Met with my urologist he suggested to maintain current course PSA's every 6 months, with alternating visits between urologist and radiation oncologist. He said I maxed my limit of radiation to the...
Thanks to all! You have provided good advise. Newspaper Lover- we also live outside of Albany (12186) My insurance (Empire Plan) pays for travel and logging for trips to Cancer Centers of Excellence,...
Andrew and Allen, Thanks for the pointers. We will discuss them next week with the Urologist and schedule an appointment for MSKCC this fall. Thanks...
Salvage Radiation didn't do the trick and now I would like to know if my current treatment is the best thing I could be doing. I see the Radiation oncologist every February and the Urologist every...
I had a PSA done (at a different lab) it came back 0.240, so it appears I have a recurrence. Met with the Radiologist/Oncologist. He suggested Salvage Radiation treatment (The felt that I had a...
Thanks for all the advice it is greatly appreciated. I will check around for a lab that reads PSA tests to the hundredths, to assure accuracy my Urologist believed my .2 was a round up of something...
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I am some what hesitant to ask because I am intimidated asking for information when I feel that my condition isn't as dire compared to others that I have seen posted. In a nut shell we will meeting...
My history didn't show on my post but here it is: Age 55 when diagnosed May 2008 Biopsy 5/08 2 of 12 cores positive Gleason 6 3+3 Stage T1c Da Vinci RP 7/31/08 Post Op visit 8/7/08 Catheter removed,...
I have a doctor's appointment next week to discuss my PSA it was .1 last September and no change in December. I had blood drawn today if it continues to stay at .1 should we continue watchful...
I would describe the pain as 3-4, at the worse, it is just annoying. I was checked for a hernia it was negative. I'll see the Family Doctor for a follow-up. Thanks...
Prior to my last visit to my urologist, I started to experience pain in my left groin. I was checked out by my family doctor, a gastro and mentioned it to my urologist. All said that it was probably...
Used pad until months....
Timmy, We are had very similar results, but not as soon as you are having them. You are not even 2 months post-op and you already achieved an orgasam, that is pretty good. The nerves that were spared...
Jon H, , Sorry to hear you have to go through this at your age, you are fortunate that they caught it when they did. Looking back on my experience the surgery wasn't that bad, and they gradually...
Frank, Thanks for sharing the information, if I am reading correctly my focally positive margin may have been a result of the surgery and not necessarily the spreading of the disease....
Bluenose, I had my surgery on 7/31/08. I am waiting till 8/25/08 for my first nine holes, I feel good but I am concerned about the potential damage I could do if one of the 6 wounds were not fully...
Thanks for the responses I will place an order with Alldaychemist. Thanks Again JEKNY...
I was given a prescript ion for 30 blue pills of 50 ml of Viagara to start my post op recovery, the pharmacist only despensed 4 pills, and said that my insurance company only allowed 4 pills per...
It has been six days since my Davinci RP, I feel stronger each day. I am following my post op instructions to the letter, so I can resume my regular activities. The biggest problem is the bag, which...