Thanks Trimix, I really appreciate that. I haven't given that a try but will do for my next test in January....
Thanks fellas, I'm not feeling terribly optimistic about my outcomes at the moment....
Well chaps, looks like my membership in the Zero Club has been revoked. The post op pathology report had my uro concerned enough to put me on a 3 month PSA test and I guess his concerns have...
Your assumption that Canada has a Socialized Medical system is NOT correct. Everyone in Canada pays into the medical system not through their taxes but by direct payment to their provincial health...
Well anyone with a few life lessons under their belt has come to the realization that for the most part, humans are stupid. Only a few percent actually give a tinkers about their fellow human being...
Way to go BD that is great news, I too am still a member 18 months after the op so wishing you the same and more....
David, my heart is heavy after reading your post. Every one of us afflicted with this f-ing disease has lost some part of their life, and you my friend have given so much. I can only imagine how you...
Oh Sonny I am so sorry Lynn has passed, my heart goes out to you and your family. May peace and comfort fill your soul....
Ain't that the truth. Every twinge gets me thinking "is it back", thankfully my PSA's are zero for the time being. And then there is the testing anxiety, crap I hate PCa....
Atta boy DaSlink welcome to the group of pokers :) Small increases in trimix and you will find the right amount for "full steam ahead". After nearly 9 months of injections I still don't like doing...
You shouldn't have to shake it since the mixture is diluted at the microscopic level and won't separate. If there is any cloudiness then the mixture has expired and should be discarded. My...
Just the opposite for me, LBP 100/70. I too have the venous leak issue but only slightly and if it gets less than usable just standing or one leg off the bed does the trick. :smilewinkgrin:...
Great news. Wishing you a life full of Zero's....
Standing at attention in 5 minutes with the right dosage for me. If you have any nerve response you'll get a bit more firmness with stimulation after injection. Here is what I did to zero in on the...
tatman- I think you meant pyronies if you inject in the same place. This is a common belief but Dr Mulhal of the Sloan Kettering Hospital doesn't think there is any significant tissue level damage...
I use the 29 gauge 1/2" 100 cc/1 ml needles. It may be a mistake to get the 0.5 ml needles since you may require more than .5 ml of trimix, I do, .55 to .6 ml. From my experience super accurate...
We had a surgeon give a talk at our local prostate support association who interned for a year at a DaVinci clinic. He assisted in over 200 surgeries and in his opinion surgical outcomes favor open...
I'd say a bit of perspective combined with the final path report are what is called for. If mine was a Gleason 6 stage T1x then I'd be okay with 1st year every 3 months, 2nd year every 6 months, but...
Thanks everyone for your support. Great bunch of guys here and I appreciate the congrats....
Well an anniversary of sorts on the 9th of December, 12 months post-op. Not sure about celebrating having an operation for PCa but my membership in the Zero Club has been renewed. I guess I'm a...
Congrats, that 5 year milestone is a biggie. Hope to be in your shoes some day...
Not sure if this service is available in your area but in BC Canada I can go online to get all of my blood work results as well as past history tests. So I go into the lab and they draw the blood,...
I sat in on a good discussion from a surgeon open vs robotic. His take was better outcome for incontinence with open but can't pinpoint why that is, just his experience. As far as surgery vs...
Nice one Ken, congrats. I hope to be in the same situation as you, only another 4+ years to go :)...
I agree, 5 month post surgery is way too early to tell if you won't have natural erections later. The nerves that trigger an erection have been bruised and won't wake up for a while, unless of course...
I know it may be had to at times but a recent study indicated one could boost their pain threshold through laughter. Any chance you have a good comedy vid resource close to home?...
Correct me if I'm wrong but Trimix would still do the job after HT so intimacy shouldn't be over looked. I understand after HT you might not have the inclination for it but never the less it can be...
Starech did you mean0.1 means greater than 0.1. I get them confused sometimes too, pointy end points to the smaller number...
Welcome NolaVette, have no fear, Healing Well is here.:)...
Well I have been through many concoctions so far and Trimix is the only one that really does the job for me. I'm at .55ml and if I'm really tired and worked hard all day I boost it up to .60ml. The...
Sorry folks but as a Canadian I have to respond, just this once to questionaboutit. A bit of perspective if you are taking shots at the Canadian medical system: - you forgot to mention that 44...
Well, north of the boarder we have lots of government intervention is our health care and frankly, it is a much better model for all than what you folks have to deal with in the USA. But that's...
I had a devil of a time getting my bowels to start working and this created a bunch of abdominal pain within days of the surgery. I tried just about everything natural to get things moving to no...
Sorry to hear the news, my thoughts are with you and your husband. My uro said they can build a bladder these days so there is hope that recovery from surgery will be good....
I'd keep upping your dose in small increments, you might just find the magic number, I did. My first tries at 0.50 cc of trimix were almost there, 0.55 was really good, 0.60 was granite so I think...
I'm also using the insulin syringes and as others have stated 100 units = 1 ml so a does of 30 units is .30 of a ml. I found that .50 ml of the trimix worked but not quite so I upped it to .55 ml the...
Casey, please accept my sincere condolences for the lose of your cherished wife Elaine. I must admit, even though I read of Elaine's passing a few weeks ago, I couldn't muster up the strength to...
I think as we age it gets more challenging to orgasm during intercourse anyway. So oral or manual stimulation is often required to climax for us guys. Not having experience with HT I can't say if it...
Not sure how it works in your area but my uro doesn't dispense drugs, he only writes and or authorizes the prescription for them. So in my case, I had to get my uro to prescribe bimix, then go to the...
I think you hit zero with those numbers. I also think that a reading of 0.00 is misleading in that there is always a degree of error in any test which would be read more accurately as 0.00 +/- 0.02...
Not sure what the standard is(or if there is one) but I thought testing every 3 months after RRP for the first year then every 6 months was the norm. BTW, my reading is basically undetectable too but...
Thanks everyone, I really appreciate the good will and support. I had an interesting dream a couple of months ago. I was being chased by a bunch of figures who wore white robes and pointed guns at...
I just got my 6 month post op PSA report and it looks like my membership in the Zero Club is still good, <0.01. :) The anxiety of impending doom really does a number on your head and I found myself...
I have put off using Trimix since the suppository trimix gel left me with a nasty burning sensation. But after two different formulas of bimix, I have noticed a reduction in vaginal climax with the...
So very sad, bless his family for what must be a very difficult time. May it bring his family some comfort we are all thinking of them....
I got a VED from and Adult shop, exactly like the Encore manual model. The rings supplied aren't just right so I have to use two different sizes to keep it firm for penetration. I try to do VED rehab...
I am 6 months post op flow is a bit weaker than before. However, after VED use flow is really strong so not sure why that is, I'll ask at my next appointment. I had some burning on urination for...
I wouldn't say it's too early for injections, waiting a year is way too long IMO. However, you are only 6 weeks out so don't expect to be completely dry while you implement various therapies. I think...
Ah crap. And here I was cutting back on my afternoon java, starting tomorrow I'm back to 2 cups a day, woo hoo!...
I know what you are going through, as do pretty much everyone who has had PCa, it't not something any of us thought we'd get. However, after doing some research I think you'll come to the conclusion...