Standing up and coughing produce little dribbles for me -- Dan...
I caught a cold about one week after surgery which than morphed into pneumonia -- Dan...
Just tell him you'd like to talk with one of his successful patients. You may glean some useful information that way. Best wishes, Dan P...
I'd stick with the surgeon's time: 8-12 weeks. And it's important that your PSA be taken consistently at the same lab, because there's variation from lab to lab. DanP...
Thanks for the support, encouragement, and practical tips, especially patience and also moderation with the Kegels. I was sent home with directions to do 10 reps 4x/day. Way too many. Didn't work for...
No bruising in my case and no pain, but the far right-hand incision did produce abundant drainage, clear not bloody, and it took a couple of days to get it under control. Before that I was soaking...
Just after being told that the PCa was confined to the capsule, nerve-sparing and no positive margins (all darn good news) to have the surgeon tell me that he'd also dissected three enlarged pelvic...
Hey guys, I'd welcome any tips you can give me on managing my incontinence. I had a robotic prostatectomy on 8 Oct and catheter out on the 15th. So I'm four+ weeks post-catheter. From the get-go I've...
My robotic prostatectomy went fine, PCa confined to prostate capsule. The surgeon, to be conservative, also dissected 3 pelvic lymph nodes: no PCa, but lymphoma in all three. The surgeon said my type...
I slept on my back or my side facing where the catheter was hung on the bucket by the side of the bed as Gedman recommended. I found the catheter a little uncomfortable and unnatural but not painful....
Brother Gedman: Congratulations on the impressive results. You have been an exemplary mentor to me and many others. Dan...
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I had my catheter pulled yesterday: no pain. It is a weird withdrawal and over in seconds. Instant relief from discomfort, and I have not taken a pain pill since. Not to worry. By the way, mine was...
Caregivers are important, appreciated, essential. (And they come in a variety of categories: spouses, partners, family members, friends and acquaintances.) This is a tribute to caregivers. I had a...
I'm the lucky guy who received the pants. They look great and will serve me well during my catheter phase. As soon as I'm done with them, I'll pass them along to another brother. Thanks, Gedman,...
Hi Mo MO: I also am from the Twin Cities. I'm most happy with Metro Urology where I have seen Dr. Aaron Milbank and Dr. Christopher Knoedler. Both are excellent. While Dr. Milbank doesn't do prostate...
Thanks for the abundance of support and good suggestions. Several of have asked how I decided for surgery given my age and Gleason score. Let me try and explain how I got to this decision: I am...
Sorry about not including more information. I had meant to include my signature box with my initial message, so I'll try again. My surgery will be da Vinci, see signature for additional information....
I'm scheduled for robotic surgery on 1 Oct. For those of you who have had this procedure, is there anything now that you wish you'd been told beforehand but weren't? What's the most important thing...
I was diagnosed for thyroid cancer (turned out to be mixed papillary and follicular), which led to surgical removal in 1973, followed by I-131 ablation. No recurrence. I have no family history of...
Just that my urologist told me about it...
There are different kinds of Gleason 6's: 3+3 is more "benign" than 4=2 or 5+1....