Thanks to all of you for your thoughts, best wishes and prayers.  Just
returned fron the URO and my PSA is <.01...............................Y'all
said it *would* be, but I know y'all have been in the same position....a bit
skiddish until the actual report.  Now, I just have to follow thru with the
quarterly PSA tests.....and I will.
I know some of you *HATE* it when someone gets on his soapbox about certain
procedures, and I shouldn't wish to offend anyone in the group by doing so,
but please allow me to boast a minute......(I think I'm due).... My first
PSA was 6.5 late in 2003.  A second PSA in December (2003) showed a rise to
6.7 and a subsequent biopsy revealed two out of twelve cores positive and a
third was "suspicious" (Gleason 3+3=6).  Thru discussions with the URO we
(my loving wife and I) elected to go with Robotic LRP (performed 3/26/04)
Post-op gleason was 3+4=7.
I won't go thru the hospital stay, nor the two weeks post-op.....I've posted
THAT before, but suffice to say the surgeon was quite pleased that I've been
CONTINENT for over six weeks.  The thing that's amazing (to me) is that over
the week-end we had a water main burst.  The leak was on OUR side of the
meter.....our resposibility.
Well, we ain't got the money for a professional (not to mention a Sunday
A.M. call), so I.....ME.....*MYSELF* got out there at 6 A.M. and dug to the
main line leak.....two feet down and about four feet across.....I gotta tell
y'all.....it kicked my a.s, BUT I did it.  I fixed it myself.  ME....eight
weeks post-op.
I'm damned well sore (as well I should be), but ain't it wonderful?
At the risk of pissin' some of you off.....(not my intention)...the
procedure worked for me!   And anyone who asks, I would recommend it (for
those in similar circumstances and scores of course).
Hey!!!!  Right now, I'm a happy man and I appreciate the opportunity to use
this forum to celebrate!

Jeff