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Prostate Cancer

Archives for February 2009

catheter design
be sure the top of the catheter bag does not get crimped so as to stop flow from the tube. mine did, and i was in terrible pain because the urine had backed up. once i removed the crimp/crease in the bag -flow started normally. i had my wife tape the top of the catheter bag so that there would be NO WAY it could again…
Bladder spasms and infections
had my catheter out last monday--everything was fine till last night--had severe bladder spasm again--took two percocet---didnt help--then emergency room, where everything calmed down. i went home after 3 hours and slept well. doc did say that in my urine sample it showed some bacteria, blood, protein. so--i am continuing…
perineal total prostectomy vs. Robotic laparoscopic total prostectomy
I am 61 y/o diagonosed with prostate CA, PSA 3.7, on my biopsy, 12 specimens were submitted, all but 1 were positive for adenocarcinoma; gleason score 3+4=7. The entire prostate is affected, both lobes. My surgeon who has done 1000 peineal total protatectomies advises this procedure and against nerve sparing, although if…
Northern California Kaiser Surgeons - Any recommendations?
Hi guys, am visiting my urologist next week (March 2nd): I am very thankful for all your comments and advice on a previous post. Now my question is a bit more specific: I have Kaiser Insurance and am wondering : - which surgeons you can recommend within the Kaiser network. - which surgeons to avoid within the network - Any…
incontinence (leakage)
Today marks two weeks since i had the da vinci surgery here in Denver. When they took the catheter out, and i went thru the drill of peeing into a cup --i was able to start/stop when i wanted. tonight i am experiencing some "leakage" so i am wearing Depends. have been doing the Kegel exercises. I would be interested in…
CHOOSING A SURGEON
Once you have chosen to have a DaVinci Robotic Radical Prostatectomy, how have you, who have done so, gone about choosing your surgeons? Judge
low platelet count
My husband has had only one chemo treatment of Taxotere in combination with prednisone and now his platelet count is too low for the next treatment. It was around 50,000 and the oncologist said they want it around 100,000 although I have read that some doctors use 50,000 as an acceptable level. Has anyone ever heard of a…
Robotic or DaVinci Prostatectomy
I"d like to have a discussion with those of you who are contemplating or have had Robotic (ie., DaVinci) Prostatectomy. I'd like to share what my urologist has told me with what you have heard from yours. How much experience is needed to be "assured" the surgeon, operating the DaVinci machine is well qualified? What have…
New to PC - TX
Hey! 62 years old, diagnosed a couple of weeks ago. 12 biopsy cores, 2 positive, 1 5% and 1 20%. Gleason 3 + 3= 6. PSA 5.1 . The urologist is strongly recommending IMRT. It appears the Da Vinci procedure is frequently being recommended here, even when the readings are not very high and the PC is in Stage 1. Is there a…
San Francisco: Newby - 58 Yrs - PSA 4.6 - Gleason 3+3 - Kaiser - Now What?
Yesterday my doctor called me and told me I had non-aggressive prostate cancer. Just the word cancer sounds aggressive enough as it is though. I have no experience with Kaiser Hospitals, no experience with my doctor, let alone figuring out the next step. I'll be meeting with Dr. Felix-Fretes in 2 weeks to talk about…
Just Diagnosis
I am 71 years old, and I was diagnos with Prostate Cancer a little over a week ago. My family Doctor found my PSA to be high and sent me to an Urologist. He put me on antibotics for 30 days to see if it was infection. When he did another PSA it was still high. I then had a biopsy and when it came back he said it was cancer…
PSA 13 AND GLEASON 10 ON ALL BIOPSIES
I AM CURENTLY TAKING HORMONE TREATMENTS, CASADEX, AND 1 LUPRON SHOT PER MONTH. HAVE BEEN ON THIS TREATMENT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS, OBJECT TO SHRINK THE TUMOR SO THAT I MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY. DONT' UNDERSTAND THE PSA OF 13 AND THE HIGHEST GLEASON READING OF 10 ON ALL BIOPSIES. ANY COMENTS? RICH69
rising PSA 51/2 years post radical prostatectomy
I was 43 years old when I was originally diagnosed in 2003. I will be 49 next month and it appears that my cancer may be back. I had a radical prostatectomy June 2003 and I thought I was done with this demon inside me. I am so frustrated. Will this ever go away? I am going to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in NYC,…
Bowel Preps before Robotic Prostatectomy?
I just got a letter from my surgeon's office with instructions for a bowel cleansing prior to my robotic prostatectomy. It seems very similar to the prep that I had for a colonoscopy a few years ago, and that was awful! Has anyone else, who has already gone through a robotic prostatectomy, had to do this bowel cleansing as…
Davinci tomorrow
I go in to the City of Hope early tomorrow morning to have the bilateral nerve sparing laparoscopic radical prostatectomy with the Davinci robot(the entire name!). Dr Kawachi will be at the controls for the important parts. I am putting my full trust and confidence in God first and then the facility and their reputation. I…
Can prostate biopsies release cancer cells into the body?
I was curious if this has been asked by anyone else, and if there is an answer. It occurred to me that when one gets a biopsy of their prostate can't some of the (yet to be discovered) cancer cells be set free to roam free in the body? With the subsequent blood in one's urine and ejaculate, can't cancer cells then travel…
Post Radiation Lupren
I had 38 doses of radiation, I finished my last lupren injection begining of December. I'm now haveing body acke in my shoulders, neck, and back. It comes and goes from place to place. Does anyone know if this is the effect of the lupren?
My journey with prostrate cancer.
I found this forum during my search for more and more info on prostrate cancer. I hope this story will help someone else the way stories have helped me. Mine began last october, with a company health screen, which we do every year. My PSA jumped from 3.91 in 2007 to 5.71 in 2008. Yes, hind sight is twenty twenty, I should…

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