John, I am probably going to try Cialas as well I have heard it last longer and has less side effects. Today I received my first package of Trimix and I am going to try it tonight. The injections are...
I have not posted for a while as things have been going really well for me. I know I should post more and stay on line to help support others. I will try to do better. Since my surgery on November...
Randy, I guess I need to state my signature more clearly. Pathology report came back with negative margins and negative lympnodes. Yes there was cancer in the prostate....
I have had my first PSA test and it came back undetectable. I am pretty excited about that and I should not worry about any other thing I know. Being cancer free at least for the moment feels pretty...
James C. You are about four weeks ahead of me so I cannot be of any help to you but your post is a help to me. I am almost eight weeks post surgery and I am taking 1/2 of a Levitra tablet three...
Thanks to all for loads of informatin Educator...
Hello all, I am now one month post surgery. I have been using about 1\3 one third of a levitra tablet now for one week as instructed by my doctor. So far I have not felt anything on that small of an...
Boss, I am a Superintendent of a school district. I use to be a high school Principal. Before that I was a Psychology teacher....
Thanks I will try it if I can find it Educator...
Boss, I am 23 days post surgery and I have the same problem. I have constantly been using a cream I have tried cortizone 10, neosporin, desitin, A&D Diaper rash creme, and now Benadryl and it seems...
Thanks To All For The Responses, I don't really have a rash that you can see but I itch like the dickens or (where the dickends) lol... in the scrotum area. I am sleeping at night with a fan running...
Forgive me all for what I am about to say, I am now 21 days past surgery and only four days past catheter removal. I know 17 days with the catheter what is up with that? The Doctor said I needed it...
The surgery is the easy part. It will be over before you know it and very little pain. You are young with a lot of life to live. I am only 55 years old but I could not see any other long term...
Hello All, I have just returned from Vanderbilt and I have finally got to talk with Dr. Herrell about my pathology report which I already knew was good. The Cystogram showed things had healed well...
Thanks Charlie I am now a 55 year old that pee's my pants. I am only five hours from having catheter removed. I hope things does get better....
Thanks Icthus, good advice I will heed.I hope 17 days will be enough. Tomorrow Iwill know....
As always thanks again Bluebird for the words of wisdom. I think I must take things one day at a time and quit worrying about the future. Educator...
Kw and biker, Thanks for the replys I know there are no gaurantees. So many have so much more worse news than I, I do find it hard to post good news for myself. Good advice biker I will try to stop...
Hello All, On Monday I report back to the doctor to have a cystogram, supposedly an x-ray to tell how well the connection back to my bladder has healed. Hopefully, they are going to remove my...
Thanks Tony, Reading your report was on of them I was talking about. From everything I have read it is possible to cure compeltly every state of cancer if the right circumstances are met. I must say...
Thanks to everyone for your information. Very helpful. I walked alot today shopping for a wedding dress for my daughter. When I saw the price I wanted to run.....fast and real far away. I will take...
Thanks for all the information. As I stated before I did not get to talk to Dr. Herrell yet but the nurse practioner has worked at Vandy for 15 years and he says he has seen many reports and...
Sorry how could I forget that....Ha The cath is still in and will be so until a week from this coming Monday. I ask my doctors fellow student doctor why so long and he said that it was because I had...
Thanks Tamu, I was very lucky to get in so soon I thought at first It was going to be March of 08 but it then went to December and finally November 9th. Thanks for explaining that perinueral thing to...
Dear Friends, I have had alot happen to me since my last post. My scheduled surgery date was for December 28th but this past week I recieved a call from my doctor asking if I wanted to move my...
Thanks to everyone for their comments. You guys have a way of making a person feel better. I think my choice is a good one. I am new at this and can't really offer any advice to anyone but if I had...
I have now had my consultation and surgery scheduled for 12/28/2007. This is two months away and worries me some as I want this thing gone from my body yesterday. I have lost four siblings and two...
Congratulations Beachbum and good luck on the PSA test. Educator...
Laswell, Sorry to hear of the not so good pathology report. I have only just recently been diagnosed. I am still waiting to meet my doctor for initial consultation at Vanderbilt. I wish I was as far...
I have finally read a copy of my biopsy report. I just didn't seem to know as much about my PC as the rest of you knew about yours. I am not sure that I still do. Basically I know 2 of 12 samples...
Thanks to everyone that has responded. I am two days removed now from finding out and I am beginning to get a more positive attitude thanks to all of you. I can see that I quite possibly have found...
Thanks, I had time to do a little more research and now understand the injections. Thanks for your time and response. Right now having an erection is the least on my mind but I am sure it will become...
Tamu, Thanks for the information. I wasn't sure at first if Dr. Herrell did the Robotics at first but I see now that he does. I hope his wait time is not as long. When you say you began injections in...
I was diagnosed yesterday October 15th with the dreaded PC. I had a gleason score of 6 and TC1 stage. I have been getting PSA test run for years but last month my first one came back with a 4.5 and...