My dad is a G9 and he has a psa check every three months per docs orders. I recently asked him how long he has to do every three months and he said ten years. So while it is a stressor to go every...
My dad's post op came back a gleason 9 with seminal vesicle involvement. I am not sure if he had positive or negative margins. I think his pre davinci psa was a 4.3, so not very high. The years...
That is great to hear about five years undetectable! My dad us a gleason 9 who had seminal vesicle involvement, neg lymph nodes, no bone mets. He is one year still undetectable after his robotic...
Billybob, yes, hearing G9 and stage 3b, or whatever it is...that really took the wind out of our sails more than hearing it was prostate cancer in the first place! But, the surgeon felt confident...
My father's was also a gleason 9. And he also opted for the robotic surgery instead of radiation. Even though he was in his 70s, his health is more like someone in their 60s so he wanted to just get...
To the original poster... do you have someone going to the appointments with you to listen and take notes? You should find someone in your family or a friend who can go with you. Because it sounds...
Just adding to this post that my dad, in his 70s, gleason 9 post surgery with clear lymph nodes but seminal vesicle involvement (robotic prostatectomy in april 2013)...his most recent psa results...
Thanks 81, Yes he had an honorable discharge. I will send the link to her and let her know there is help here if needed. Thanks again!...
I have a friend whose father is in his late 60s and has had prostate cancer for years now. I asked her today if he was ever in the military or served in Vietnam...she said no, but that he was on...
One product I saw online is called acticuf. Don't know how much the pouch would swell up though in the water. The compression part might be useful and the website says you can use scissors to cut off...
Is he on any medication like flomax?...
Congrats! That is a fantastic number!!...
As a woman, I understand her decision completely, particularly after losing a friend to non hodgkins lymphoma. The need to be here for our children is a strong one. If a guy named Angelo Jolie tested...
Thanks bohemond and everyone else. I printed all the info out and I am sure he will file for it. And thanks again to all of you for the service you gave to our country....
DGV, my dad's surgery was right about the time of your husband's, and my father is using about two pads per day, sometimes one...however... there are days when it is much more problematic. Like if he...
My dads first post op psa reading is at the undetectable level! His post op pathology was gleason 9 but it all appeared to be contained within the prostate and had just started to spread to the...
What amount of money are we talking about here? My dad served in Vietnam and I'm not sure I want to put him through the stress of having to fight for the claim. But if it s a significant amount,...
What about having another biopsy done since it has been two years since your last biopsy? I mean, my dad's psa was slowly rising and when it went to 4.5 they biopsied him. I don't know what his...
Hi! I am going to put a link in to someone else's thread on this board. I don't have any advice for you-- I'm here to learn more to keep informed because my father has recently had a prostatectomy,...
Between September 2011 and December 2011, did he have any explanation for why your PSA dropped from 11.5 to 5.9? Did he give you antibiotics or something during that time frame?...
Cowgirl, it sounds like he has had his appt to get his catheter out already and that you got the post-op information at that time? Is that correct? If so, then another appointment May 31st sounds...
My dad had his davinci surgery in the first week of April so your husband's was only a week after, and yes my dad lost weight with the surgery, too. From what I have read, this is pretty common. It's...
Thank you for the posts. And now I think I do understand, especially when you said to think about how the psa was with the prostate intact, so yes it makes sense that after it is removed, we want to...
HI All, I am wondering, with prostate cancer in the early stage, a man can opt to do active surveillance, right? So let’s say the prostate is removed, and then the PSA levels are checked… and I...
oh and beansqueezin... if you do try the celery, one way to make it easier is to buy a large bunch, wash it, cut it up, and then keep it in a container full of water in your fridge. That way it is...
Oh, also you might try drinking coconut water... if you try any of my suggestions, just try one or two at a time. I would try the probiotics (daily) first and eating a short stick of celery or two...
I would suggest taking probiotics. They provide the beneficial bacteria to your colon to help it function more normally. Something like Phillip's Colon Health or Align brand of probiotics. You might...
I can't speak to the AUS leakage but wondered what are you doing now (and what have you tried thus far) in terms of dealing with the constipation?...
Yay!...
Southern comfort, did the doc wait until your PSA rose post-surgery, or did they just begin the ADT right away after surgery? My dad hasn't had his first post-op PSA check yet, but his gleason was...
Chris, I am relatively new here, and female...just want to say I'm sorry for your pain and frustration. My father is less than one month postop, but in my researching things just in case he does not...
My father also had some SVI. I don't have a copy of his post surgical pathology report yet, but from what I gather he would be listed as a T3b also. He goes in about a month for his first PSA check....
spanz, please do report what you think about the stop your drip program in the future. Maybe even start a new thread on it so that it will be easy to find. I came across that site when I was looking...
OK well that makes me feel much better to know that burns should not happen...maybe a little sunburn type of thing, but not what the pictures I saw on google images look like! Those looked so painful...
I was talking with a coworker whose father is undergoing SRT and she mentioned he has some burns from it...so it prompted me to look online to first, see what does a rad burn look like (ouch) and...
I'm glad to see your post. I read here because my dad had the surgery a couple weeks ago. He is also in his 70s and his post-op biopsy was upgraded to a G 9 and there was cancer in his seminal...
Have you been reading any books on prostate cancer yet? My dad read The Decision by Dr. John McHugh and that really helped him. He decided on having surgery versus the seeds. Like you, he was worried...
HI Terry... I am in the northwestern part of the US so I won't be able to make it to the party. But I think I gathered enough from the "hints" that Peter posted. hmmm, warning about the red solo cups...
I won't be there but I gotta ask-- why no drinking from red solo cups?!? Hints: Our host finds it convenient to have red Solo cups scattered around the house, mostly in the johns. My dog would be...
Hi all, thanks again...oh, and bigmac, i'm a daughter, not a son. :-) I don't have all my dad's stats and numbers yet, but when I do I will post. I don't know what his gleason was at the initial...
Oh, thank you so much....
Good luck! My father had the Da Vinci almost two weeks ago and is recovering well. The only disappointment was that his cancer was graded with a higher Gleason based on the post-op testing. But...