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2nd day post op
Well the deed has been done and to be honest with you I would have rather undergone 6 root canals.. Alot of pain today but not as much as yesterday. My surgery did not go as well as most as my Dr. ran into alot of scarring fom a surgery in the area which made it very difficult to deal with nerves. ( due to old surgery 30…
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OK - You Dry Guys ...
I am now 9 days post catheter and 16 days post DLRP. Some notes and some questions. First off, my faith keeps me from coveting you guys who had bladder control from post-catheter from day 1. Congrats to those of you who were that lucky. You have rock star status to me! For the rest of us slugs, did you find (or are you…
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Cycling and incontinence
I recall a couple board members mentioning cycling. I finally got the nerve to straddle a bike seat a while back. Started slowly; 15 minute rides then multiple 15 minute rides a day. Everything was fine so I extended to 30 minute rides, sometimes several a day. When I finally got to hour to hour and a half rides my…
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Foods after Radiation
Just wondering if anyone else has lost the desire or taste for certain foods after radiation or perhaps chemo? Rad ended jan 15 and since I have had a difficult time with scrambled or fried eggs a few other foods. For a few months my appetite was greatly surpressed and I didn't have much interest in a lot of foods and…
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active surveillance/watchful waiting
Watchful Waiting / Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer Leonard S. Marks, M.D. Medical Director, USRF Clinical Professor of Urology, UCLA Kattan Nomogram to Evaluate Risk of Treatment Deferral Dall'Era Review of Current Literature February, 2008---Many cases of prostate cancer do not need treatment, because they are…
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Information regarding pending robotic surgery
Hi All, It has been a while since I have been here. Briefly...diagnosed with PC in Dec 09, 1 core hot out of 12 and a gleason 6. Had bone scan and all was great ...a cat scan and a small superficial tumor was discovered on my bladder. Had it removed in February and just checked again this week. So far, so good. Doc is…
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The FDA has approved the cancer drug Provenge for use in men with advanced prostate cancer
It is offical...Provenge has been approved for use in patients with advanced prostate cancer by the FDA. It is the first of several promising immunotherapeutic agents to make it to the clinic.
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Wishing fathersson well -surgery today
Frank, good luck on the surgery today! Hoping for a speedy recovery, clear margins, and many zeros in your future. Joe
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So What Happend to Going Blind??
Masturbation and Prostate Cancer Risk Masturbation Frequency Linked to Prostate Risk in 20s, Protection in 50s By Daniel J. DeNoon WebMD Health NewsReviewed by Louise Chang, MDJan. 27, 2009 -- Frequent masturbation in young men is linked to higher risk of early prostate cancer, but it lowers prostate cancer risk for men in…
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Surgery scheduled---do I go to hospital for testing prior to surgery date
I have my surgery scheduled for June 1st. I was just reviewing all the instructions that were mailed to me a couple of weeks ago and there is a handwritten note at the bottom of the bowel cleansing instructions that says: "Please call 913-676-XXXX if you have not heard from nurses at hospital by 5/19/10 for pre-testing…
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survived with these numbers?
I was just diagnosed March 19. Got 4+3=7Gleason cancer in 6 out of 9 cores PSA 26 Clean CT and bone Scan PERINEURAL INVASION PRESENT When one reads tables the outlook is pretty grim. I am wondering if anyone had similar numbers and what they chose for treatment.
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Swelling of face after surgery
May seem like a silly question but my anestesiologist called and discussed my surgery. During the conversation he said expect some facial swelling...to the point sometimes the relatives may not recognize you for a day or so... Anyone? Is this painful?
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CyberKnife
I have just been diagnosed with Pca. in March. PSA went from 6.6 to 18.3 in six months. Biopsy of 12 cores shows 11 neg. and 1 pos. Gleason 3+4=7 CT scan...Bone Scan...MRI of pelvis...Ultrasound & DRE all negative. I am considering CyberKnife treatment.... I'd like to hear from any of you as to the pros & cons of that…
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Erection "UP"date
At day 122 from Robotic I am almost usably "UP" with no viagra now! I actually like the Viagra...and with only 1/4 pill there are no detectable side affects...only got a headache one time in the very beginning of use....Using a generic from India at a fraction of the cost the US prices branded product. I figure I may just…
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CLEAR MARGINS
Jesse has clear margins! WOO HOO! Will get complete pathology report on Thursday. Don't know how much of the gland was cancerous. Gleason remained 3 + 3 for 6. I know, I know, gonna hear from some of you that he could have waited. This was HIS decision and he wanted it OUT! So, begone prostate cancer, and never come back!!
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Other prostate cancer discussion boards.
