Congrats Rick, Im a new member of the zero club too after just getting my first post RP test 2 weeks ago (3mo post-op). What a relief the first test is, and I can imagine its amplified when you got...
Sorry Gang, I dont mean to sound whiney. I know so many others have it worse than I do and my issues are minor in the grand scheme. And I am happy with my initial reports from the patho and the uro...
BillyBob, I read your post about Chamomile tea and thought, WOW would this be great if thats all it took. Unfortunately, I didnt get the same results as you did. I did learn to like it enough to...
Thanks Bob, I am glad to be dealing with this over (much worse) PCa complications. I hear this will pass too, but Im wondering if this is normal this far out or am I just one of the guys who doesnt...
My issues began at week 4 and are still ongoing - I get sudden nearly uncontrollable, and hard urges to urinate whether or not I have much in the tank, usually not. Many times, its all I can do to...
Bill, Im glad to hear the surgery went well. Learning about the AUS was the one thing that put my mind at ease about choosing surgery over radiation to treat my cancer. My primary care Dr's father is...
Clean Gene, I have the day time issues you mentioned - sudden strong urges with small quantities, but not at night. Actually, I've been able to sleep til about 4 am and no pressing need to haul ass...
Billybob, Im going to give the Chamomile tea a try too. Im only 2 days off of your surgery date and experiencing the same problems. VERY frustrating!! Dont know if it will help or not, but its...
Thanks for the replies y'all PSA3DOT7, my wife echoed your thought, and Im trying the relax method out. It works OK when Im sitting, but when Im standing and the urge comes on, its tough to keep from...
Thanks Tom, I didnt notice any difference in symptoms no matter what I drank. I dont drink hardly any alcohol and completely gave up anything with caffeine in it to see if that changed the results,...
Hi Y'all Today Im 5 weeks post RALP and things haven't been too bad. Leakage is light - 1 pad a day for a while. But now I am having problems with bladder control that has set in much more intensely...
Hi y'all, Today I'm 4 weeks out of my RALP surgery and am looking to up my activities and exercises. I've been walking fairly often - 20-30 minutes a day, doing kegals and puttering around the house...
Thanks Berk & Dmlvt, When I was first diagnosed in November, I really got back into core exercises including situps, planks & kegals. Plus I did a lot of exercise biking and some mountain hiking to...
Hey Gang, Im 17 days out of Nerve sparing RALP surgery. Things are going better, but Im still dealing with some leaking, cramping, stomach muscle pain, Digestive issues, lack of stamina, etc. Now I...
Unfortunately, Im on the 3 year plan for colonoscopies. I had my first one at age 51, they found 1 polyp then. Went back last year after all my insurance copays were done, and they found 2 then, the...
Big M, I had my Robotic Prostatectomy on the same day as you in Az. I had some minor bleeding form day one in my urine too, and had more of it towards the end of urination. In the past 5 days or so,...
Hi Chris, I literally just found this site yesterday, but was posting on another site for a few weeks. I wish I had found it sooner, as there are some 865 pages of threads here, WOW. Im just...
Peter, The symptoms I had were what I would call the usual warning signs - weak and interrupted urine stream, increased frequency and urge to go, as well some minor pain at urination. What prompted...
Thanks Tom, Im now convinced that getting the Low T treatments and the resulting prostate symptoms are what allowed me to get diagnosed early. Turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Im sure Im like...
Hey Y'all, I just found this forum this morning and it looks like a Ton of great info. Since there is no "new member intro" page like some other forums, here's my story. I was diagnosed in early...