Thanks for the replies. It seems a little soon to be on an annual basis at this point, I think I'm going to request to stay at every 6 months for now....
Hello, I've been lurking around here since I had my RP in November 2022. Quick history - 51 y/o at diagnosis and had RP in Nov. 2022. Pre-op PSA was 4.7. Pre-op and post-op gleason scores were the...
What a fantastic organization, thank you for sharing this!...
Hi Peter, thanks for your thoughts. He tried the new strength trimix and it was a little bit better but not a full response. Will titrate up the dose and go from there. Is venous leak something that...
Hi Oldarmyvet, thanks for your response. Sending good thoughts for your upcoming surgery and for a successful outcome! Sounds like you've been through a lot already, I hope things are stable and in...
He had his surgery at the University of Chicago. His surgeon has done thousands of RALPs and is very experienced, but it seems that overall, they are lacking on the penile rehab portion of...
He's doing well with urinary continence... he was fully continent/pad-free about 3 weeks after the catheter was pulled. Unfortunately, our insurance doesn't cover any ED care. It's pretty obnoxious...
Hello. Husband had a nerve sparing RP about 10 months ago. I'm looking for some encouraging words re: recovery of erectile function following RP. At 10 months out, he hasn't had any return of...
Lucky, so happy that you have a plan in place and your husband it getting started! Wishing all the best to you both!...
Hi Lucky, my husband's 3 month post-op PSA check was undetectable at <.01 - we're very happy and hopeful that an undetectable result is the only result he'll ever see going forward. How did things go...
Once his surgery was scheduled, all of the nervousness and what-if's were still there, however there was a sense of calm in knowing that the treatment was scheduled. Every step started a new set of...
Hi Lucky, Your husband's case sounds similar to my husband's case. His dad passed away from prostate cancer so the family history was there. His doctor started checking him with a DRE starting at age...
Very interesting about the amniotic allograft ... where did you have your RALP? My husband had a RALP about 10 weeks ago, I did a ton of research on surgeons and never came across this technique....