I've been functionally continent since about the 6-8 week mark. I don't leak with normal activities, but I'd say I probably have the same kind of bladder control that a multipara woman has. After a...
Good news. One day at a time. It gets better. I can't remember the last time I used a pad. However, now we're like ladies who have had a couple of kids. Laugh too hard, cough or sneeze with a full...
I went to the VA outpt. clinic here for my annual physical. My doc did the routine exam and ordered blood work. I told him it had been a couple of years since my last PSA and he told me it wasn't...
It's not the test. It's what's done in response to the test that causes so much debate. I resent anyone telling me I can't have access to more information about my health status. If I'm experiencing...
Clock, That is one of the best posts I've read on HW. I could not have written it better. Davidg, my wife told me pretty much the same thing. She's glad we can still enjoy time together. My wife is...
The PSA came back high and the doc called me the next morning to tell me he wanted another one to rule out an anomalous result. In retrospect, past PSAs showed a slow increase, but less than 4, which...
davidg, shoot me an email. My addy is valid. Haven't talked to you in a while, just wanna touch base....
You know guys, our brother Jason here is what it's all about right now. Jason, thanks for putting up with some family feuding here. There's good stuff here in all the chaff (mea culpa). I'm gonna sit...
Agreed. On one hand, it is good to point out the possible side effects and the downside of treatment. On the other hand, don't lead people to believe good outcomes are a rarity. THAT is a serious...
Yup. We need to keep a balanced approach when the new guys come in seeking assistance. I think the forum is pretty well stacked with those of us who decided to treat, but we can all learn. There is...
This Medscape article gives a very good overview of ED and some thoughts behind Peyronie's. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/739206 ...
Most people will find that my perspective mirrors gothicarch's and davidg's. It's very frustrating that this is not a clear cut decision for anybody. Whatever you decide to do, you do it with eyes...
I get AS. I really do get it, but it's still a toss of the dice and a spin of the wheel. Give me certainty that the blasted thing won't go rogue and you have my attention. My prostate became my enemy...
I don't think I'll be desperate enough to stick myself with needles, but I understand the need to do so. If I don't get any more return than I have now, I'd stick with the pump, since it works well...
Jason, it's a tough call any way we look at it. I refrain from telling anybody to do what I did. All I will do is share my experience. I just happened to ask for a PSA on my last physical, at age 58....
Have to resurrect this to get/offer some input. I get that "stinging/burning" pain after the initial orgasm as well. It starts at the left side of the tip and spreads through the base where my...
We always talk about the trifecta, and it's nice to have everything, but it's pretty much a mix and match world. If you need to vent, I'd say this is probably one of the best places to do it; this...
Uro started me on Cialis with cath out, been taking 5mg daily since last July. I had a semi a couple of times with cath in, but I certainly didn't want to encourage it with the cath; glad it subsided...
Sam, I wonder if we're just happy to be able to have orgasms and we think it feels better? I know I am. LOL...
It does seem more intense with longer duration. A more widespread sensation as well. I wonder if this is what a "little man in the boat" orgasm feels like? (censor cut out original word)...
I've had some degree of discomfort with orgasms since the RP, but it seems to be changing. I have always attributed it to nerve healing, since it seems to follow the track of the pain I've had since...
Franco, I wasn't crazy about the VED and those rings, but I did find that the largest ring works best for me. It's tight enough to keep an erection for as long as we want, but not too tight to cause...
Don't discount a pump,either. I wasn't crazy about it at first, but it's not that bad. Surgery in June '13, I use 5 mg Cialis daily and don't pump as often as I should. I get nocturnal erections and...
I think we all have that anxiety. It's normal. Blood draws don't bother me. Needles don't bother me. I had a leg ripped off in a bike accident 35 years ago; pain is relative. What the test means is...
I didn't care much for the VED at first, and I'll confess that I haven't used it as much as I should, but it grows on you, to coin a phrase. I get nocturnal erections and semi on a fairly regular...
