A radiologist went over my MRI films on the computer with me in person. When I first laid eyes on my prostate it looked like a piece of Swiss cheese. I think I even told him before he spoke, “My God,...
I second the viagra or cialis route. See what happens. Remember, you need to be “in the mood” for ED meds to work. Within one week of my operation with the help of my g/f I achieved an erection...
I’m so sorry for your loss....
Inspirational yet grounding. Thank you Todd....
I just realized im coming up on 10 years. (If I make it). All that anxiety, and what has it gotten me? Nothing....
In threads like this I post mine. You get used to it lol Good luck 😊...
I deleted my post about the shrink as I am very depressed today that made me write something out of frustration....
It would be interesting to know the ages of the physicians he bullied. I’m a member of a private Ferrari forum which also serves as a de facto physicians forum. (It seems there’re are lot of doctors...
I have penile cancer. It’s rare. It’s so rare, no one really knows how to treat it. My urologist told me this was the first case he’s ever seen in person. Only pictures of it until now. @Casey: I’m...
What makes people feel as if their type of cancer needs to be a secret? I’ve never understood what that’s about....
Im not normally one to publicly interject my feelings in conversations that don’t involve me. Having said that, when I do, I try to “go with the flow” as much as possible. This normally means a “one...
I lurked on this site a while before joining. Joining would have made it real. And I didn’t want it to be real. I’d have to look at my signature to see what year that was. A lot of water has flowed...
Those spikes are worrisome when they happen. So, I can relate to that. The “not patient” part is me to a tee Tom. Here’s how much… …on one of my spikes I did not wait 3 or 4 months to see what my...
Sounds like it was defined by someone off of an X-ray. I’ve found that when certain doctors and/or radiologists are aware that the film they are looking at came from someone who’s had prostate...
Thanks Pratoman for posting this. Much needed reminders. Very freeing advice there. 😊 Thanks again buddy....
I was going to post my recent PSA here and ask a question about it. This nips that in the bud. I might find myself on the wrong side of the isle if I did....
I did not use the term “fake news”. I made the point that one news strory does not make a reality and gave an example of how it’s not. I wait before jumping. “Fake news” is a political insinuation....
Trigger happy much Mel? I read the same article. You put an awful lot of faith in the media. 😊 The funniest thing about this whole thing is…Dollars to doughnuts Dr. Epstein doesn’t even know what...
I think so too. But she doesn’t return my calls....
I could never announce anything. Too much commitment either way. This site is unique in that one never knows what tomorrow brings… Sometimes I’ll go on a lurking spree. There’s something about this...
I’m enrolled in the JH pancreatic cyst program. Every 2 years they make sure there’s no change. That’s the closest I’ve got to a spot on the liver. Someone asked Dick Cavett how it feels to be old…...
I often wonder how he’s doing. If he’s even still alive. Somewhat of a polarizing figure…his posts helped many people, including myself. His writings were were many times written in code. Once that...
It’s amazing what fear and Google can do. When I found out I had prostate cancer every one of those symptoms began. Heck…I was so convinced that it had spread, I started to limp! I don’t normally say...
My hope is we never find a way of measuring it. It might would leave some guys by themselves. I was an outlier as far as RALP’s go. And no one could relate…although the support here was still...
Thanks Sara. Pain is absolutely my worst symptom as well. (2nd on the list is constipation). My gastroenterologist mentioned something about the Pred masking the problem. However, he wrote me a...
Began taking prednisone 5 weeks ago. Started with 40mg/day but I’ve tapered down. Went as low as 5 mg last week and pain returned. Went back up to 20 mg day and it seems to be controlling it.....
Lots of good input here. Mine may be a bit simplistic but… I live alone and don’t work. Many times I can find myself sitting in my recliner…thinking about my problems. When I do something I truly...
azroadrunner… Here’s my PSA’s. No TRT but a pretty good size margin. Life’s mostly back to normal now cancer wise. Still get the heebie-geebies around blood draw time. He doesn’t know it but...
I’d call Dr. Epstein at JH and talk to him about this. www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/details/jonathan-epstein Who did the final pathology on the prostate? I wonder if those slides are still...
I agree with Mumbo. I believe the first thing I would do would be to get a another biopsy soon. A regular biopsy for me would be enough to continue to the next step. My thinking would be, “You can’t...
Not qualified to comment on the hormone therapy. But, what I can tell you is we ain’t what we were 20 (or even 10) years ago. That fact isn’t always obvious to our brains. Acceptance of physical...
CASE COMMENT: The descending and sigmoid biopsies show evidence of chronic colitis, including mild archectural distortion, variable expansion of the lamina propria by mononuclear cells and some...
Diagnosing pathology report from 2021… A. ANTRUM BIOPSY: Reactive gastropathy, involving gastric mucosa primarily of antral type, present in a background of mild chronic superficial gastritis. -...
Dx’d 2 years ago. Colonoscopy. Had pain one year ago. No sign of UC w/ colonoscopy. Never had radiation treatments in my life. Surgery only for prostate ca....
No. I’ve never seen blood come out in my life. Red or dark....
This is only Thursday. I can get the report tomorrow. I brought up to my new GI about doing another colonoscopy and endoscopy before more meds. He boo-hooded that. Said he likes to do colonoscopies 6...
beave…I have copies of all of my medical records for the last 10 years. The sheets of my final pathology report from my diagnostic colonoscopy are stapled together. However…the only sheet I need is...
@straydog: I was just sick of feeling sick last night and had to complain to someone. I’m looking at getting another GI. Thanks for the validation that it’s OK to do so. It can make me feel as if I’m...
Hey geezer, we already have something in common! We’re both on the same drug! Hyoscyamine sulfate odt 0.125 4-6 hours as needed. My GI sent me out of his office with that. That stuff is THE BOMB! I’m...
There is an upside to all of this. I can party. Trouble with that is… …it’s a pity party....
It bores me anyway… My prostate removal was ridiculous. (It was cancerous). There were so many complications, to this day…if anyone asked me what to expect from a prostatectomy, I would not be able...
Haven’t been here as much. Good to see some things never change. 😊...
https://pathology.jhu.edu/patient-care/second-opinions Mine was 8 or 9 years ago. It involved nothing more than asking my doctor to send the slides. I don’t recall having to fill out any forms but...
I also lost my appetite a several weeks ago and I’ve dropped about 10 lbs. Nausea from time to time. Are these symptoms of a UC flare?...
64 yo male. Dx’d with UC 2 years ago. My diagnosing colonoscopy was due to pooping 6-8 times every morning....
I should add, neither doctor had ever seen this before....
No Afib. DVT due to abdominal surgery. A clot formed in one leg post-prostatectomy. The clot had completely resolved itself prior to being taken off of the Xerelto permanently. My only point was...
Good news Swan! Way to go man! 😊 One thing I forgot to mention about being taken off of Xerelto…my blood clot had completely resolved. That made it a much easier call to take me off it. If you need...
Swan….you mentioned you were on Xerelto earlier in the thread. I didn’t say anything then. But, this was my experience… The abdominal surgery of my prostatectomy created a clot in my leg that was...
There was no catheter during my foreskin issues. But that area can be a breeding ground for bacteria so your urologist may have meant sterilization issues by “who put the catheter in did something...