Hey KrisP; Wow! Tomorrow? I'm blown away! You picked the very best surgical team so I have absolutely no doubt you'll come through this thing with flying colors. 7AM! That's early to have surgery and...
It's perfectly normal to have an emotional reaction to hearing the words, "You've got cancer." Eventually you'll stop "blubbering" and start getting busy doing research. For patient experiences and...
I didn't have such a problem. My nurse showed me the importance of securing the catheter tube so that there was little or no stress at the end of the penis. My nurse suggested that, if I had a...
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Most guys post that they got their biopsy done in their urologist's office. Most claim that it was no big deal. In my region many urologists are being "encouraged" by their malpractice insurer...
Whew! Brings to mind that old Dupont slogan, “Better Things for Better Living … Through Chemistry.” :eyes:...
I think you have a very positive outlook based upon your initial staging numbers. We all felt the same emotions you are currently dealing with. Regarding beating cancer, some say they are cured....
Hello zingaa, Yes, I agree, 40 years old with no family history is a bit unusual in my opinion. However, I'm very surprised that you were diagnosed a G7 from a mere blood test. That confuses me but...
Frank1205; VaFan asks a good question about ED and you unique recovery. "Hospital stay 30 hours - Catheter out in 7 days normaly expected leakage - Erectile funtion back on line 9 days " I've never...
VaFan; Great news! Congratulations and welcome to the other side! Recovery will be slow and gradual. It takes time. Don't get discouraged. One day at a time! God bless... :smile:...
soxfans4life; I was dx'd early just like your hubby. Looking back, my PCa journey wasn't a big deal. Yes, initially my wife and I were very worried but that was because we had no experience or...
Best wishes to all of you Proton Therapy pioneers. You are my heros! :yeah:...
Best wishes :smile:...
I can't share anything about having a personal experience with proton therapy treatment so I won't try to guess about what that journey is like. I can speak with some accuracy about my experience...
I just got dx'd with an "Umbilical Hernia" last Tuesday. This hernia is immediately above my belly button. I was about where the incision was made to insert the camera during my da Vinci procedure....
In have read that University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia, PA is opening a new center soon called "The Roberts Proton Therapy Center". It's a part of The Perelman Center for Advanced...
Hey KrisP, Dr. Fagin is one of the best in this specialty. Having him as your surgeon should give you great comfort. I'm quite surprised that a bone scan or a CT scan was not immediately ordered....
Hang in there Julie; For me, this darn disease is a day-by-day journey. It's taught me to not be too anxious about weeks or months down the road. Just concentrate on today and be thankful you have...
Hi Walt; Best wishes with scheduling your biopsy... I'm hoping all goes smoothly for you and you have safe travels!...
Walt; You are very fortunate to be so close to Cleveland Clinic. Great urology program! A three hour drive isn't bad at all. Do you plan to commute or do you plan to stay overnight?...
Thanks dj & Dutch; I don't want to keep stepping on Walt's thread. No question I need to search for a new urologist. Maybe I'll bite the bullet and ask to be referred to a reknowned urology...
Becky; Great outcome! :yeah:...
Dutch; called my current urologist (at the General Store over in Mayberry RFD) and suggested your "free" PSA. he didn't have a clue about what I was talking about. any websites I could check out...
Amen!:yeah:...
I had pain too! I've had 5 biopsies for high PSAs in the past 2 years. Still no sign of PC yet. Thinking of dumping my small town uro and heading for the big city to get access to "real" medicine!...
Our prayers are with you :yeah:...
You've said it all! :yeah:...
Anybody hear from George? :confused:...
Go slow and easy :smile:...
Best wishes! :smile:...
Thanks Tamu; So, whether you travel a 1000 miles to New York City and get your procedure done in the most modern up-to-date outpatient facility there is, or... Whether you hop a bus and go over to...
Hi gang; I'm a newbie too.. I was surfing this forum and had to join and ask some questions about this topic... I live in a very small town. In recent years my local doc routinely finds abnormal PSA...