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Prostate Cancer

Archives for July 2020

New and Overwhelmed
Please forgive the double post ... I was unaware that you can start your own focal point post ... Prior Post: --------------------- I am 65 years odd. PSA - 10.5 Had a Prostate Biopsy- 2 Error, I hit the wrong key - 5 Lesion of 3+3=6 Both were " Prostatic Adenocarcinoma Gleason Score 3+3= 6 out of 10 I'm getting "mixed…
It's Been 28 Years
I was diagnosed with a Gleason Score of 9 and got a second opinion to confirm initial diagnosis of a agressive Prostate Cancer. Reviewed all the options and decided on a Radical Prostatectomy and had it done by one of the best Stanford docs. I was totally continent and sexually active in 90 days. I am now 86 years old and…
Kegel
I have a lot of posts as I help the Newbies with Kidney Cancer. It will be 18 years in 3 days. Last September 30 my Prostate was removed by Mr Robot. It was a Gleason 8 before and a Gleason 9 after Patho;ogy. On New Year's Eve about 5PM I had my Gallbladder removed and held off on the Kegal for 3 months. When will my…
New CA Diagnosis
I am reaching out to get some support and information after getting my prostate cancer diagnosis. I am a 59 year old that recently was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Because my father died of prostate cancer at age 79, I have monitoring my PSA for quite some time. Last year my PSA levels started to…
has my cancer returned?
quick back story...diognosed with prostate cancer at 50 back in 2012. Gleason score 4+3. Had Di Vinchi surgary at MD Anderson. Clean margins (but not by much) but did have possible seminal vessal spread. was undetectable PSA for several years...then kind of forgot about cancer...ended up not getting a PSA for 2…
Maintaining Continence?
Had a prostatectomy about 4 months ago and continence is mostly recovered. Have been doing Kegel exercises daily (three to four sessions daily involving 15 repetitions of 5 seconds each) and I figure I'm at about the "99% continence" level. Just occasional spurts when coughing or exercising. So my question is if it's OK to…
High PSA level
My husband is 45 and about a week ago he had difficulty urinating, pain and urgency. So after 2 days waiting and not getting better he went to the doctor and he did a DRE and said that he has an enlarged prostate probably due to prostate infection. He also did the blood test and prescribed Ciprofloxacin and tamsulosin…
Incontinence and swimming
Anyone with incontinene know how to go swimming in a pool leak free? I had DaVinci surgery in 2016 at age 64. Gleason 9. Have been incontinent from day one. Depending on level of activity 1-3 pads a day, one at night. Had sling surgery earliy 2018 didn't take. I've learned to deal with the leaking. However, I have grand…
My daily video "Prostate Cancer Recovery Diary"
Hello, all. I'm new to this community. Indeed, this is my first post. I'm 65 years old, live in Connecticut, USA, and first feared that I had prostate cancer in February 2020 upon viewing my 17.6 prostate score in my medical records. On July 1, I underwent a radical robotic laparoscopic prostatectomy at Yale/New Haven…
New to the game
I was recently diagnosed after a PSA of 54. Had CT and bone scan yesterday and results next week. In a quandry as I do not know what to expect. Hope i can obtain some info from discussion board after I know more what I'm dealing with.

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