I started reading this board a few weeks ago, shortly after my diagnosis and have found it to be very helpful. Does anybody have links to other discussion boards about prostate cancer that are fairly active like this one? I am not looking to abandon this one, but just want to read as many perspectives as possible. I have…
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Men who put on pounds after prostatectomy nearly double odds of recurrence, one study finds
By Steven Reinberg Tuesday, April 20 (HealthDay News) -- Men treated for prostate cancer who smoke or put on excess pounds raise their odds of disease recurrence and of dying from the illness, two new studies show. The findings were presented Tuesday at the American Association for Cancer Research's annual meeting in…
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Interesting, Radical?? Treatment for PC
I just heard this today. My daughter-in-law had a patient in her dental chair this past week out in CA. His PC was similar to mine in many ways- surgery, hormone shots, rad. He was on hormone treatment for 1 yr and quit- just too uncomfortable for him. I would agree with that- nasty stuff. Anyway, his PSA began to go up…
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PSA went up after 6 months of Adrogel (testosterone)
After 6 months of being prescribed Androgel at 5 mg level my psa went from 2.8 to 5.1 to 6.5. I have no symptoms other than psa level went up. I'm 71 years old and my Doctor took me off Androgel and now wants to do a biopsy to see if it is due to cancer of the prostate. If any of you have had a similar experience with…
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surgery update
Jesse was scheduled for a 12:30 procedure but they didn't actually start until 2:30 due to the previous cases running over. He was in surgery for 3 hours. By that time all the support staff in the waiting area had gone for the day, so no one let us know when he was in recovery. Finally around 6:15 I went to the…
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Hats off to you Ladies in our lives........
In most cases discussed here, I observed one of two things (typically). 1) There is a picture of the poor sap who has PC, but in the pic, there is often a pic of his gal standing/sitting there with him. 2) If #1 above is not applicable, I hear writings/stories of the lady that is the foundation for healing & understanding…
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New Doctor New Prospective New Direction
First appointment with the new doctor, Dr. Isacksen, today. First, We agreed to stop the Eligard!!!!!! and see what happens. I am all for it and he feels comfortable with going that direction, too. So I am now on the down side of Eligard. Either the surgery, radiation and a year of hormone shots will hold and do its work,…
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Treatment OPTIONS??.. we Just got PS diagnosis....A wife needs UR opinions on SEED therapy.
My hubby, Sean age 42, was just diagnosed with PC in Dec. (2 days after Christmas) no symptoms, no signs. (other than he runs a pretty constant low grade fever) He is a cancer survivor (15 yrs now) TOTALLY unreleated cancer, fever was his mainstay to know that something was wrong. :'( PSA test was 9.8 & found during a…
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physically back to work mentally ive changed since the onset of cancer
hi guys i need some feedback on this one i had my prostate removed via the da vinci route on nov 13 of 09 and have just returned to a very physically and pressure filled job that offers no relief from ongoing stress that is inherently part of the job i work at a mental hospital and have to deal with patients in everywhich…
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New zero club member
I had my appointment on Wednesday and got the news - I'm a member of the zero club too! Thanks and my prayers for everyone on this incredible discussion board.
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Nutrition, exercise and prostate cancer
The guide is Provided by Prostate Cancer Foundation and pretyy good IMHO (http://www.pcf.org/site/c.leJRIROrEpH/b.5699537/k.BEF4/Home.htm) ... I a posting this becasue I have recently corresponded with Dan Zenka, Vice President of Communications for the PCF as he is now a newly diagnosed prostate cancer patient himself and…
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PSA 2 weeks after surgery
Hi All, As part of a physical check up after surgery, my PCP asked for the PSA test just two weeks after surgery and the result came at 0.21. I did not know that he ordered this test since the computers were down at the time and the nurse just wrote the code of the test. Otherwise, I would not havve agreed. Talking about…
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My grandpa, 81yrs- told has Prostate Cancer/ PSA of 25 from LAB Work / he's waiting for me to tell h
My grandpa, 81yrs- told has Prostate Cancer/ PSA of 25 from LAB Work / he's waiting for me to tell him what to do next. HELP!!!! My grandpa has had Type 2 Diabetes for years now and does not watch it as well as he should. He does not get regular check ups either. He is scared to death of any diagnostic procedure and has…
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Six week Visit-post surgery
Went for my six week post surgery visit today (actually 6 weeks and 2 days) and my urologist told me to just live my life. He was surprised that the last three week I have pushed out 50+ miles per week average and now and I have no physical restriction and I can prepare for my Half Dome climb later on this year…He also…
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PSA 6 weeks after surgery
Dear All, I just got the results of my first real PSA test after surgery. It is 0.01. So I can claim that I am now member of the ZERO club. My PCP ran a PSA test 2 weeks after my surgery without my knowledge and it came out at 0.21 which made me worry although I knew that the test should not ne done less than 6 weeks after…