As others have said, definitely not fun! Going in was bad, once in not so bad. I would definitely call in advance and see if you can get a Xanax or Valium prescription before it. I had Valium before...
I can also echo my support for Dr. Tewari....I sent you a personal e-mail with some further comments. Keep us posted!...
Congrats! Somehow you got ahead of me by a few weeks. I go at the end if the month....
Aargh! Very frustrating. Our surgeon really should be more helpful on this for you. I wouldn't pay the bill right away. If the situation were mine, I would be getting pretty vocal with the doctor. I...
Gedman, any luck on fighting this charge?...
As others have said, there are medical reasons for it. And, is one finger up your butt really that bothersome? It's not like an endorectal MRI, which was definitely not fun. For all of the tests and...
Finally have all the information to respond. NYP hadn't sent all of my records to Tewari's new office, despite my request that "entire file" be sent to them back in October...took a bunch of...
Thanks gedman for your contnued help. My one year anniversary comes up this Tuesday. Good luck with your recovery! (And still waiting on some info from doc regarding your insurance question). And...
Gedman, Sorry for the delay, but I still owe you an answer on this. Hope to have more information for you by Friday. Also, I would recommend the third-party advocate. I have heard they can be very...
Following a few weeks behind Gedman, I had my follow-up for my April, 2013 surgery with Dr. Tewari on Friday, 2/21/2014. Got the call from the office this morning, that my PSA was also 0.00 (yes, as...
Great news! My test is on the 21st of this month....
For Dr. Tewari, the standard first test is 6 weeks. He sees post-RP patients on Friday, and you will have your results on Monday....the weekend after that first test while waiting for the results was...
Bluebird123, great news! We might have all been there at the same time....we could have had a "Breakfast Club" meeting....
As a man in his 40's who was diagnosed with prostate cancer in January of this year, I would see a urologist. Mine said that PSA over 2.0 for men in their 40s was a signal for more testing. I had no...
Happy to share my 7 months post-surgery zero PSA results! Am also sort-of doing Movember.....am growing the mustache now, but have formal company pictures on the 13th of the month, so will probably...
My experience was a little different. When I called new office, never got a call back, even after several days. Had to call them again, as clearly they were overwhelmed once the letters from NYP went...
Just got my PSA results back from Mt. Sinai (gedman and I have same doctor) by phone, and was also told "zero" when before it was "less than 0.008" from lab that NYP used. Happy with my results, but...
Finally got the letter today, and was surprised that it was from NYP and not Dr. Tewari (I hadn't seen gedman's most recent post). Yes, it has Tewari's new contact information, but to me, the gist of...
No letter yet for me. My next appointment not until November, so I thought maybe they were sending them out in order. This is not being handled well at all. I am betting it was $$ that Mt. Sinai used...
Watched the Bill vs. Browns game tonight and had these thoughts as well. Was in my local Bills bar, and mentioned it to my neighbors, including that I had prostate cancer. We all must speak up, in...
Here is the official press release: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/10/prweb11195121.htm Gedman also posted this in another thread........
I just found the press release and was about to post it. They are WAYYYY behind in not notifying patients about this. Imagine you are a patient scheduled for surgery with Dr. Tewari in two or three...
Further Internet research shows that Dr. Samadi, even though now with Lenox Hill, still has his midtown offices, so I guess Dr. Tewari will be setting up his practice at the hospital on 98th street,...
Still no public announcement that I have found....and it was only in January that he was named to head a new prostate cancer center at Cornell. Wonder if his practice offices will be the midtown ones...
They often didn't answer the phone. My experience with them, as noted above, has been great quality of care, but not the best communication. I bet they are being overwhelmed with transition work. If...
Not sure what the timetable for the move is....will be interesting to see what happens. Dr.Tewari and his staff are great, but they aren't always the best about returning phone calls. They were...
Sorry that I haven't been on in a while.....doing well post-surgery with Dr. Tewari in April of this year. (Had appendicitis over Labor Day weekend and was hospitalized, but that's another story and...
My ED protocol is 5 mg daily Cialis and 2 x per week with 50 mg of Viagra (half of 100mg pill) instead of that....think the Viagra helps a bit more. Perhaps you might want to consider this......
No tattoos for me, but am thinking of getting a post-cancer one, maybe next year. But, current idea is not all that original - the Superman logo, on bicep maybe...my initials are S for first and last...
I also saw this, and once again was disappointed. Who is studying those of us UNDER 65, or 60, or 55, or 50, or 45? Apparently, medical research seems to continue to ignore us.....but, this can be...
I had a visit with him as a potential surgeon, so I just got a letter from his office about the move. Here is a press release about it:...
Thanks for the post, and welcome. Hope the recovery goes well. For anyone new who is considering Dr. Tewari, I might add that everyone gets a private room post-surgery, and the nursing staff there...
A recent study showed that labs can mix up biopsy slides 1-3% of the time. The suggestion for improvement was DNA matching of samples to a cheek swab from patient. The study came out late 2012/early...
Great news! My "newest member" status didn't last long, but happy to welcome others anytime!...
Great news! Even lower than mine. For those who like to celebrate with a fine single malt scotch, I can recommend the Auchentoshan Three Wood...yummy!...
All of you saying it is way too early for the first post-op PSA: maybe under your doctor, but my surgeon does 6 weeks post-op as standard. There is certainly room for debate, but the standards of...
Thanks everyone! Had a really nice single malt scotch last night with my partner. Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday weekend!...
I was glad that my biopsy was 4+3. If it were a 6, that would have made my decision much harder, and I would be wrestling with these very question....
After yesterday's visit with the nurse, after my RALP on 4/8, they drew blood and I was told I would have PSA results today. So, I had good pathology (negative vesicles, negative lymph nodes,...
Agree with davidg that the guidelines do a disservice to us guys under 50. And, if the incidence of prostate cancer under 50 is so rare, how come there are a bunch of us younger guys here recently. I...
Had my surgery on 4/8/13.....had first PSA test and appointment with surgeon's nurse yesterday. Waiting for the call for results today.....based on pathology with clear lymph nodes and negative...
The nomograms ignore under 50 year old guys....there must be enough of us now for them to have done some studies. Also ignored: gay men. Those urology questionnaires on ED just assume that all of us...
Good luck to you!!...
So, one thought I had recently on this whole issue.... According to the new guidelines, men under 50 don't need routine screening, but if we have a family member with PCa, then we should be screened....
Wow, you're fast....I was just about to post about this!...
My Uro gave me a prescription for Valium to pick up beforehand. Arrived at the his office (after the annoying prep) 45 minutes before actual biopsy time, and took the two pills. Whole experience...
Great news!! I have been thinking about you this week, thinking that your post-op appointment must be coming up. Mine is next week, and hoping for a good result as well!...
The more you ejaculate, the sooner the blood in the semen will go away, as told to me by my urologist. Good luck!...
I am just a week behind......taking cialis and things are improving. No problems before surgery.....used to be able to get an erection just watching porn...that doesn't happen yet. My partner and I...
New York Times blue delivery bags are very useful for the disposal purpose....