Actually, my uro doc is a very gifted surgeon and a pretty good guy to boot. He's very thorough and I won't be surprised at all if he wants to do a DRE at my one year visit and thereafter, for all...
I'd tell the rookie that I paid dearly for the right not to have somebody stick a finger in me like that any more. Let him think about it....
I always went commando before surgery. Now, I wear a jockstrap with one thin pad. Stays in place and I don't soak a thin pad in a day. I just use the thin pad to catch the occasional small drip,...
I'll just add that I don't think very much of AARP's recommendations and they won't get any support from me. Any other thoughts I have on that matter are too uncomplimentary to share ATM....
Eh, somebody could drop an anvil on me tomorrow. I can die from this or with it, but I'll die one day. What I have decided to do is live as best I can until then and not let the little stuff bother...
Dry at night first night post cath. Got up to go about every 2 hours, so you're on track. It took a little longer to train my bladder to hold more urine, but it got there. 3 months out, I'm just...
I think you'll always see some differing opinions on age, but I think 35 is a good baseline for somebody with family hx. That's what my doc recommends, and that's what I've told my son. My brother is...
We can all relate. I'm dry now, but I still use a thin shield "just in case". I guess it's my security blanket, since I get a little drip here and there if I wait too long to void. The ED issue is a...
Some docs take the new recommendations as gospel. You also have that "I'm the doctor" thing. My doc wouldn't have run my last PSA if I hadn't asked him. I told him he was already drawing a full panel...
Yeah, they still ask me if I have a drinking problem.. I always tell them I can drink just fine, no problem. They never laugh. Too soon? :tongue:...
My doc recommends 35. I have taught my son many good things and I have passed on many good things to my son. PCa will not be one of the good things....
I agree. I wasn't trying to imply that more discovery at an earlier age isn't significant. It is. I am fully in the pro-screening camp. Give everybody a chance to figure out how to deal with it. If...
We'll always deal with the question of whether it's more prevalent now or we're just finding it more because we're looking for it. I think we've all read the literature that talks about PCa being an...
My wife and I have used whey protein in the past, but I'm going to avoid dairy now, with the exception of pizza once in a while. I've stayed away from red meat for over 35 years, so that's not a...
I drink 16 oz. of coffee first thing in the morning and don't drink any the rest of the day. I haven't noticed any difference in urgency or incontinence. It doesn't seem to make any difference in...
j, how low is the H&H? I gave up red meat over 35 years ago. My H&H is normal and my total protein usually runs low end of normal. I agree; go with the ZERO. niiice....
Health insurance I can understand, but if the statistics say we're not that likely to die from PCa, what difference should it make for the life insurance industry? Do they keep better stats?...
Ok, Dave, let's tie it back into Tony's original post about "pre-cancer" and Stage 0. I'll try to stop chasing the squirrels around the yard. :tongue: If you're suggesting that not calling it cancer...
This is where gene testing has recently come into the spotlight. Angelina had no cancer, at least from what I've read, but she had family history and tested positive for BRCA, which she felt was an...
IIRC, Brangelina did the same thing based upon a blood test, but she does have a strong family history as well. She's a "very brave woman" according to the media. I'm not minimizing that, but I...
So, the insurance industry sees a need to perform routine screening, but the professionals who actually treat it do not. Sounds like cognitive dissonance to me . . . no wonder men are confused. IMO,...
Maybe, but here's a reasonable approach to it....
prostatecancerinfolink.net/2013/08/22/psa-testing-life-and-health-insurance-and-full-disclosure/ The insurance industry has some 'splainin' to do. This seems to fly in the face of statistical data....
Jim, I used to help moderate an auto forum a few years ago, but I don't want to come off as an expert, because I'm not. I'd have a hard time finding my way through PHP and MySQL settings now. It's...
Jim, is there a private messaging option available here within the forum to avoid emails cluttering our inbox. ? Doug...