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I’m surprised that a urologist here wouldn’t get some imaging done, either a 3T MRI or rectal ultrasound (quality prostate clinics feel this can be 95% as good as the MRI at this point). All much...

I didn’t have this problem during or after RALP, but I know people who did. The catheter balloon depending no how long it was in 7-10 days maybe, can cause some real irritation of the nerves at the...

Yes, nearly no flu this year at all. For the reasons above, and I think that Mask wearing, social distancing and personal hand hygiene are the primary reasons, but the first derivative impact is that...

I don’t think that was the actual message.. the CDC today said they were changing their Phase 1a to include basically anyone OVER 65.. which would have been 1b or more and to just start vaccinating...

Yes, as others have noted getting just the first dose in the phase 3 trials yielded only about 55% effectiveness (this is all much more subjective than objective due to the data set and a bunch of...

Good for you!.. frankly, I think one should start getting tested right around this point unless one has a family history and then it should probably start closer to 40. Today, these days, young men...

While not Souther California, I’d recommend UCSF for a consult for either surgery or RO. In the surgery space they are truly excellent with the lead (not putting names in here) having done 5000+ over...

I was going to suggest an MRI if they either found or didn't find anything. My Uro had me do MRI first, then they used that in the biopsy to target specific areas more specifically. My PPO insurance...

Frankly, 90 days for 5MG isn't too bad. I HAD been paying about 200$ for net 600 MG overall, and thought that was pretty good. If this is GENERIC, it's too much....

It IS really pretty crazy. In my area, just going five miles north or south I can get a range for a contrast pelvic MRI between 1000 and 12000$. Things like my high sensitivity psa test can range...

Wow, I find this recommendation somewhat surprising. I was 46 when I had RALP, and was instructed not to lift any weights for nearly 2 months. While I did have a total rehab protocol for recovery...

Great story. I was diagnosed at 47, went through similar process (and places), and ended up doing RALP at UCSF with Carroll. Now, more than two years post I'm solid and happy with the choice and...

I found that Cialiis worked better, but had to get the dose down to 2.5-5mg every few days or else it gave me bad heart burn and lower back pain (I think blood will tend to accumulate there) I ended...

After my first biopsy, I didn't feel normal in that region for about three months. There was rectal discomfort and discomfort with ejaculation. and yes, the ejaculate was reduced in volume and...

100MG Cialis! Holey snarkies, that is a LOT.. even half a pill 50mg is crazy.. I was on HALF 20mg pill, so 10mg every 2-3 days and I thought THAT was a lot I will say, I was NOT fully erect or even...

Prior to surgery, I was walking 4-5 miles a day and running about 2 miles every other day. That and trying to get a few pounds down and doing situps, leg lifts and starting to do some of the keggle...

Well, you know my experience, check out my longer explanation in this thread - hopefully I got the page number right http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=35&m=3869854&p=2...

I think there is a lot of confusing going on here and believe me (I gotta stop saying that phrase these days) its very easy to occur. Yes, it's very hard to get any clear details prior to complicated...

I'll be devils advocate here, but I would be very surprised if the MRI technician had any idea any connections with patients between their work facilitating the MRI and the MRI radiologist or...

If you put an email in your profile, I'll send you all my research documentation and contact info if you want a recent similar contact. or shoot me an email to my listed contact email. p...

you might try using the pump, push it till its a tad painful but not too much of course. Also, you could try using one of the constriction rings for a few minutes after pumping, that will help hold...

I would get the bone scan. assuming you can afford whatever the co-insurance amount it. Its not a lot of radiation relative to a CAT scan (an MRI might be better and as many have said I would find a...

It's a good question and I had that too for a few weeks. Its totally normally, its a life altering but not life changing diagnosis. If you can get your head around what people are saying and that...

depending on how your body processes testosterone (and the new surplus) and turns it into estrogen (and more importantly the estradiol component) that certainly can impact the prostate. Usually this...

Others have recommended a lot of solid points.. and the davinci thread has good tips. Here are others I found very useful. of course, do the keggles a bit now, but I didn't over do it prior to...