Inquisitive One, I was diagnosed a year ago and had a Robotically Assisted Laproscopic Prostatectomy (RALP). I am an engineer with an interest in medicine and my Father passed from Prostate Cancer in...
Howdy John, Your situation is similar to mine. Strong family history (Grandfather, two Great Uncles, Father, Younger Brother who had PC at age 45). I was diagnosed at 55 G6 T1c both sides about 35%...
Hello NovaMan, There is a lot that we don't know about PC. Growth rate is one of those things. There are at least a couple of 'types' or behaviours' of PC. The slow growing one you have described...
Ditto, I had pea size (but flat) in the catheter bag, especially after walking, BM and especially after bladder spasms. If they increase or get bigger, call the nurse hotline or your Urologist's...
Hello Prat, 3 months post surgery and I still feel different. It is obvious I need to learn this new configuration of my body. The sensation of needing to urinate is different. Sometimes I feel a...
Hello, As 'Shop said, welcome and sorry that you need to be here. This is an excellent bunch of compassionate cancer survivors who will give you a healthy range of opinions and a great deal of first...
Nikon D5300 with the stock 18-140, the Nikkor 60mm micro and new 105mm micro. Glock Model 22, AK47, Winchester 1300 when I go to Nevada. I left behind my 105psi compressed air powered Spud Cannon...
Yes, Saw Palmetto will lower your measured PSA. It is not clear if it helps with any prostate problems, particularly cancer. Best Regards, SciLife...
Hi All, Neosporin is your friend to the catheter lubricated at the tip. Cath Secure is also your friend, like a giant band-aid that has a velcro attachment to hold the catheter. Kaiser send me home...
Purgatory, You and all of the men here at HW are in my prayers. Keep on fighting the good fight. With Best Regards, SciLife...
Happy Birthday Andrew, Welcome to 55!...
Sparkey, You have received some very good advice above. I will add some practical things: My advise is to, as much as you can, take it one day at a time. There are a dozen uncertainties, some will...
Hi All, I am 1 month post surgery, age 55 at diagnosis, great UI pre-surgery. I am only using 1 pad/day with very little leakage. A few drops when I get out of my low slung car, sometimes....
Hi All, Thank you for the tips. I do have one comment about Baby Wipes for humans young and older; Huggies and some of the mainstream brands use a preservative called Phthalates. I actually developed...
Pratoman, HaHaHa..... Yes, I agree. However, I believe that you are in New York City and I live near Santa Rosa, California. Even though we can not stand around the same trash can, we can each offer...
Pratoman, Garbage can ceremony is a great idea! I would have loved to burn mine, but it stayed at the Urologist's office. Perhaps I can burn a bit of plastic tubing from the home improvement store in...
Peter, Patrick and Rob2, Thank you for the responses. I'm taking the next step Monday back to work. Best Regards, scientificlifestyle...
Hi All, I will be returning to work on Monday. I am an electronic engineer, so no lifting etc. However, I have a question about urine odor control. Do the Depends brand pads have effective enough...
Hi Motor, Your email is unlisted, so I will post this here and hope that I do not break any list rules. I sent this to another list member, so please excuse my re-use. My advise is to, as much as you...
Hi All, This is a very interesting subject and one that I have spent some significant amount of time worrying and researching. As an engineer, when we suspect that we have something bad in a...
Pratoman And Michael_T, Thank you for your encouragement. I believe that the odds worked out for me. I am not out of the woods yet, but the trend is looking very good! In the bigger scheme of things...
Doooh!! Should read Your situation is almost exactly the same as mine! I have a low level of dyslexia that pops up at the wrong times...... Best Regards, scilife...
Halbert, You are taking the first step to the other side. My situation is almost exactingly the same as mine. Please make sure you pick the best and most experienced roboticly assisted doctor you...
Pratoman, Good news you are doing better. The prune juice and Psilium fiber did the trick for me. Oh, regarding pink/red urine. Just like used motor oil, it only takes a tiny bit of blood to make a...
Dooh.... RALP can me a high probability cure if you have ****Negative**** Margins...
