Surgery 3.9.2018 - My story - New Video 23 hours later

Hi Rickdean,

Glad to hear everything went so well.  I spend about ten days on the couch with my catherter in, much more comfortable closer to the ground.  Very glad to hear you have recovered with no ED or leakage problems.  Hopefully a lot of undetectable PSA tests in your future.

Dave 3+4

Rickdean,

You remind me a lot of my reatives; most of my father's family are wheat farmers in Rooks County, Kansas (central-western section of the state).

I read and reread your post several times, thinking I had missed something, or was getting something wrong.  You were having sex three weeks after RP  ?  I have never heard of such a thing before.  God bless ! You are for the record books !

max

As others have said, that's pretty amazing!

is always welcome!

Rickdean said:

How's it going?

Wanted to see how your recovery is.  Hope all is going well.  Rick

Doing great thanks for asking.  3 weeks since surgery.  I had 20 miles in steps last week.  Made it through the night with about a quarter size spot of urine on my pad.  Pretty sure the urinary systems are reconnecting and coming back online.  Less leakage every day.  Go see my doctor 4/27/2018.  Looking forward to what he has to say.  

Old-timer said:

Interesting story

My story may be OK too. I have lived with prostate cancer 27 years. 65 when I had surgery, almost 92 now. My Gleason score was 3+4. A variety of treatments over the years. My PSA is beginning to rise again. Not overly worried--yet.

I am a WW II infantry veteran. My best army buddy was from Kinsley, KS--a wheat farmer. Now deceased.

Best wishes to you.

Old-timer (Jerry)

Wanted to give you a shout out Jerry, and say hello again. Take care of yourself.  You saved Europe and probably the US also from total destruction.

We corrosponded a few years ago. If you recall, my dad's family all lived/live in Rooks County, Kansas, just north of Hays....total wheat country.  I hope to drive out there this summer, my first visit since 1973 !

max

Rickdean said:

3 month Post surgery PSA

First PSA after surgery 3 months ago  -  .09 and my meeting with surgeon is next Wednesday.  Don't know if that number is acceptable or not.....but one thing for sure is I'm not going to spend hours and hours pounding the internet.   Comments appreciated.

Rick from Kansas - 59 years old

 

Rick in the Wheat State,

You are not going to scour the internet for what your PSA reading "might" mean. That is a GOOD thing.

Technically, following RP, PSA levels should be what are described as "undetectable."  Undetectable is NOT identical to numerical zero, however, and ultrasensitive assays (lab proceedures) WILL show some numbers to the right of the decimal point.  What constitutes undetectable therefore varies by lab.  My RP was a little over 3 years ago, and every result has been listed as "undetectalbe," although I have never had a numeric score that was all zeros.

Me, I would not worry about the result, at least not now. It does NOT qualify as chemical failure.

Hopefully it will continue to drift down, but only time will let you and the doctor know.  Not worrying is the best reaction for now.  Hello from my relatives out in Rooks County,

max

Regulator said:

Encouragement Noted

Rickdeen,

Thank you for sharing your story and for the encouragement it provided. As a recently diagnosed "high-risk" prostate cancer patient with some pretty ugly numbers, I am presently in the process of trying to decide between surgery and EBRT myself, so news of your relatively smooth surgery and subsequent recovery is fantastic to hear. Best of luck to you in your future long-term recovery.

look into combo radiation  ebr  and ibr high dose brachytherapy...if itsoffered in your area...works well for high risk..very well..so i been told  and read