Bud, Did you spend anytime in Viet Nam when you were in the service. If so you may be covered under the Agent Orange program...
Thank you all for your responses. I guess it's just a waiting game. Gary...
Hello, It's been 2 months since my Da Vinci surgery. At my check up last week the Dr. was surprised that my leaking was this bad. I haven't been able to keep anything in my bladder. Seems it goes in...
I have been leaking the same amount since my cath came out 5 weeks ago. I was using a least 4 depends a day and one at night. I can get up two or three time a night and urinate a little. During the...
I have had three biopsy's. The first nothing was given to me. It was uncomfortable but not painful, maybe a 3 on a scale of 10. The last two were done at a VA hospital. The Dr. numbed the prostate...
It has been three weeks since my surgery and two weeks since the cath was removed. I still have not been able to urinate in a restroom during the day. Changing my "man pampers" 3 to 4 time a day. At...
I had something put in my mouth not sure what it was. The only way I knew was that my throat was a little sore for a day. Cleaning out was no solid food after 12 noon day before surgery, liquids up...
UP Date On My Da Vinci. It has now been 9 days since surgery. I don't think I could have gotten thru this with the loving care of my wife. The last three or four days the cath has been a little messy...
Thank you all for your answers. It really eased my mind these last few days. Had a cystogram (sp?) this morning, sort of an x-ray with dye put in the bladder. Had no leaks so the doctor took out the...
Surgery done on the 13th. I have been experiencing slight leaking where catheter enters body . Bag is filling ok, but I get damp spots around crotch when moving around. Is this normal with a catheter....
My Da Vinci surgery story Checked into the hospital at 5:30 am. Around 6:15 I was in pre-op getting shaved and IV started. During that time both my doctor and the anesthesiologist came in and went...
Update on the VA treatment. Just found out the VA in Prescott or anywhere in AZ. does not treat PC. They will send me to a doctor of my choice, as long as they accept payment from the VA. I have...
Thank you all. While I am not looking forward to the incontinence it does not look to be as bad as I imagined, at least for the majority of the cases. Gary...
Well I am starting to lean toward surgery after reading Walsh's book and a lot on info on the inter-net. The one question or answer I don't see is more of a housekeeping one rather than a medical...
Thank you all for your answers. I have been going to the VA for treatment of my diabetes and they are doing a good job. The VA doctor said they farm out the external radiation to a cancer clinic, but...
Has anyone had any experience with the Veterans Administration providing treatment? I have just been diagnosed, after a biopsy performed at the Prescott VA Hospital in Arizona. The doctor suggested...