As a female retired registered nurse myself I can honestly say that I never experienced any problems with male patients throughout my career, including 2 1/2 years working at the VA Medical Center in...
About two years ago Cleveland Clinic took over our struggling local non profit hospital along with several others on the Treasure Coast and in South FL. The transition has been very difficult and...
This was not a merger or acquisition - just a name change to standardize all the FL HCA-owned hospitals under a common name. The same thing just happened to the HCA-owned hospitals here on the...
Nytngale, this retired RN completely agrees with your comments. Our family is looking at this in a couple of ways. Our older son is a registered nurse who heads up the communicable disease section of...
Hi Paul, Please see hubby's profile below - almost 10 years post RRP, RT & ADT. PSA's have been undetectable ever since treatment was completed. Nothing is guaranteed, of course, but we'll take it!...
Hi Micah - congrats on your great news! Similar situation here, but now 9 years post RP, 8 years post RT & HT. Hubby still gets anxious when he has his PSA test every 6 months, but so far, so good!...
Hubby just passed the 7 yr mark for his RRP and 5 year mark for end of ADT after RT. PSA's have been undetectable since beginning of ADT 6 1/2 years ago. We are feeling very blessed!...
Hubby's PSA has remained <.01 ever since he completed ADT - 5 years now!!...
Legal nurse consultants have been around for quite some time. This is a field that I would have loved to pursue earlier in my career as a registered nurse had it been available at that time. I...
Please email me by clicking on the envelope to the left of this message - I'll be glad to tell you more. Margie...
If myasthenia gravis is a possibility, he should be seen by a neurologist to confirm the diagnosis. I have been diagnosed with ocular myasthenia gravis and was sent to see a neuro-ophthalmologist by...
Hi Samson, Your postop stats mirror my hubby's pretty well. He also got an unpleasant surprise with his pT3b, Gleason 8 (5+3) pathology report. Full details are in my signature below. He had about a...
Hi Jerry, Looks like you were just north of us in Brevard County - lots of great wildlife photos!! I especially love the manatee nostrils above the water with the whiskers below the surface! We just...
Hubby is a pT3b Nx Mx and is doing well after salvage RT and HT....
Mel, In order to keep our excellent State of Florida insurance, when we turned 65 we were required to enroll in Medicare Part A & B. The State of FL insurance became both our Medicare supplement and...
Mel, If your State of Michigan coverage is like ours with the State of Florida, it will become both your Medicare supplement and prescription drug plan, thus no need to purchase a Medicare Plan D....
Hi Pablocito, I'm not sure what your definition of "success" is, but thought I would share my hubby's stats as of last week. All the details are in the signature below, but the short story is that...
Hubby just got the good news today that his PSA is still undetectable 2.5 years after finishing hormone therapy and 4.5 years after RALP! He will remain on a 6 month PSA testing schedule for at least...
Mel, Hubby has been on HT vacation for 2.5 years. For the first year PSA's were done every three months. After that, PSA frequency was reduced to every 6 months and have remained that way ever since....
Hubby was a pT3b after surgery with Gleason 5+3=8. Details in signature below. Margie...
Hi Mel, Sounds like you have a great vacation planned for next month! If you have time on your way north from WPB to Sonny's, travel on HWY A1A along the beaches. You can drive from N. Hutchison...
Hello mbock! Your initial post could have almost been written by me four years ago. Hubby's details are in my profile below. Just wanted to tell you that I can relate to your current situation and...
Looking back, I should have known better. As a registered nurse, I knew the warning signs but chose to ignore them (we were still reeling from hubby's recent PC diagnosis).....discomfort in my right...
Either my hubby had a very quick progression from G6 to G8 or the biopsy totally missed the G8 tumors. Thank goodness he decided against AS as recommended by the urologist who gave him a second...
Mel, Hubby took Fosamax during the 18 months he was on HT and did not experience any problems. I took it for about 11 years after being diagnosed with osteoporosis at age 50. None of these possible...
