Then there was the new nurse who was so stupid she thought that Peter Pan was a hospital utensil....
The DRE is just as, if not even more, important. MY PC was found by the DRE...my PSA never went above 2.2 and the were no other symptoms to make the uro/surgeon suspicious. Keep going for the PSA and...
What would you guys have to say about a "brother" PCA survivor having a testorone level of 234 and no ability to have "normal" relations wirth his wife...is it worth the risk to increase the T level...
Mike... it's good having another elder statesman here....I'm 78...got you beat by one year! Seems lke the older we are when the PC demon bites us the more problems we have.And, even at my "advanced"...
cfree...I'm just 11 months post-op and have virtually complete ED..I;m going to give it a few more months to show signs (any signs) of clearing up .If it stays the same as now I will go for the...
Well, being from the deep SOUTH, I thought that getting PC came from eating too much grits and gravy as a kid!...
Mike...I think I researched every procedure available...how invasive...healing period...side effects...cure rates,etc.....and after doing all that I decided on CRYOGENIC surgery. I was operated on...
Bob and Jeff...I think your input could be invaluable to me in making a decision...get my e-mail address from my profile and please get in touch with me....thanks......JOE...
Thanks to all for your replies......Bob , please contact me at my e-mail address......JOE/"ICECAT"...
Okay, guys,after 11 months post-op I am still in the strong grip of ED...pills don't help, vac device doesn't help, MUSE doesn't help...IF Mother Nature doesn't get on the ball and restore me to FULL...
PSA results that I got yesterday were good 0.02. My uro/surgeon was just about as happy as I was. I guess next on the agenda for me may be a super-duper penile implant. Actually, I'm looking forward...
Congrats, Bob! Just had my PSA after 10 months post op and it was good, 0.02 This "zero club" is where we want to stay!!!...
I go in tomorrow to be checked by my uro/surgeon...lokking for a good PSA...I'll let you know!...
You might want to blame it on your meds if you are taking a drug called "FINASTERIDE"....that's what I am on and it is a "killer" when it comes to fatigue and loss of stamina. I hope and pray that my...
Bobbart... I have looked into insurance covering the penile implant...and the answer is YES. I am also looking at it as a possible answer if I can't get success with anything else. I"m only 10 months...
Hi,guys AND girls... I am 10 months post surgery ( Cryogenic) with ED being my only problen. If a few more months of Viagra and Muse , in combination, don"t do the job for me I WILL INSIST ON THE...
David...stay strong and positive...I"ll keep you in my prayers,prayer absolutely can work miracles...I fully believe that!...
I'm probably the oldest guy on these threads and one of the very few who chose to have Cryosurgery for the PC. After almost 10 months of ED I am now starting to get some useable results by taking...
Jeff...my prayers are with you. Please keep us up to date on all phases of the procedure and follow-up. If my ED continues to be my only SE after my surgery 9 months ago I am absolutely going to go...
gburd...I, too, am 78 years old...had Cryogenic surgery last June. Cancer was found by DRE and confirmed by biopsy...5 of 12 samples contained cancer,Gleason score 6. Now, 9 months later my PSA is...
How long should I have to stay on a daily Finasteride pill after having surgery 8 months ago ? That darned testosterone killer pill also takes all my energy away and is a big factor in the ED I'm...
I'm on a 25-50 mg. Viagra dose each night and one night per week of 100 mg.Viagra.... I'm 8 months post CRYOGENIC surgery and I'll try ANYTHING to get rid of the ED. If anyone told me I could take...
Prior to being diagnosed with PC, I was having some erectile difficulty.Could the early onset of the PC combined with an enlarged prostate have been the cause of some problems with ED. Like, maybe...
I had depression issues in 1970... the world has changed so much since then. The theme I'm seeing is... exercise, and truly it will help, outdoors if at all possible....
Had the catheter in for 2 weeks after cyrogenic surgery....took 9 weeks to completely go dry ( no pads ) after it was removed. Since then no problem except still trying to fully get over the ED and...
