Thanks TA and D Bell really informative. Dick1...
Hi John I had no bladder control after my RP opp, I carried out the exercise to strengthen the bladder muscles and after 2 months all was well with still the occasional odd leak - anyway to get to...
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Hi guys I need advice as you can see above the Imodium 1 tablet a day stopped diarrhoea but now in agony with trying to pass what feels like a house brick. I guess some of you have had similar...
I sincerely thank you all for your replies. I will let you know how I get on in the next few months. dick 1...
Hi Guys ... thanks for your input, Well I am scared of - cancer of the bladder, having to wear a catheter full time because of urether damage and strictures, long term bowel problems, bone damage to...
Hi Guys Well I just cannot decide weather to have Salvage RT or not, the side effects scare me, to add to my dilemma the Onc said I could live a good QOL for 10 years or more (65 now) with my PC....
Hi There guys For info- I have just had a Gallium psma scan In the UK it cost me a wacking £1500.00 but I figured if it showed the disease it may be worth it, result was negative so this means that...
My Urologists best bet is that my cancer is in the Prostate bed, has anyone had PT with similar symptoms and how did you get on? Radical prostatectomy 7 years ago, slow increase in PSA to 0.1 now....
Thanks for taking the trouble to reply, I am 65 now, and his comments were getting me down as its just like being back to square one again. Any way our running champ- Roger Banister use to say "I...
Hi All I need some help as we all do sometimes! I had Robotic Prostatectomy 2011, my Gleason was 7, apex was positive over 3mm, everything else was clear. Initially I had zero Psa and it now has...
Hi Guys Well I have the needle containing the answer (I hope!) the problem at the moment is lack of courage in actually injecting myself there! Thinking of icing it first or even buying a pain...
Hi does anyone use the pump for ED and what were the results? I have tried with Ciallis for 7 months but only a 10% result!...
Hi Guys Thank you for taking the trouble to answer my questions so honestly..you have given me and other guys some real help. Dick 1 (UK)...
Well I feel a lot better now after my surgery 3 months and I am coming to terms with ED which to be honest is not easy when you have a woman to look after..I find it really dificult to make love when...
Dick says thanks guys ...I can allways rely upon you to add a dose of common sense advice /opinions...
HI ALL After my robotic surgery 3 months ago my first PSA is 0.002 which I thought was good, until my specialist nurse told me it should be 00000000 ie nothing, she said that as I have a psa reading...
Hi Guys I am a bit confused I have just had a RP, and I am left with a 3mm positive margin...the surgeon has referred me to see the radiologist for RT. I thought that I could sit here and watch my...
Hi Personally I had the option 2 years ago and was told that AS was ok for me, as my cancer was slow growing and I would be ok for 10-15 years... at this point I could have nerve sparing RS and all...
Hi I have been left with a 3mm positive margin after RP...has anyone out there ever tried HIFU ? and how did you do ? Cheers Dick 1 UK Cambridgeshire...
Hi Similar experience to me...keep doing the exercises but do not fatigue the muscel as this will cause pain. You will get better in time it took me four weeks. Practicaly speaking I hated the pads...
Hi Guys I have written similar comment before, but it needs repeating ....two years ago I was advised that AS was an option the doc even said i could live another 15 years before the cancer got...
Hi Don I have posted a comment here before re AC..... I have been on it for two years the doc told me I may live for 15 years with no problems, until a recent biopsy proved they had got it wrong and...
Thanks JNF From the UK Have a good christmas! Dick 1...
Prostate removed.... now i have small positve magin left,what are my options ? just been told that I have a small positive margin left after removal of prostate. Curiously the surgeon said i shouldnt...
Hi guys Uk memberI had my surgery 5 weeks ago now and was progressing ok when suddenly I had muscular pain around one of thr port sites, I have given myself total rest now for 24 hours and it is...
Hi It was suggested to me two years ago that I have AS, which seemed the answer to my problem for a while, however after two years and a second biopsy the doctors decided that I had a higher grade...
Hi guys, /community/emoticons/turn.gif it has now been 1 month since my robotic surgery, initialy I leaked all day but was ok at night. I could not manage the thought of being like this for ever, my...
Thanks for your comments guys I am writing from UK my robotic opp was at addenbrookes Cambridge, if you find pads a pain as I did and difficult to manage try the condom catheter it gives so much...
Hi HermanMy surgery was the day before yours ! I am ok at night but when I stand up I leak all the time, I am doing the exercises thoroughly.. I hated the pads and asked to see a continence...