I also agree with Tall Allen's post on 8/31. I just thought I'd jump in with my recommendation for another opinion IF you were interested in a SF Bay Area guy. I wish you the best. This is a tough...
Walton A SF Bay Area surgeon, Richard K. Long in Fremont Ca., did my DiVinci. I couldn't be happier. I would be happy to give you more info. if wanted. Email me at [email protected] if you want more....
90 day post op PSA. <0.006. I think that's pretty good. Am I right?...
I can't add much but everything said here pro-surgery I agree with. Most important for me was "just wanting it out" Second most important was knowing my personality. I didn't want to be always...
Thanks for all the positive feedback. I'm getting a little anxious. My first post op psa due on 4/17. Toyoung, I am almost 69 (June). Looking forward to posting good numbers....
Can someone tell me what all the info. I just added to my profile means?...
Also. I would like to post my personal info. How do I do that?...
I don't post much but read posts every day. My 90 day post op PSA due on 4/17. Fingers crossed. Happy to see good reports here. I hope to post a positive result. I can't tell you how much I...
Today was 1 st. Day with no pads! YEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH RALP 1/9/14 Cath out 1/16/14 Post op PSA due on 3/9/14. Keeping fingers crossed! Harley, sorry your still leaking.... I've kinda been watching your...
8weeks post RALP for me. Had virtually no pain. Going for 1st. PSA on 4/9. Down to only 1 pad per day. Don't care about ED although it is getting better. Dry orgasams are weird! Soooooo glad Iwent...
Talked to a friend today. He had brachytherapy 4 yrs. ago and hasn't been able to stand up to pee since. Has to self cathiterize every 4 hrs. His prostate is mush.... Was going to his doctor today...
Get the biopsy and get some relief! You are agonizing over something that is a "piece of cake". On the pain scale from 1to 10, my biopsy was a 1. Really wasn't anything I wouldn't do again. I also...
This place is filled with....... In my opinion, real SUPER HEROS. You guys are an inspiration. I consider my self a newbie having just had a RALP on 1/9/14. My 1st. Post op PSA will be done on...
TDub I agree with all you said. I also chose surgery. It seems that way too many negative responses come up everytime someone like us expresses how we feel. Many more posts push AS, WW, Brachytherapy...
I had 2 biopsies done over a 3 yr. period of time. From my experience, they are absolutely nothing to be afraid of. Mine were not painful 1 bit. It sounded like a staple gun was going off. More of an...
Daughter had c-diff for 6+ months. This is VERY hard to get rid of. They wound up eventually putting her on some drug that cost, I think, about $500 per pill. I believe she only had to take about 5...
Ever wonder how good your proceedure will turn out with a guy that has done 3000, 4000, 10,000! Zip, zip, snip, snip,...... "Bring in the next one in line" Seems like that could also present a...
Ok. Here were my reasons for surgery easons. 1. I'm 69 yrs. old and feel like I did when I was 39 and other than having pca, very healthy with a great outlook on life and preferred taking action, yes...
Sorry, but I totally (but respectively), disagree with that last post. If your allbeing says you want it out, GET IT OUT. IMO, Being satisfied now is a whole lot better than being regrettful later....
Seems like most guys here have had good luck with brachytherapy. I'm interested in knowing if anyone went into brachytherapy hoping they would be cured but regretfully........weren't! I had RALP 5...
Like was suggested by a couple of guys, I chose surgery. I wanted it out. It will be 5 weeks tomorrow that I RALP. Very little pain, cath. in for 1 week, leaking that tapered off to where I need only...
TOTALLY agree with reltnies way of handling this. We must be the same personality type. I like to gamble but not with my life!...
I took a tweezers and pulled out those bits of suchers. No problem or itching since RALP done 1/9/14...
Clinical gl was 3+3 Post op gl 3+2...
Also....consider your personality. Will you feel less anxious, less stress, less constant worry one way or the other? Considering your low numbers, which were similar to mine, your cancer may be...
Interesting about the ibuprofen comment! I'm going to try that. Has anyone else had success with this?...
Ksk Do you mind sharing your pre and post op. numbers?...
Being blindsided by the big C, I felt it very therapeutic to discuss this with my friends. I play Senior Softball all year long and feel blessed to experience the commaraderie and friendship this...
Removal is nothing to be concerned about. Burning is normal. I still have minor burning 3 weeks post cath removal....
Thanks guys!...
I should probably know this, but are the semInal vesicles always removed when having RALP. I just had divinci surgery 1/9/14 and can't remember what my surgeon said! I know my post op Gleason went...
Any chance acupuncture could help the pain?...
142 Recording what was said is a great idea. I go in for my 90 day PSA on 4/9. I'm going to do just that. Right now, I'm not sure about 50% of what was said at my cath removal....
Don You sound like the type of employee ANY company would like....
Peter I reread all the responses to my question. I don't see any response, other than yours, that would indicate I was stepping on any toes. At least that is my take. I apologize if you feel I did....
Absolutely non accusatory. Just seeking helpful, useful info. Seems to me to be non-offensive in nature. At least that was my intention....
Eagle So you feel if you would have acted quicker, things would have turned out better and that you didn't really get the attention you should have gotten from the medical professionals you were...
Golf. What, in your opinion, is the truth about life after surgery? What more info. should you have gotten? Counciling? Now we don't hear much about that. What do we need to know here? Sounds like...
Thanks for all the responses. Overall, it seems everyone is pleased. What I was hoping for was responses from anyone that could provide help to others regarding choices that were made that turned out...
I think these responses will be very beneficial for other newbies. Great info. Thanks. Good luck to all. GOP. do you mind sharing your age and initial numbers?...
Allen. Thanks for all the detail. You really did your homework and it looks like your decision was the right one for you. Good luck going forward....
David. God Bless you. You are my hero! What a trooper you are....
Allen. I did want it out. Again, thinking that was the proverbial "gold standard". I'm trying to understand why others are willing to gamble. Or, is it really gambling? Without removing that...
I respect everyone's decision. In the end, it's up to each of us to live with our choice. I'm still a newbie that joined this great group of guys, after surgery. After seeing my post op. results, and...
Yesterday was good. Leaked less. Drank more. Stood up to urinate, for the first time. WOW. I drained like that firehose we hear about. Went through less pads yesterday. Do my kegels, when I remember....
Windsor. Lump was on right side. Also small amount on left side. Had traditional biopsy. 3 of ten positive. From what I've gathered here, most doctors (like mine did), won't tell you what to do. You...
Everything. Did your husband opt to not have surgery years ago?...
Windsor. Moderate tumor, Gleason 7... That scares me. Not telling anybody what to do. I know what I'd do. I did it. So have a couple of my buddies that went from g6 to g7. I was Psa 2.7, dre revealed...
Sb. I'd love to keep up with you. Having someone in the same shoes would help....