My PSA never got above 2.2....DRE found the hard spot that biopsy proved to be cancer...in my opinion the safest thing to do is to have both...DRE and PSA....
I tried the 6 pack of Muse...the first 5 gave me about a 50% ( not good enough for penetration) result....BUT...number 6 gave me a good 80-90% erection that gave my wife and me 20-25 minutes of...
Robert...it SEEMS like my ED is really starting to improve and get better almost each day. Looks like maybe you and I are the only 2 that have had the cryogenic surgery. If so, maybe we can be a...
I'd like input from any and all who chose to have CRYOGENIC surgery for prostate cancer. I had cryo last June, 8 months ago, and I'd like to have an idea of how my recovery from ED is progressing as...
Had CRYOGENIC surgery last June...ED , no erections were the big side effect.Incontinence went away quickly. Took daily Cialis, Viagra, VED with no success. Took MUSE on 5 occasions with very minimal...
No pain or discomfort after using the MUSE, just that good tight, hot feeling that goes along with that long-awaited erection!...
notsostiff...since my previous post I have used the last of my six MUSE inserts...the first five did not work....BUT..the sixth one gave me my first useable erection since the June 14 CRYOGENIC...
dick, 7 months after my cryogenic surgery my uro/surgeon gave me the news that my PSA also was 0.002...his very words were "that's great...we got it all". So, don't give that nurses' comment a second...
af, it might be helpful to talk to your uro about using MUSE as a rehabilitative tool. It is inserted into the end of the penis.Last night I used my last MUSE, the first 5 did nothing for me, but...
Primemuscle...there are very,very few of the guys who have had the same type of surgery that I had 7 months ago...CRYOGENIC surgery. I would urge you to also look into this as one of your...
af...I,too, had my surgery last June and I have just had, in the last 3 days, the very first feeling that something positive MIGHT be starting to happen to put "Willie" back in the game again. I am...
Well, I sure don't want to add T to the equation then find out that I made a BIG mistake.....the first time around with cancer is enough. Maybe some of the alternative rehabilitative tools, like...
I guess I am confused...I thought testosterone use was an absolute no-no after being diagnosed with prostate cancer...I was told by my uro that T fuels cancer growth and I need to totally avoid...
I'm glad the nocturnal partial erections are considered to be a positive sign of recovery since I just had my first one last night after having had the surgery last June 14 and been taking 2.5 Cialis...
What is a Viberect ? I've been using Cialis, Levitra and Viagra with no success. Of course, I'm now only 7 months since surgery so maybe I'm trying to hard to rush the end of the ED before my body...
Corvetteman...how long did it take you to actually get back" into the saddle" with your wife after surgery...or, have you succeeded yet? I'm one of your older posters (77 years old) but I am still...
I only found this forum a couple of months ago but I go to it several times a week now because it provides me with more USEFUL information than any other site or book that I have found since I was...
Jim, my surgery nurse told me that this surgeon, who teaches the procedure, has had better success with nerve sparing by using the cryo procedure...better than robotic ,which he also does, or the...
Yes, they freeze it down to 48 degrees below zero...they do it through about a dozen extremely thin hollow steel needles inserted in that tender area known as the "tween" and use an ultrasound in the...
I am just 6-months past cryogenic prostate surgery and the ED does not respond yet to anything I have tried...maybe it's just too soon after the surgery. My next visit to the uro/surgeon is in April...
Let's have some input from all who have had CRYOGENIC prostate surgery...side effects , recovery, etc. I had this surgery last June 14th., totally successful in eliminating the cancer but still...
My "roller coaster PC ride" all revolves around the ED problem. Had cryogenic surgery on June 14th. last year and have had no problem with continence...PSA now is 0.002. The downside is the ED that...
/community/emoticons/cool.gif Walkbyfaith...you and your husband will have my thoughts and prayers with you. I am in my late seventies, fit and active and still in the "chasing my wife around the...