Hubby and I have been married for 46 years. We met at a dance in my dorm at the University of Florida when I was a sophomore and he was a senior. He stayed on to get his master's degree and we became...
Hello Wings, I'm sorry to hear that you and your family had a bad experience with Hospice. Hubby and I have both had occasion to utilize Hospice services for family members and found them to be...
TA, All I can say is "thank goodness!!" that my hubby decided to have surgery despite being a G6 with only a small amt. of cancer in 2 cores. The second opinion at a major cancer center here in FL...
My hubby had his last 4-month hormone injection in November, 2011. The main side effect he suffered were intense hot flushes, and he still has them very infrequently. His urologist told him that the...
Hubby went from 3+3=6 to 5+3=8...........
Hubby was on 4-month Eligard injections. His Uro had him get a PSA and T-level drawn the week before each injection and they would review his results (which were excellent!) when he came in for his...
Sephie, last year the FDA changed its recommendations for liver function tests for patients taking statins. The product label insert reflects these new recommentadions. The link for this info:...
Every doctor we consulted with during our decision-making process advised my husband that he could easily do active surveillance for 1 - 5 years. All I can say is "Thank God" that he didn't follow...
Tom, Are your reservations related to Dr. Patel in particular, or to your decision to proceed with surgery? Based upon my husband's experience with having his RALP done by Dr. Patel, I would be very...
My husband had his surgery done by Dr. Patel in November, 2009 - can't believe it's 3 years ago already! As a registered nurse, I was extremely impressed with Dr. Patel, his office staff and our...
Ted, My hubby was a gleason 6 pre-op and a gleason 5+3=8 post-op/pT3b. His PSA began rising soon after his RALP, and he had both radiation and hormone therapy. His hormone tx ended a year ago after 1...
My husband had his surgery performed by Dr. Patel in November, 2009. Both of us cannot say enough about Dr. Patel, his staff and FL Hospital Celebration. Our experience was very positive and we would...
Cmetalman, as the daughter of a wonderful dad who never wanted to "worry" me, let me share two events that I remember to this day, even though they happened many years ago: My mother had not been...
We buy Lycopene at Walmart - about $6 for a bottle of 60 softgel capsules. Margie...
My husband also consulted with Dr. Pow-Sang at Moffitt and with Dr. Patel in Celebration. In addition, he also consulted with a radiation oncologist locally. As you probably know already, your biopsy...
Hello Fish, My husband had his surgery done by Dr. Patel in November, 2009. At our initial consultation we specifically asked him if he would be doing the surgery. He assured us that he performs all...
Hi Larry, My hubby (also Larry!) had 39 treatments - 72 Gy last summer. His last treatment was right before Labor Day. Midway through the treatments he developed radiation proctitis with symptoms...
My husband suffered radiation proctitis toward the end of his treatments and for some time afterwards. His radiation oncologist referred him to our gastroenterologist for treatment. The...
We had a totally different experience than most with G6: Hubby age 65 at diagnosis 2/09 - PSA 2.8 3/09 - Small nodule felt on DRE 3/09 - 12 core biopsy - 2 positive cores, both 20%, G6 5/09 - Consult...
Except for OB/GYN's & pediatricians, doctors here in Florida almost HAVE to take Medicare in order to stay afloat!...
Hi Mel, Hubby & I went through this exercise a couple of years ago when he went on Medicare. We are State of Florida retirees and carried the BC/BS state employees plan as our only insurance...
Hi rhb47, My hubby's slides traveled about the state a couple of times before his surgery. First from here in Vero Beach to Moffitt Cancer Center where he had his first 2nd opinion, and then from...
My hubby had DaVinci surgery done by Dr. Patel last November. Medicare and his medicare supplement paid for everything - no out of pocket costs whatsoever....
Hi rhb47, Responding to your question about the length of time between diagnosis and surgery.....diagnosis was a year ago, March 2009. Surgery was Thanksgiving week this past November. The time...
Thanks for the welcome James! I have been a lurker for several months and want everyone to know what a great resource this forum is - lots of our questions have been answered here, and we've learned...