Guess my husband is one of the unlucky ones. He is still leaking. Surgery has really not helped much at all. My husband is very disappointed....
My husband just had a sling procedure done today. He was having incontinence issues for over a year. I would like to know how effective this procedure is. The doctor said he will probably still have...
My husband had robotic surgery and it is now 6 months out and he is doing well. His first psa was 0.1 which is great. Either way will take care of the problem but why get cut open when you can have a...
My husband had a robotic prostatectomy almost 6 months ago. He is down to about 1 pad a day now. When he does work around the house when he bends and squats he has some leakage. He is doing pretty...
Go for the biopsy. It will give peace of mind knowing if you have it or not. With your family history I think you should. My husband said the biopsy wasn't that bad. Take your antibiotics prior to so...
My husband had early cancer and had a robotic prostatectomy. He just had his first PSA and it was good. His doctor said he was cured. I'm glad he had the surgery because it is out and we don't have...
My husband had his JP drain removed the day he was discharged from the hospital. He had copious amounts of clear serous drainage out of the incision where the drain was removed. It was like a...
At first when my husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer he did not want anyone to know. I think he was in shock that he had cancer. He told his family first and then started telling our friends...
I just had a question about the erection pumps. My husband has been using one for the past several weeks for penal rehab. He also takes 3 small doses of viagra a week. He can not get any erections on...
So sorry your family is not more supportive. My husband had major back surgery and they also found out he had lung cancer and also had a lobe of his lung removed over 2 years ago. This past January...
Before my husband's divinci surgery his doctor said he was going to biopsy his lymph nodes. After surgery he told me that he did not biopsy the lymph nodes. I guess when they get in there they can...
A PSA only costs about $40. If you get it done and your insurance won't pay for it it really is not that expensive to have peace of mind....
My husband had his divinci prostatectomy Jan 10 2011. He had a JP drain that was removed before he came home. His wound site drained copious amounts of clear yellow serous fluid for about 4 days. He...
I am also a nurse and my husband was diagnosed with PC gleason 6 with 9 of 12 cores positive last Oct. It definitely was a shock. At first my husband was just like yours. He didn't want me to tell...
Dear Viperguy, So sorry to hear of your best friend's death. I am sure you are devastated. This is alot to handle right before surgery. My husbandrobotic prostatectomy jan 10 2011 and is doing very...
My husband had a robotic radical prostatectomy Jan 10 2011. After his surgery he had a split stream which was weird to watch. One stream would go in the toilet and the other would go hit further up...
We just saw the representative today for the erect aid pump. He explained how it worked and said erections do occur with device. My husband is supposed to use it twice a day. I dished out over $500...
My husband had a robotic radical prostatectomy Jan 10 2011. He was basically doing pretty good. This past weekend he started feeling lethargic and sick. I was at work all day yesterday and I finally...
Diamonds. I know it is very difficult but take a deep breath and relax. My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer in Oct. 2010. We were very devastated to say the least. I was so upset I went...
My husband had a robotic radical prostatectomy Jan 10 2011. His catheter has been out over a week now and is constantly leaking alot. I know this is normal and the doctor said by 6 months he should...
It sounds to me like you would be a good candidate for devinci prosatectomy. Did you have a cat scan of your pelvis and a bone scan to rule out the spread of cancer? My husband just had devinci 2...
Thanks everyone for their kind words concerning the good news of my husband's cancer. I just have a question. My husband got his foley out yesterday and is leaking as expected. He said he has a split...
My husband had a robotic radical prostatectomy Jan 10 2011. We went to the doctor's today and we were told all his margins were clear. We are very happy. Got his foley catheter out today and has...
This was a really good topic. Cancer is such a devastating disease. My husband had stage 1A lung cancer 2 years ago. He had half of his left lung removed and so far he has been doing fine. We changed...