In recent years, spontaneous erections are hit or miss. I'm not getting any younger at 61. Could be the treatment, or age, or all of the above. Sildenafil works great though. Ejaculate has been...
7 years out from LDR at JHU. 90+ seeds placed 3/17. PSA: 6/14 7.41 8/14 8.3 1/15 4.6 6/15 5.0 4/16 7.5 9/17 4.6 3/18 2.8 9/18 1.7 3/19 0.9 4/20 0.4 4/21 0.2 4/22 <0.1 4/23 <0.1 4/24 <0.1 So far, so...
Had LDR in March '17 and there was a lot less pain than I expected. Was given 90+ seeds and the worst part was the nurse snatching the catheter out the day after the procedure. I was prepared with...
Great news AYooper! Very inspiring....
Hi Hobster5, Stunning news at age 52. I know the feeling. My urologists recommended surgery as option 1, and brachytherapy as option 2. He indicated that since I am young and relatively healthy,...
Thanks Yooper. Your contributions are much appreciated....
bigrich22, Best wishes and good luck with the LDR....
Halbert, Best wishes and good luck with your surgery....
CapHuff, I'm very new here, and like halbert, do appreciate the cautionary tale. Hopefully your condition improves. Nine days past my 52nd birthday, I was graded t1c and 3+3. More than one doctor has...
Casper555, Great to see your recovery going well. Very informative read, as LDR brachytherapy is one of the options I'm considering....
BillyBob, No problems found with the DRE....
I appreciate the advice from all. There's lots of wisdom in this forum, and I'm glad that I found it. Side effects are a big concern for me, and AS has not been ruled out. Interesting thing is that...
BillyBob, Not sure why the PSA dropped. Between tests 2 and 3, I read that activities such as sex or riding a bike within 48 hours of the test may affect the PSA. I don't remember if I had sex within...
logoslidat, Prejudging the length of active surveillance does concern me. The urologist has mentioned 6 months max before pushing me towards surgery or radiation....
logoslidat, I was treated for prostatitis around 2007-08, treated with Cipro, and everything seemed fine after a while. My PSA at that time was around 2 something, but I knew something was wrong as I...
Thanks for the support. Having never had any serious health issues (never even spent a night in a hospital, other than with my wife during labor), this has come as quite the shock. Just trying to...
Yikes! PSA was discovered to be elevated during a routine physical. No enlargement on digital exam. No symptoms. Cipro for two weeks didn't help. Ultrasound and biopsy next. No enlargement, but PC....