Riveruner: I hope your results are good news, too!...
I think the 'surprise' visual on the towel will be worth it! Lol!...
The biopsy came back negative! He'll have another psa in months. Thank you all so much for you support and information; it has been so helpful! I hope I don't need to join this club, but if we do,...
So, I'm waiting for my husband to call me back when he shows up at home (not horribly unusual). I'm thinking, 'Uh oh...bad news." No, he was in the area. The pa is with a patient and will call back...
Uhgggg...the pa just called and left a message for my husband to call her. Now I have to wait for him to get through to her and then call me back. I have NO IDEA!!!!! This last few minutes is more...
My husband told me tonight that he's afraid to have sex because he's scared/nervous about what it's going to look like. :-/...
davidg: I'm hoping that will be the same as my husband. Steve D: lol!...
I was curious if you think it bothered you or your wife/gf more when there was blood in ejaculate after biopsy. I was just thinking it wouldn't bother me as much because I was used to periods, but...
Hi, catti...my husband and I are in basically the same place as you. He does have an enlarged prostate, but the uro didn't find anything other than that with the DRE. He had a biopsy last Friday....
A friend of my husband had told him that he had a biopsy a couple of years ago and it came up negative. He said that each time he gets his psa checked it changes the baseline. Is that because they...
He's supposed to know by Friday but it could be as soon as Wednesday. I'm surprisingly not too obsessive, but we've been working on our back yard a lot together and hanging out. That has helped quite...
My husband said they told him he did real good on the biopsy and had very little blood. He told me he never had blood in his urine and only once with a BM! We haven't had sex yet so I'm not sure how...
Oh...I see it shows. :-)...
I guess I don't know how to do that. I'll keep checking out the site, but in the mean time, perhaps someone can point me in the right direction....
I'm trying to add a signature. Let's see if it works this time. If it does, is there anything else I should add to help? Donna...
His potential job loss has nothing to do with cancer--His boss is wanting to sell the small business and retire, but the part the buyer is interested in, my husband doesn't work with. It just so...
The way I have calmed myself down is by telling myself that our house is paid for (no more mortgage) and no car loans or credit card debt. Our house isn't nice and is small, but it is sound (a good...
One of my stressors is the financial aspect of cancer. Our deductible is $5000. We don't have much money...though we can make our deductible--this year. Adding to the stress is the great possibility...
Glad you got that part over with! Our doctor is going to call with the results. If it is negative they set up a 6 month appointment to check psa again, if positive they set up an appointment to...
I talked to him about talking to you and he said he'd be happy to. Did you want to ask him some questions or private message him or anything? I can have him set up his own account if you want (he's...
Riveruner-Carl, do you have anyone you talk to? My husband doesn't really, though he did talk to a couple people who have been supportive. Donna...
My husband had the biopsy today. They gave him the numbing gel and then after the probe was inserted they gave him a shot to numb the prostate. He said the worst was the enema and the probe...
Perhaps he will if the path report is positive. Either way, I don't want him to tell us what we are going to do, I want to know the options and work WITH him...I see it as a team decision....
That's kind of what I was thinking! Yes, you hear a lot of horror stories and a lot of weird stuff, but then when I calm down and start really looking, I see a lot of things that are similar and I...
I've met an online friend from a local gardening site whose husband is in a similar situation as mine. There is basically one Urology place in our city, though probably 8-10 doctors in it. Her...
I agree in eating healthy and taking care of yourself (not that we do) because it helps us to recover sooner/easier. My problem is the "This is what you have to do to get the cure. Don't do ______...
Alf, that was wonderful! Thanks for the chuckle!...
I tend to say to this particular person, "Arsenic and hemlock are 'natural', too; that doesn't mean I want to ingest it."...
Thank you all your responses. There is one person I'm thinking of in particular that I know I won't say a word to...I just don't want to hear it! My thoughts are similar to what you have said; I try...
What do you do/say when well meaning people give you advice about 'natural' cures, diets, etc.? What about the people who basically tell you the medical field/big pharma, ect. is out to steal and...
They said they were going to use the numbing gel in the rectum. I'm beginning to wonder if that does much good beside being a lubricant for the ultrasound wand....
My husbands urology appointment went well; everyone there seems nice and explained everything so well! The ruled out uti, they had him empty his bladder and gave him an ultrasound to see how well he...
Thanks, Andrew. I'd rather it wait a couple weeks because I teach preschool and we have just a little over a week of school left before summer break. This last school week is going to be keeping me...
I know it depends on how booked the uro is, but on average, how soon will they schedule a biopsy?...
I've been doing pretty good at distracting myself, but tomorrow is my husband's first urology appointment and I'm nervous! From my research and talking I have a good idea of what to expect...but are...
I'm not going to vote right now since I'm so new at this, but from what little I've been able to read so far, I think that 1) Several people have been younger would not have had the psa screening if...
I know my husband and I can be very open with each other, especially since we've been going to marriage counseling since before the psa results and that has really helped us get back on track. The...
(As a reminder, my husband was just referred to a urologist because of a dramatic jump in psa and a subsequent 3 month increase.) My husband and I were in the car today and he brought up the topic of...
What awesome thoughts and suggestions you all have shared! You are such a fantastic group of people...glad I stumble across you all! Interesting thing, my husband and I have drifted apart a lot over...
InTheShop: Andrew...you sound just like my husband!!! That really helps! Thanks...
"Having someone around for whom one can pretend to be calm..." Love that statement...probably very true! As a woman, my instincts are to 'make him talk' about his feelings, but I have also been...
Thanks for posting that link!...
You all have helped calm my nerves quite a bit. My husband's first appointment with a uro is Tuesday. I'll know more by then, but let me ask you what was it that your partner did to help you the...
Thank you for all you encouragement and support! You have no idea how glad I am to have found you. Don't be offended if I hope I don't need to join your group. Lol!...
Those stats sound encouraging...thanks! Some info I've read sounds like it's nothing, while other sounds frightening. I have to remember that even if it is cancer, not all cancer is the same and the...
His primary doctor said when he plugged in the numbers the first time in the computer, it said he has either a 40% or 60% chance of having cancer (my husband doesn't remember the #s off the top of...
Nothing was mentioned about checking or treating for infection. Would an infection have any symptoms? He hasn't felt any. Perhaps that is what they will do on the 14th. How nice that would be if that...
Hi all! I'm new at this so hopefully I will do okay here. Is it okay if I ask questions even if my husband hasn't been diagnosed? Here's the deal: My husband if 59 years old. He has been dealing with...