Thanks for the replies. I am attributing the positive results to lab errors. A bad week for a tech or some poor calibrations. But I will continue getting psa tests every 2 weeks for the next year...
Well I had the two tests that showed .097. I have since had four more, all at an undetectable level of <.006. I've used the same lab and same protocol every time since my surgery in 2011. Maybe a new...
@ Mattam. Retest. I was shocked at the first result, so went back and got another within 4 days of the first. Both the same. .097. I had gotten complacent the last year and let them get away with a...
Well, 8 years and six months. That is how far I got without a return of psa. So long zero club, and so long that feeling that maybe I beat this thing. 2 readings of .097. I am not sure what to do, if...
I've dealt with the same symptoms for 5 years now. My Dr. says it is from surgical adhesions and possible nerve damage related to those adhesions. You probably stretched/tore one. I do daily...
I have lower back, lower left abdomen near surgery site, and perineal area pain since my surgery. Surgical adhesions and nerve damage from tissue trauma due to the large size of my prostate gland is...
I got my 5 1/2 yr results today. Non-detectable. I had to wait 5 days for my results this time. It had always been less than 48 hours before, so I got my first experience with a longer waiting game....
Got the results of my 5 year post surgery psa today. <.015 undetectable. I will never consider myself out of the woods, but the trees are sure getting thinner....
I'm almost 5 years out and still have some of the pain issues that you describe. As explained to me, the large prostate leaves more area for adhesions to grow as those tissues find new places to fill...
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Sorry about the waterman name, but before retiring, I was a water treatment plant superintendent and we called everyone in the water business a waterman. Glad to see Terry is doing well....
4 year post RRP psa result is < 0.015. WOOHOO! It's really been 4 years? Some days it feels like a lifetime ago, and some days it feels like it was yesterday. Thanks Healingwell friends!...
I am in and out reading posts and don't post myself too often, but what happened to waterman aka terry from alabama? I noticed he didnt attend the recent gfmph events and hasnt posted in some time....
January 3rd 2011. " You know I wouldn't be calling if it was good news. You have prostate cancer with a gleason score of 7. You are also the youngest PC patient I've had in 30 years of practice. Not...
38 month post operative psa was done yesterday and I'm still in the zero club!!! WOOHOO!! Made it past 3 years!...
Along the lines of this thread, yesterday I was removing a car battery from the rack at walworld, and when it came down I felt a burn in my lower left back. This morning, I can barely walk, left leg...
My uro wants to start me on some treatment for low T. My results are 347 with a Free Testosterone of 7.4. He says with nearly 3 years of being in the zero club it should be safe. I'm rather skeptical...
Sneezing and blowing my nose. I now dread colds. Although I'm 2 1/2 yrs out, a fairly new one is just after using the restroom when I'm turning to leave, a dribble. Sometimes sizeable. Kegals don't...
Yeah, although these cholesterol numbers are still barely within my dr.'s limits, ldl 98, hdl 48, total 198, I can definitely make some changes. We had also deleted zetia from my daily regimen. I...
Good news, yesterday's psa test was undetectable (<.015) Bad news, cholesterol has doubled (as well as ldl/hdl ratio) in the last 12 months despite 80mg of Lipitor daily. I have no one to blame...
Shoulder pain is probably the gas migrating. Walk walk walk, drink drink drink. Don't be afraid of the pain meds, just use moderation and stool softeners. It will get better every day....
Attack the beast! A fellow gamer? Awesome! Xbox gamer here, RTS's. My wife used to laugh about it until one of my gamer buddies flew from Seattle to Ohio to visit with me the last 2 days before...
29 months post op and I'm still in the zero club, so I am satisfied with my treatment choice and its results. S.E.'s include slight stress incontinence and I'm 80% good in the ED department, but I...
Good results never make the news. My surgeon had over 3000 under his belt. All treatment has side effects. Its the surgeon, not the knife. If I had to do it over, I'd do robotic with an experienced...
The Cincinnati Reds are playing the Milwaukee Brewers. All of the players and umps are wearing light blue wrist bands and ribbons. Numerous announcements about Pc research and testing. Good to see...
Yesterdays 27 month out PSA was <.015. We now return you to life in progress. WOOHOO!...
My first car was a 1957 chevy pickup that was bought for 90 dollars. No headlights, no brake lights, no e brake, passenger door rusted shut, no muffler, 3 speed manual on the column. I was only...
I am assuming that you are talking about a car trip. If so, do not be disappointed or surprised if you have to alter your plans. That much travelling that soon after surgery? I'd bet you are going to...
You might look into Dr. Ronny Abaza at the James Cancer Center at Ohio State University. He has some 4000 robotic surgeries under his belt including salvage prostatectomy. Robotic is all he does. He...
How did Charlie get the shiner?...
Welcome to the other side! drink drink drink, lube the tube, walk walk walk. Take it easy and let the wife and daughter wait on you, because believe me, that part won't last long. Hahaha...
I asked about prostate size and the only answer I got was some are bigger than others. It's a shame that related structures weren't sized proportionally. Especially with the post surgery after...
Well technically its the 1 year 11 month result. Anyway <.015. WOO HOO!...
You are probably more likely to die on the way to the hospital in an auto accident than you are of the surgery. Even if you did die, you will come back and probably bite your dr. because we are all...
Statins didn't do me any good when it came to Pca. I had been on 80mg of atorvastatin (lipitor) + zetia for 9 years before my diagnosis. At least a generic for lipitor is now available. Just waiting...
If they don't answer that question, find someone else. When it comes to this surgery, practice definitely makes better. ( I don't believe there is such a thing as perfect when it comes to Pca)...
If my guests think I am trying to kill them by offering them what food I have, be it meat or not, they do not need to be my guests....
Dx: 48 gleason 7 Father: 28 Dx gleason 6 at age 73 Mother: 28...
And to think, I've been mispronouncing compiler's name all this time....
The first 10 minutes of the movie "Waterworld" just ran through my mind....
August PSA was <.01. Woo hoo! I've been going to personalabs.com and getting my sample at a lab corp office. I get the results within 24 hours to my email and the cost is 67 bucks. Not a...
I read biker's comments, and then his sig. Rising psa recently. That will set nerves off. Most everyone on here is scared, confused, angry, a myriad of emotions at some point in the journey. Emotions...
I like bbq. How is it cooked? Low and slow....
Ozbob, congrats on the results! I too have had the anxiety. For my one year test, I went to Personalabs (basically a franchised sample collection place). I had my test on Friday and got my results...
Thanks to everyone on here. I feel guilty posting it when so many others have difficulty....
In my case, a full bladder will cause sharp pain, spasms I guess. The core excercises and stretching were advised by my URO, but haven't had an effect. I would have to measure for current ml...
My surgery was a 13 months ago and I have the exact same issue. My bladder was also checked and was deemed acceptable with a no pain capacity of 400 ml. (over that and it got painful quick). My uro...
I had my one year post surgery psa done last Friday. <.01. Some leak issues but I'll sure take it....
"Feeling rather mortal are we?" My brother's response when I told him I had prostate cancer. He stayed up nights with me after surgery. Lowandslow...
I had my colonoscopy 7 months post RRP. The prep is much like the RRP prep. My GE made a comment about keeping a close eye on things because the prostate cancer was in the same "geography" as the...