lymph node...
We're ready here for Monday after a lung scare. A lung biopsy (can highly recommend Dr. Manor Alshahrouri of Prevea in Green Bay) turned out to be negative, we are on course. What a rollercoaster...
I am so very sorry, An. I will keep you in my thoughts. In the course of all the tests, we found my husband had a lung aneurysm and some other lung issues. The doctor thinks they are granulomas. One...
The collective sense of humor and compassion here is just incredible. Again, I think you for your help. Several of my friends have put my husband's first name on prayer lists at their churches. He's...
I have been getting Viagra and Cialis spam for about 7 years. Never even Googled PC until 6 months ago. And I'm female. Go figure....
Thanks, Aimzee. Our husbands are roughly the same age and will be going in the same week. I will keep you in my thoughts; please do the same for me. Goodlife, thank you so much for such thoughtful...
My husband goes in on August 16th. Just stocked up on some of the stuff he'll need post-op, thanks to a Walgreens gift card. Ger42, I am with you and your wife on your decisions and rationale. Much...
Wow! Lots of good ideas. When I came home at noon to post this, I thought maybe it was a dumb question. I will check out all you links and do a better Google search on post-op info - guess I was...
What should a wife have on hand at home following husband's prostatectomy? My husband, after much deliberation, consultations, research and the usual tests, is having surgery on Aug. 16. I am...
What an incredible amount of information you have all shared. Since my husband is leaning toward surgery, I am beginning to make mental lists of all the things we need to have on hand. Thank you all...
I've learned a lot here today. Thank you. Another piece of good luck: An older male acquaintance dropped by my office for another reason today. He recently had both PC and heart surgery. He gave me...
Thank you all for giving me some action steps and some reassurance. I'm online a lot so I will keep checking back, lositng in some areas and lurking in others. Much to learn yet. Mimi...
Dear forum friends: Thank you for the kind welcome. I was not expecting so many messages. I bought the Walsh book when my husband's PSA was high, back in January, and he's been reading it. The...
Hello, I am just introducing myself. My 62-year-old husband was just diagnosed after 6 months of watchful waiting and believing it was just precancerous cells. He had a second biopsy, and the results...