It's been almost 10 years since my surgery and my PSA has not moved. I am very thankful to be alive. Have a a blip or two since then. The most serious was kidney cancer. Ended up having the kidney...
Over two years after open radical prostate surgery and everything working well. Never had ED or incontinence (very lucky and happy about this). Just had PSA test and reading was 0.01. Even though I...
Had open surgery at the Ottawa General with Dr Cagiannos. Excellent surgeon, no complications as far as ED and incontinence. I was referred to him in Feb. 2011 and had the surgery April 15 2011. It...
Interesting article from the UK... http://www.onlinenewsheardnow.com/prostate-cancer-have-we-cracked-the-code/904/...
Best of luck tomorrow. Think positive thoughts! Looking forward to your next post....
A very sad day for Canada...
My wife found this article in the waiting room at the hospital while I was in surgery. Interesting information about Turmeric. I apologize in advance if this topic has already been discused....
Just watched your video - very informative and professional. Thanks for posting it....
Had my cystoscopy yesterday - not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. The scope has smaller diameter than a catheter. It was quite fascinating to the monitor while the doctor explained what I was...
Thank you Purgatory and SubicSquid. Sounds like a "fun" procedure but it is nice to know what I can expect during the scope. I will update after my appointment next week....
I am just about 8 weeks post surgery and doing well other than two issues. I have a weak flow - takes much longer to empty bladder and might even be getting worse. I don't have incontinence though....
Good luck on your surgery HD, we are routing for you!...
Ron, Although I won't be able to ride until mid July (Doc said 3 months), I ordered a SpiderFlex seat. It has a very unusual design but seems to do the job. The seat is extremely well built and was...
Yes, I am only 6 weeks post surgery and I have noticed the same thing. I understood orgasms were going to be dry but it is not the case with me. A bonus I guess and very curious....
I told my local Uro I had decided to have surgery and not AS because of my relatively young age. His response was "A reasonable man would not make this decision". My decision was based on reading as...
Same here. I was told no Kegels while cath in. You must be getting anxious to get that catheter out. Hang in there....
Thanks for all your comments. After reading your comments and doing some research I don't think it is UTI. It seems after I exercise heavily, I seem to have more problems with this issue. There seems...
I am just about 6 weeks post open prostate surgery. I don't know if this is normal or not but when I urinate, the flow is weak. Seem to be about normal volume though - just takes longer. I didn't...
Bob, As you can see by my signature, our stats are similar. If you do decide to have surgery, I can highly recommend a surgeon in Ottawa who is very close to you - His name is Dr. Cagiannos...
No pain, just relieved to get that big hose out! My catheter was in for about the same amount of time. Some burning still and not the same flow intensity pre surgery but the same volume. Take care...
Nice to hear you made it. Your surgery was very short compared to mine which was just over 5 hrs. Take your recovery seriously and take care....
Wishing you and your family well on your journey...
davidss, your story is similar to mine. My PSA was 1.2. Dr. found a small nodule not present the year before. I too did not want to have a biopsy to find out if I had cancer. This drove me crazy. I...
My decision was to go with open surgery over radiation. The decision did not come easily though. My family GP's opinion swayed me towards surgery. He said he spoke to his radiologist daughter and she...
For anyone interested, I have provided a link to a Prostate Cancer web site here in Canada. Has some good information for people just starting their journey. http://www.prostatecancer.ca/...
Best of luck...my prayers are with you...
Welcome - I agree with kbota, important to be on top of things as not all PCa is slow growing. In my case they found a lump on the prostate not there the previous year. My urologist didn't think it...
I had three Dr. opinions as well as speaking to as many people as I could who have prostate cancer and read volumes of information before deciding. Whatever you decide, go in with a positive...
Thanks everyone! It was sure nice to get some good news for a change....
Congratulations Architect, great news to start your weekend with!...
Dr. called me late afternoon on Friday May 6. Pathology report was good - cancer confined to the prostate with no change in Gleason score. Feeling very optimistic and happy! My recovery progressing...
The anaesthetist did say after surgery the arm(s) are mobilized but they use gel pads to avoid this happening. The surgery was about 5 hours long so I guess this is bound to happen from time to time....
I had open surgery April 15. I think the worse thing for me after surgery was the catheter. Just a big nuisance more than anything. Make sure the tube is well secured to your leg at all times. It is...
Hello, I have been lurking in the background since my PCa diagnosis in Feb. 2011. The stories and information provided by this site really helped with my decision to have surgery. So far, I have no...