You and my husband both made it to the 1 year post surgery mark this month with membership continuing in the Zero Club~ So happy for you!...
Hello to everyone, I haven't been on the site in some time, but my husband just got his recent PSA test results this morning, nearly one year to the day since his robotic prostatectomy. Fabulous...
Congratulations! I am sure that you are thrilled. I've noticed recently a lot of members posting continued membership in the Zero Club. My husband will get his results this Monday to his most recent...
Dude, I don't think you'll get stuck with "wood" you can't use. 50 mg is just to keep blood flowing to the area as the nerves heal. When you want to attempt intercourse, the prescribed amount is 100...
Husband has the Osborn pump, but says it doesn't work. He uses it in the shower with soap and says that's just as good a lubricant as gel. We only read the booklet that came with the pump, so I have...
It has been 3 1/2 months since my husbands robotic surgery. His first post PSA test came back 0, so excellent news there. Also, has not had any incontinence. However, the ED is another story. The...
My husband is doing really well since his surgery on August 15th. He has not had any incontinence since the catheter came out. However, he does have to get up more often at night to pee. Before...
Now that's something to celebrate! /community/emoticons/yeah.gif ...
David, Congrats on your great PSA reading!!!! So happy for you!...
Ask the gossiping women relatives if they've had their prostates checked recently. They say that 50% of women think they have one, but don't know where it is....
I know that everyone has stress. I was really wondering more about a trauma - like a death of a child, spouse, etc. Something more than the daily grind kind of stress. I really wanted to know if...
Have a wonderful time - nothing like the beach to restore your spirits. My husband and daughter just left an hour ago to head the the Atlantic to do some fishing and get lunch. Hopefully we too shall...
My husband has to start on 50 mg of Viagra three times a week starting this Monday. The nurse at the hospital said he could order the generic Sildenafil from Canada Pharmacy Online. Has anyone used...
Friday my husband returned to the hospital to have the xray to check the bladder before the catheter could come out. Xray technician said it looked good. Walked next door to the doctors office for...
Get Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide To Surviving Prostate Cancer. Page 147 talks about Bound and Free PSA. Page 148 says: "The higher the free PSA, the more likely that you are free of cancer. Men with...
Really cool to get to see you. It's so nice to be able to visualize you now when I read your posts. I'll look forward to seeing the other pieces that you did today. It's nice to be tired and...
Thanks everyone for your well wishes. Wednesday was a much better day for him. Walked around and around with his shopping bag in hand holding his catheter bag. Today feeling even better! He said he...
almost 49 when biopsy confirmed prostate cancer. 47 1/2 when first psa taken, results were 5.1. Didn't get the biopsy until a little over a year later. Kept checking the psa's over that year....
While my husband was recovering in the hospital room I took the class offered at the hospital called "Maximizing your Sexual Function and Bladder Control after your Prostatectomy." Maybe all you men...
Dreamerboy, I hope I didn't give you a scare. It's not my intention to scare anyone. Just relating his experience. There were 7 other guys who had surgery the same day as his, and they all did really...
Monday morning my husband had his robotic surgery. Got to the hospital at 7:00. Not long after we were taken into the pre-op area. Met with a few different nurses and the anesthesiologist. Lots of...
My husband just came home from surgery yesterday. For the last year I have been the one doing all of the reading about prostate cancer. I guess because I like to read. But I have found that doing the...
From everything I have read on prostate cancer I thought that the correlation with dairy and meat was due to the high fat content. Therefore my husband has not been eating any red meat or high fat...
I'd like to know from the guys who had robotic surgery how long they had to have the catheter in. My husband will be having surgery this Monday and then will return to have the catheter taken out on...
So sorry for what you are dealing with right now. My husband is also 49 and will be having surgery Monday. I want to pass on to you an encouraging story. One of the men that my husband works for told...
The "what ifs" are doing a native war dance in my head with pounding drums to go along... My husband doesn't want anyone there when he has the surgery and has only told a handful of people that we...
So I have read repeatedly that soy is really good for men with prostate cancer. My mother in law has lived on Soy protein powder from Shaklee for years!! For over a year my husband had a daily...
I'm having these thoughts to as it is one week from today that my husband will be having surgery. In fact, as I looked at the clock I thought that this time next week he should be done with the...
This post was so stinkin funny!!! You are a very descriptive writer. Would make for a very funny comic strip. I think you should write one (if any newspaper would publish it)....
Two weeks countdown begins today to my husband's surgery on August 15th. I've read over the "Really Useful List" posted here on this site. I have a couple questions: Do I need to buy him adult...
My thoughts are with you. My husband is also 49 years old and will be having his surgery 2 weeks from today. I will be anxious to hear how your husband did. You will find a lot of support on this...
Husband is scheduled for prostatectomy on August 15th. He joined a vitamin company called Life Extension and they offer a huge variety of blood tests. He had a male hormone blood test taken ( not...
I believe you are considered "cured" if it doesn't come back after 10 years. I read it somewhere and I think it was in the Walsh book. I'd say "in remission" or "prostate cancer survivor", or "no...
My husband was also told he only had about a 30% chance of having cancer. His PSA was 5.1, however his free psa was between 10-13%. After repeatedly checking his PSA for over a year and a half and...
Yesterday I was reading the NCI's site about treatment options for Prostate Cancer. One of the questions was about needing further treatment in the future. The NCI stated that PSA levels will rise...
I have read about a few men on this forum who, upon getting a diagnosis of prostate cancer, wanted to have a ct scan or mri to be sure that their cancer had not spread before deciding on the best...
I'd like to know more about this PNI. I see that on my husband's biopsy report it notes that on one of his positive cores there is perineural invasion. I asked the Dr about it and he said that it has...
Still in the decision making process. We got to see Dr. Patel last Wednesday. I think husband is resigning to surgery, but not happy about any of it. Guess I don't blame him. Dr. said he should make...
Hey David, I think you are dealing with post traumatic stress. You've been through a major trauma - having to deal with the diagnosis of cancer, the overwhelming decision of treatment options, going...
In our ongoing research on different treatment options, my husband was told by an oncologist who works with a healthfood store by answering individuals questions about Photodynamic therapy being...
Does anyone have a philosophy/theory/idea as to what caused the prostate cancer in the first place? Was it exposure to chemicals, diet, stressful life events? (I know in some cases genetics may be a...
In Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer is says on page 267-268 that there should be a delay of about six to eight weeks between the time a man's prostate cancer is diagnosed and...
David, thanks for your response. It would be great to speak with anyone who has experience with this surgeon. Fortunately for us, Dr. Patel is only about an hour away - so we aren't traveling from...
We'd like to have a consultation with Dr. Patel in Celebration FL. I have read that he has performed the most robotic surgeries in the world. My husband's urologist (Dr. Rivera) in Winter Park said...
What is the definition of low risk/indolent cancer? My husband's biopsy gave him a gleason score of 6 (3+3). He had four of 12 samples positive for cancer. His highest PSA was 5.1. He is almost 49...
I remember reading about the ultrasensitive PSA test in Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer book. On page 371 it says "After radical prostatectomy, we believe that the PSA level...
Wow, I can't believe I stumbled across this today. Someone mentioned this post to me yesterday in regards to my question about radiation vs. surgery. When I came to the site this morning the layout...
Hmm, I'm interested in the above post by John T that the side effects of radiation are less than with surgery. I thought that the side affects were pretty similiar. Just that the incontinence & ED...
I pretty much figured that each specialist will promote their own specialty. That just makes it all the harder to decide!...
I'm new to this PSA post op lingo, but it looks like you have good numbers since your surgery? Am I right?...