Congrats on 7 years! when I was diagnosed 4 years ago I read about your journey and it helped me a lot when I went down that road and eventually had mine removed in Nov 2018. Glad you're still doing...
Thanks everyone. I told him to explore all his options if he needs treatment...
hes self employed, I dont know if he has any insurance other than through the VA. Hes not old enough for medicare...
First post here in a long time. I went through PC 2 years ago, had surgery, doing fine now. I know someone that is getting ready to have a biopsy at the VA in Kansas City. I have let him know I will...
I told a friend facing his own biopsy: "ya know the people that claim to be beamed aboard the mother ship where aliens probe you and do weird experiments on you, thats a prostate biopsy" Told my wife...
My surgeon was a female, and is very experienced as she has been doing them since 2003. I was very pleased with the outcome, as side effects have been minimal. My modesty pretty much went out the...
I agree that there is good new music out there, but its not on radio, you have to work to find it. I use Pandora a lot on my phone and listen through wireless earbuds. Pick an artist you like, then...
Country music on the radio today is more like pop music was years ago. If you like classic rock, check out some bands that are from a genre called "red dirt" because the bands come from oklahoma and...
Depov>> have you tried generic viagra instead? Both viagra and cialis give me a stuffy nose and indigestion. The difference is viagra side effects only lasts 4 hours 3x a week. Cialis lasted 36...
I am 55 and 5 months post RP now, nerves spared. I was also frustrated at 3 months, using sildenifil 3x a week. I had bought a VED and didnt care for it, but decided to try it some more rather than...
For those of you from the south......southern GPS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxxO5avKbbw...
Willie M>> Did your doctor ok mixing cialis and viagra, and the 150 mg of viagra? I thought 100 mg was the max dosage on viagra. would like to know if Iam wrong on this and its something I can try....
Depov, I am 3 months post RP I have been sharing your frustration. But I am not giving up and fortunatly my wife is very understanding and working with me to figure out new ways of doing things to...
A couple things to expect on the biopsy... I didnt have to have an enema before mine. Apparently so doctors want this, some dont. Its a little uncomfortable, but doesnt last long. I had a little...
Forgot to add Goodrx.com may also work at Costco, target, CVS and others, just enter the medication name and your location for pricing....
Bob D, not sure where your at, but I used a coupon from GoodRX.com for 20 mg sildenafil at my local walmart and could get them for 27 cents per pill...
I am also 5 weeks post RP and was dry from the moment they pulled the cath, but I go about every 1.5 hours. Even during the night I wake up every 1.5 hours so I go weather I need to or not, I am...
My wife and I have a 2005 mustang GT that is our weekend "fun getaway" car Part of my theropy is driving "fast" (no not stupid fast) in said mustang. Didnt cure my PC but makes me feel a lot...
Totally agree on the Brest cancer quote. As far as men and PC, I think a lot of it has to do with the area involved, and the side effects of the treatments. men dont want to talk about it, at least...
JFL1957: the old vaccine was a single dose. The "new" vaccine is in 2 doses. I dont know when the new one came out. you may need to check with the place who gave you yours to find out for sure which...
Considering the condition of most of us on this forum, I would add Viagra.........
Add my voice to those urging you to send your biopsy slides to Epsteins lab at Johns Hopkins. If some of those cores come back higher it may change what you want to do. If they dont change then you...
FYI As for prices on these drugs, I used a coupon from GoodRX.com at my local walmart for sildenafil, and the price dropped from $3.30 a 20mg pill to $.26 a pill...
I am 54, so pretty close to your age. I had RALP 2 weeks ago today. Right now Iam feeling better than I expected to at this point. I was like you (and I think most of us) and wondered what life would...
So are the pumps that are expensive and insurance may or may not pay for any better than the ones you can buy from an online "adult" website for $25-50? If so anyone have a link to awebsite to one of...
My thanks to Pratoman and Halbert for writing your stories from diagnosis to several months post op. Iam scheduled to meet Mr Da Vinci wed morning, and reading about your journey helped me to...
Ok thanks. If I havent heard by thursday I will call them....
In addition to what everyone else said, I would add get a digital recorder and take it to meetings with doctors (you wont need it at a biopsy however :>) It helped me a lot to record my conversations...
"Even with that one core still G3+4, you may qualify for one or more of the AS programs" I considered that, and have been reading some info about AS, but think I will go ahead with RP if that 4 is...
I have RP scheduled for Nov 28th, but after reading these forums decided to have my biopsy slides sent to Dr Epsteins lab at Johns Hopkins for a 2nd opinion. I told my urologist to send them on Oct....
I dont plan on doing anything physical the 6 weeks after RP. My surgeon has been doing Da Vinci since about 2002, with several hundred done. After I'am back at work will be good excuse to have my son...
At 54 still working. I run a grain farm for a living, my job requires a lot of physical activity from scooping grain to working on equipment, so Iam concerned about stress incontinence down the road...
I think it would be best if we all moved on to other more constructive things. Sometimes tempers flair, especially about something as emotionally charged as this, my self included....
Subdenis said "and most of the time I am alone with my thoughts about cancer." I think this is what struck a cord with me in your original post. most of the time I am alone with my thoughts about...
Great post Dennis. And the responses to your post here are a breath of fresh air after I read the responses to your post on "that other place" I think we all have moments where we feel down, I know I...
Thanks, I know 3 or 4 others in my small town who have gone through it in the last year or so, I have talked to them and its helped, but there are some questions too personal to ask them so I may be...
SubDennis thanks for posting this. I have described to my wife that my journey so far has been a roller coaster. I try to remain positive, but sometimes I have down moments. When I have one I try to...