Bluebird and all, I am here, just have had a very stressfull couple weeks at work, Happy New Year to you all. I am doing fine and had third chemo Tues.. Feeling a little washed out and the hot...
Parson, Check with your surgeon..... a lapro (minimal invasive.... less complications, faster healing and less discomfort.) Two flavors normal lapro and robot assisted (Davinci) .... see what...
gralestel, In most cases everyone does as Tamu lays out. GP, urologist, surgron in my case, radiation oncologist, then a general oncologist. The last two hopefully you will never need if you choose...
Whispers, So glad to hear your dad is doing better too. My PSA now at 0.1... down from 0.2 so the hormone and chemo is knocking it down. Now just "die bugger cancer cells die." Sounds like your dad's...
David' Wife, I suffered from serious hip pain on left side mostly and lower back and it was one reason the doctor tried the Cipro for several weeks before doing my biopsy. The Cipro actually reduced...
Daveed, Best Christmas present anyone could ever ask for. Merry Christmas to you and yours. John...
Researcher87, Let me see..... before surgery I had the normal BHP symptoms that caused me "frequent" night urinations, woke me up hourly or every two hours. Pain in back and hip area woke me up........
Bluebird and all, Had second chemo treatment today, all blood test look good, lost one pound, blood pressure and all ok. They said I am doing real well. This one really whipped me today though, feel...
Bluebird and Whispers, We had a terrible ice storm in the St. Louis metro-east area..... like and inch and half of ice. We were without power for three days..... colder then crap..... burned firewood...
B&C, I feel I have to reiterate GreenAcres comments earlier. Some prostate cancer is more aggressive than others and while we don't want to alarm anyone we both had a very bad experience with it....
Well day three and very little problems, some hot flashes and urination urgency but thank goodness with continence back and a lot of bathrooms around hasn't been a problem. My workers all think it's...
Dennis and Sara, Great news...... Cancer 0 Dennis 1 .....you have beat it...... make sure you get your post op PSA and watch it regularly... hate those pesky escaped cells. We are all praying for...
Bluebird, Arcafan, WSicket, Hamala, and other wonderful prople, Well I started the treatments today, drew the arm of the study for hormone and chemo. I get chemo every three weeks for 6 cycles and...
Dreadnought, The side effects of the study, which by the way I qualified for now that my PSA has held at 0.2. The hormone therapy is supposed to put the cancer cells "to sleep", supposedly the...
dreadnought and swimom, Thanks for your prayers, as you may have read on other of my threads my latest PSA came back 0.2 again and I qualify for the study. Start hormone and chemo or hormone alone...
Pooks6719, My Gleason was first estimated at 8 from biopsy but ended up 9 at post-op pathology. My PSA was over 16 before surgery, but...... because my bone scan, cat scan, pet scan, lung x-ray etc....
Hamala and all, Thanks for the encouraging words, our prayers are with you and your dad. Those erections will come back... keep the faith. I just got news my PSA came back from the 14th..... 0.2 ......
Swimon, As I just put in a long post on John ~ Strength in Numbers thread the hormone therapy route is where we're going. Put those "puppies" to sleep and try to kill them with pomegranate...
Bluebird, GreenAcres, and all, Well Mel (my wife) and I went to the oncologist today and he and his nurse practitioner were wonderful. I think we have a new lease on life and a new direction that may...
dreadnought, I go in tomorrow to see oncologist to discuss hormone and chemo or hormone alone therapies. It is a clinical study that allows radiation too. I don't know what to expect but I guess I'll...
Rick and Swimon, As far as the surgery goes recovery has been wonderful, I am almost back to the place I was before surgery. Some tenderness in belly, a little leakage when I move gas or sneeze, but...
Rick and Sterd82, Thanks, I have an appointment tomorrow with an oncologist, Dr. Picus. He in charge of the clinical study that has to do with Hormonal therapy with chemo and without chemo, it allows...
Argylegolf, Thanks, I'll check that out. John :yeah:...
ARCAFAN30... Rick, Don't know if you are still checking the posts but if you are drop us a line and tell us how it's going. John...
Sterd82, I am due to have another PSA next week, am hoping for a lower one but since I had two in arow at .22 it seeems unlikely. Yes I will keep you posted and hope you will let me know what your...
