Ec- having valid information will never hurt you, however, lack of information or false information can. I was getting PSA tests two or three times per year as I would experience urinary flare ups...
Tango, have your infections resolved themselves? My issues have returned suddenly with a 103 deg F fever. Fluid drained from lymphocele contained Strep Viridans. Installed drain to remove abcess...
I had a robotic prostatectomy with seven lymph nodes removed about four months ago. After being treated for infection for about three months, a CT Scan revealed a very large Lymphocele near the right...
I just had a CT scan to see if my infection has resolved and it turns out I have a large lymphocele as a result of the lymph node removals. Seems that the lymphocele was the item that was infected...
I went to the doctors office for five days straight the week after surgery for the wound care and all they kept telling me was that I didn't have an infection. It wasn't until there was something to...
Even though I had told them of my concern about a hospital acquired infection because I got one in my sternum ten years ago after bypass surgery, I was not given any prophylaxis antibiotics or any...
I can relate to your problem as I went through the same thing, Staph Aureus, over the course of the last three months. I ended up taking a half dozen different antibiotics on and off for ten weeks,...
I would like to offer my apology to everyone who read my prior post as it was written in haste after returning from another frustrating session with one of my urologists. I should have done some...
Seems we all need to think a bit about the math. If a PSA level of 0.2 is cause for additional treatment then I believe one needs to be getting PSA results to at least two decimal places. With only...
I'm not sure how the 1 in 36 statistic comes about, probably results from many people who are reluctant to talk about having cancer and you only hear of it when it becomes terminal. Personally, I...
In my opinion, allowing a doctor to perform a blind biopsy when a DRE is negative is a poor choice. My PSA has been rising over the last few years and is now 4.3 with a first time biopsy suggested. I...