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  • capecodder
    capecodder CSN Member Posts: 19 Member
    #42

    @Khaffey great news with this update. Encouraging to hear that some beat the incontinence devil. It is my biggest concern if I choose surgery route. Wishing you continued good progress!

  • Khaffey
    Khaffey CSN Member Posts: 35 Member
    #43

    16 weeks out. Things are great. Incontinence is a non issue. A very rare drip or leak. Not much progress with erections. Feeling a little arousal during the night, and I think I am making progress.

  • Paul_Cancer_Survivor
    Paul_Cancer_Survivor CSN Member Posts: 14 Member
    #44
    https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/328603/advice

    Khaffey… First of all, congrats on being a well-informed patient. Do you have a medical oncologist as well as a radiation oncologist? If so, this doctor's insights will help you make a decision you are comfortable with. I am a 7 year prostate cancer survivor. Gleason Score 9 and the BRCA 1 Gene. My prostate was removed, I have had chemo and radiation, both conventional and SBRT.

    As you know, it's vital to understand the clinical specifics of your condition. I have also found it is vital to stay mentally strong… so I hope you approach each day with quiet courage, resolve, and a determination to beat cancer.

    Best wishes.

  • JackWest
    JackWest CSN Member Posts: 86 Member
    #45

    So happy for you. Great improvement! 0.04 for me also. Why the pump?

  • Khaffey
    Khaffey CSN Member Posts: 35 Member
    #46

    JackWest Thanks. In addition to the cialis, my PA recommended the pump for additional blood flow stimulation.

  • Khaffey
    Khaffey CSN Member Posts: 35 Member
    #47

    Paul Cancer Survivor….Thanks for the best wishes. Had a radical prostatectomy in February. I am now well on the road to recovery.

  • Khaffey
    Khaffey CSN Member Posts: 35 Member
    #48

    5 months out. 2nd PSA 0.04. Feeling great and incontinence is a non issue. I'm seeing very slight improvement with erections, so I am optimistic.

  • Marlon
    Marlon CSN Member Posts: 187 Member
    #49

    Great! Happy for you.

  • Wheel
    Wheel CSN Member Posts: 256 Member
    #50

    i just finished one year and the same. My use of Viagra is a big help when needed. Happy for your news and it looks very optimistic for you.

  • Khaffey
    Khaffey CSN Member Posts: 35 Member
    #51

    Thanks Wheel. Hopefully by one year out, I'll be like before the surgery. Stay healthy!

  • Khaffey
    Khaffey CSN Member Posts: 35 Member
    #52

    Tuesday will be 6 months out. Feeling great. I think I'm seeing slight improvement with the ED issue.

  • Wheel
    Wheel CSN Member Posts: 256 Member
    #53

    khaffey,

    Terrific news. You will be surprised how quickly the first year will pass. My 1st surgery anniversary is coming up on August 15th. I am so happy I went with Surgery. It is beginning to just seem like other past surgeries, like getting your appendix out or gallbladder. Certainly a much higher level of anxiety about the side effects but I am certainly pleased.

  • Khaffey
    Khaffey CSN Member Posts: 35 Member
    #54

    Wheel, you are so right. I had a colon resection 16 years ago and it seems like yesterday. Congratulations on you 1 year anniversary. Wishing you continued success.

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