I have made a decision, I am meeting with the research clinical oncologist next week Monday but I am calling Dr. Andriole that did my surgery and ask him for another recommendation and oncologist at...
Dreadnought, Sounds a lot like my experience so far.... see my thread John ~ strength in numbers. I just hope your next appt. goes better then my last one did. My surgeon sent me to a radiation...
Bluebird and all, I have to start with how much I appreciate your kind words and feelings, makes me cry and I don't cry easily. Ask my wife. hahaha I have an appointment with the oncologist on the...
Bluebird, Kat, Wickett and all, Well we went to the radiation doctor and to be blunt I am confused and even more troubled. He reviewed all the facts and one of the first things he said was.... "and...
Hey Jay, Welcome to the group, I am 55 and had lap. surgery on 9/7/2006. Had cath out in 6 days and never had incontinence at all. Only a drip now and then when I feel a BM coming on or sneeze really...
SaraMurphy, I know I am married to the world's best woman but your concern you are showing shows you too love your husband very much, Dennis is a lucky man. I am considerably older then your husband...
Magaboo, I had lap surgery and I have not had any incontinence at all and my doctor said it wa s partly due to the fact the I walk a lot and climb stairs also several times a day. Everyone is...
Texman, I had surgery 9/7/2006 and I can tell you after surgery three things are for sure: first after surgery you will have dry orgasms, your prostate produces and inserts the semen and other fluids...
EB02, I had conventional Lap. surgery (without the robot) because that was the specialty of my "expert" I chose. One of my best friends had the robot surgery the week before and we both have done...
Bluebird and all, Got my results from post-op PSA number three 0.22 again.... so .37 .22 and .22. My PSA may have hit bottom...... hope not but it's looking that way. Have appt. in a little over a...
Birdland, Shepla and all, Humor is a great healer...... 3 funny experiences of mine in last month of my PC journey When I was rolled down to surgery they took my vitals and the anesthesiologist said...
M Kat, Bluebird and all, It means a lot that you are all out there and have such caring comments. We will be here and posting all we know and commenting anytime we can share something of importance...
Rick and all, Congrats on seperation with Hang, he was a real drag......hahaha. Real happy for you. The second PSA was 0.22 and we did another one today. Dr. A gave me the post op report, not good....
Tracey, Yes I had surgery in morning first thing and left right after lunch to go home next day. They have it down to a science. Important things for early release seem to be getting up walking (I...
Dawgfan, My pre-op and post-op suggestions would include .... Next size larger boxers and next size bigger jeans or pants with a couple pairs of suspenders. Won't need them till the cathreter is...
Rick, So it's the 11th, did you get a legal seperation or a divorce from "hang" yet? Haven't heard anything so I thought you might see this and laugh. I had my second PSA test yesterday, results...
Rick, I hated to hear about "hang", you must be felling better then I though because I wouldn't even consider riding to Charlotte. I am driving and working but am still sitting kinda softly, the...
Joe in New York, The only things that I really remember about the biopsy were: The numbing didn't take effect till biopsy number 6 or 7. and secondly they told me how many they going to take and I...
Rick and all, I was back into Dr. A and had my first post op PSA test. Results by Monday or Tuesday. Got my fingers crossed and praying for good news. Rick, sorry to hear you still have the bloody...
dreadnought, My scenario was very similar 55, first PSA 12.1 then tried Cipro for several weeks.... PSA went to 14.5... biopsy performed 8 for 8 positive cores and 8 Gleason on several. My wife and I...
Rick, Great news, so happy you got such good news. Dr. A is such a good dr. at least I think so. If there is anyway we can beat this I am sure we are "hitched up to the right horse." I'm sure Dr. A's...
Rick and all, Got a call from Dr. A yesterday about pathology report. Mostly bad news.... 95% involvement with prostate. All was the worst cancer very agressive. Penetrated wall of prosate, through...
Ellen, If he likes cranberry juice mix it with it, I've actually began to like it. Cranberry good for bladder too. It beats the heck out of straight.... yuck. John...
Rick, So sorry to hear that, if there is anything I or my family can do for you let us know. We are just in Swansea. Recliner is your friend, I am still sleeping in mine, can't lay flat or on side...
Rick, Well Chris from the Drs. office finally got to give me my pathology reports. Best news is no lymph node cancer detected. Worst news no margins and cancer cells were detected in the bladder...