I don't know anything about the abdominal squeeze but I have great success by squeezing the base of the penis and pulling downwards like milking a cow, which pulls more and more blood into the penis....
That's wonderful! Congratulations! Hoping my psa's follow the same path as yours as we had the same surgeon. Curt...
Phil- I didn't have any heartburn but I do get the headaches and head congestion. Our local Urologist told me to take Tylenol when I take the Viagra. It does help. Bob- I started out using the Danmar...
A word of encouragement to those of you with only one nerve spared: I am now nine and a half months out from surgery and have just now had two usable erections with both 50 and 100 mg. of Viagra from...
Sue, I can't even imagine what you have been through in the last 6 months but we are glad that you are finding comfort in your faith. We too will pray for you and your family. Curt & Vicky...
Way to go Pete! Keep us posted. Curt...
Good to see an update on you guys. You're just a little bit ahead of us. ED is getting very frustrating around here. We'll probably have to make an appointment to see what else we can try....
Hi guys, Nice to be able to put a face to your encouraging posts. That's wonderful that you had a chance to meet! Hey Jim, what kind of bike do you ride? We enjoy riding our Harley. I can never...
Wonderful to hear this good news! Congratulations!! Curt...
Don & Susan, Isn't that wonderful! Look at those numbers going down ! We hope you are doing something special to celebrate tonight. Curt & Vicky...
We're in too. Can't imagine going through the last few months without the support of this site and it's members! Curt & Vicky...
Dr. Wood is a fantastic surgeon. He did a great job for me. Keep us posted. Curt...
Wonderful news Pete! Know just how you felt when you got the word! Curt...
I know I've mentioned this before somewhere on the boards, but now is a good time to mention it again to you guys. My dad had a radical prostatectomy in 1992 (I thought it was '94 but just...
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations! Curt & Vicky...
Hi Ish, Welcome! I remember about two weeks out Curt had one day of extreme rectal discomfort. I remember giving him a hot water bottle to lay against it while he was laying down and that helped....
Hi Maria, Our surgeon told us that he wanted to wait 2 months to allow the area to heal from the biopsy procedure. Vicky...
HAHA! Good one Lana! Those are exciting words these days, aren't they? Amazing how one word will change over the course of time. Previously I just got excited if my gravy "thickened" while cooking....
Going to Google "Caverta". Haven't heard of that one. Sounds like some great improvements there!...
Welcome PRU! You'll find a lot of help and support here. Listen to Cedar Chopper, he's our expert in kegeling and has helped many!...
In Curt's case, the Dr. removed the prostate and "extra lymph nodes" due to the volume of cancer on one side. It turned out that the nodes were clear as were the margins....
Congrats on the ZERO and that nice T level !!! Curt & Vicky...
Glad you enjoyed it Mike and Lee. I was pretty proud of Curt for getting some fun out of that whole situation. Love your sense of humor Mike. ;) Vicky...
Hi Alex, Glad to see you posting. You're about a month ahead of us. It is a roller coaster but this board sure helps. I keep thinking of how much rougher it must have been for my dad who had the...
Just got the first PSA report back. <0.01 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a relief!...
When it was time to get Curt's catheter out, we went to the local Urologist's office. A young female Physician's Assistant was to remove the catheter. We were placed in a room and Curt laid down on...
Hugs from northeastern Michigan! Curt & Vicky...
We are so thankful that you are doing this! You have been a great comfort around here. Curt & Vicky...
Hi Pete, I'm about a week behind you, May 11th surgery. What you are describing sounds like a carbon copy of what I am experiencing. I'm having all the same experiences. Especially the phantom...
Welcome home, J ! Take it easy. Curt...
Pete- El Tigre says this on page 3 of the "Injection Therapy" thread (hope this helps) - Vicky For traveling try this.... You can get an all metal thermos. I use a 16 ounce volume one. I always keep...
You are a lifeline around here. Thanks for being you! Curt & Vicky...
Phil, Welcome to the forum. I had the davinci on May 11th. I got the catheter out last Friday. Just wondering, do you sleep on your back, side or stomach? I sleep on my back and don't leak at all at...
Curt wore sweatpants and lounge pants while recovering (actually he still is around the house). He tried blue jeans yesterday, 2 weeks post surgery, and they irritated one of his incisions....
We were wondering how you were doing. Be sure to keep everyone updated when you have the time. Welcome home!...
Maybe the pathology department all took off early for the holiday weekend! We called for mine 5 days out from surgery. Congratulations on not leaking! Hoping to be where you are in that department...
Thanks Lee! We'll try to keep everything in this thread now (after we just posted on the other CVK one). Whoops. Hugs to both of you too! Vicky & Curt...
Thanks for the encouragement! Just had my first regular type pee. The poor thing forgot what to do after two weeks. I think maybe I wasn't drinking enough because I was just dribbling all day so I...
Hey Pete, The catheter is out. I have some irritation from when they pulled it out, it's starting to subside a little bit now. I'm having some leakage problems right now. Everytime I take a step it...
Hey Pete, Sounds like you're doing good? I get the catheter out tomorrow. It's been two long weeks. I'm going to make a fishing lure out of part of the hose. It's been such a pain in the a** that...
Hi Greg, Welcome to the forum. Our Blue Cross Rx Insurance has a rider not covering impotence drugs also. My sister-in-law is a nurse and she said it should be covered for medical necessity. I called...
A week from today. My urologist wants it in for a full two weeks. Can't wait to be rid of it. How are you doing without yours? Curt...
Thanks everybody. It's a little bit better today. I think you're right, Pete- we're going through the normal healing process. Again, thanks for your feedback. Curt...
Hi Riviera, For me the biopsy was a piece of cake. My Dr. gave me a valium when I got to the office. By the time I got back in the office I didn't give a rat's a**. You lay on your side and pull your...
Thanks for the input on the hot flashes. It made me feel better to know that a few others have had the same or somewhat similar experience. My surgery was on Friday, the eleventh. With the catheter...
Congratulations Kurt & Courtney! That is wonderful news!!!!...
Welcome! This is a wonderful place to find and give support. You did a great job telling your story. Looking forward to seeing more of your posts....
Lee & Buddy, We're so glad that you had a nice getaway! Remember when I wanted to put the velcro in Curt's sweatpants (I think you said you used snaps) --well, snaps would have been better. The...
Anyone else have this happen after prostatectomy? Five days post surgery now. Curt...
Good news! We got the pathology report this morning and the nurse said it was as good as it could be. Cancer was confined to prostate, margins clear, lymph nodes clear, seminal vesicles clear. We are...