Hi Island Time, You have some good advice here. There is one more factor to consider: Do you have a family history of Prostate Cancer?? I was bilateral G6(3+3) before and after RALP 24 days ago. Many...
Hi All, Progress report at surgery +24 days. I am using 1 heavy pad a day and almost ready to switch to thin pad. No leakage so far today! Although since I went to mass yesterday, this has been a...
Hi All, Thank you for your responses and thoughts in this area. After a bad marriage and waiting (and wading) through the Catholic process of determining if the marriage was sacramental and valid (it...
Hi Pratoman, Glad to hear you are making progress. You might want to try prune juice with some Metamucil mixed in.. The generic metamucil is just as good and half the cost. You might want to be...
Pratoman, We All Have Your Back!!! You are doing well. I had the rusty red to ohhh shit bright pink/red urine. This is normal especially after a big dump. Please be a bit humble and let your good...
Hi Pratoman, Keep plugging. You will get through this. Many have walked this path ahead of you. Your path will be a bit different as we are all different, the accumulation of our genes and the paths...
Hi Pratoman, Welcome to the other side! I was about 2 weeks ahead of you RALP 18 Dec 2014. My path report sounded very much like yours, one positive margin so they took a bit more, no cancer in that....
Family History: Grand father and all his brothers all died of fast onset aggressive PC age 62-64 Dad diagnosed at Age 55 in 1990, T3 or T4 PSA=20, + DRE. died 1999 after 9 hard years; Next Younger...
Hi Inchoation and All, Thank you for the encouragement! I am T+12 days from surgery. Catheter out yesterday! Only one small spurt of urine getting out of my low slung sports car on the way home from...
Hi Super Max and All, I understand your feelings and share your situation. In 1999, I watched my father slowly die (age 64) from metastasized PC that was diagnosed as T4 when he was first seen...
Hi All, T+12 days since RALP. I had a drain that was removed about 24 hours after surgery when I was discharged. A total of 30cc of blood/fluid came out of the drain. My surgeon's Physicians...
Hi All, Progress report. Day 4 and no pain meds for 24 hours. I pooped twice yesterday! I did get some relatively strong bladder spasm and leaked between catheter and urethra on each BM and again on...
Hello Riceman3, Sorry you got the news that is common to this group, but you are with kindred spirits here. You will find a very wide spread of opinion, outlook, information and values. My advise is...
Hi All, 4 days post RALP and feeling much better. As a Quality Engineer who deals with statistics, we must remember that we are almost certainly not a random sampling of the population of men with...
Just got home, RALP, Dr Arturo Martinez. Surgery yesterday. Catheter care and waiting for first bowel movement. Not too sore. Final pathology next week.Hoping and praying for negative margins. I am...
Pratoman, I have read a couple things that indicated that Dx at 65 may be more suited to BT than surgery. in Walsh's book he says that sometimes the anatomy as we get a bit older is not as easy to...
Hi All, Thank you for your help and for your challenging questions and statements. I have looked at Brachy and have religiously read everything on the web and 6 books including Walsh. Walsh makes a...
Samster, Your numbers are very similar to mine and I also watched PC take my Dad 9 years after he was diagnosed with T4 PC with mets. He passed in 1999 at age 64. he died with his boots on without...
Miki, So great to hear that Bob is doing better! You both are still in my prayers....
Dear Miki, I am so sorry that Bob's surgery is not going well. Complications are rare, but that is no solace when they happen to a loved one. We on the forum and I as an individual are thinking about...
Wow, Thank you All for your responses! Thank you for all the good challenging thoughts. At the time I made the post, I had not finished my reading. I have Walsh's book and I have almost read it cover...
Hi All, Sorry for the list foul/hijack. ScientificLifestyle...
Hi All, This is an interesting thread on a few levels. I am very new to this so please excuse me if I say something that is obvious. One of the issues with my biopsy is that a few of the cores turned...
Hi All, Thank you for your responses. I have been very vigilant since understanding the strong history of PC in my paternal family. I have been doing the Total PSA tests since 1991 and Total and Free...
Hi All, This is a great forum and I have learned a lot of practical information. I am an engineer in Santa Rosa, CA with a family history of early age PC. After carefully examining the options with...