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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / February 2005Robotic Surgery
Well, I am home today, Friday. Went in early Tuesday for the Robotic Prostate Surgery...6 hrs.... has anyone who has had that surgery experienced..blisters and abraisions on the shoulders and no feeling in a hand..like it went to sleep and would not wake up? My hand woke up finally in 3 days..blisters were bad, Uro Doc said from the machine when they clamp you in with body tilted head down..Thanks, Howie Howie, Just compare that discomfort with what you'd be feeling if you had been opened up from navel to pubic bone. Be sure to let us know your results. jimhoney standard RRP age 52, cured, no significant aftereffects > Well, I am home today, Friday. Went in early Tuesday for the Robotic > Prostate Surgery...6 hrs.... has anyone who has had that surgery [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > "Have a nice day" What kinda results am I waiting for ? < 0.1 PSA  SignatureProstate Cancer Survivor (so far), not a doctor PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3bN0M0 Seminal Vesicle involvement, Neg margins PSA .1 .1 .1 .27 .37 .75 EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 Lupron (1 mo) 07/21/2003 @ 48 PSA .07 .05 .06 Lupron (4 mo) 8/03 (48), 12/03, 4/04 (49), 09/04 (50) non Illegitimi carborundum What kinda results am I waiting for ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Have a nice day" Post-op pathology report? Post-op PSA? Maybe, incontinence? impotence? Any recovery problems? Etc., etc. With others maybe considering robotic laparascopic radical prostatectomy, we're all interested in how you are doing on an ongoing basis. Those kinds of results of your RLRP. SignatureJerryW jweindel at flash dot net 2/11/04 PSA 2.6, Suspicious DRE (age 62) 2/23/04 Biopsy: Gleason 3+4=7, T2a, left lobe 5/18/04 RRP, Path: Gleason 4+3=7, T2c, both lobes 7/13/04 PSA <0.1 10/12/04 PSA <0.1 1/18/05 PSA <0.1 What kinda results am I waiting for ? "Have a nice day" Glad you're home. Take it easy for a few days. You will be surprised how soon you'll be wondering why you can't drive, lift buckets, etc. SignatureProstate Cancer Survivor (so far), not a doctor PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3bN0M0 Seminal Vesicle involvement, Neg margins PSA .1 .1 .1 .27 .37 .75 EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 Lupron (1 mo) 07/21/2003 @ 48 PSA .07 .05 .06 Lupron (4 mo) 8/03 (48), 12/03, 4/04 (49), 09/04 (50) non Illegitimi carborundum Well, I am home today, Friday. Went in early Tuesday for the Robotic Prostate Surgery...6 hrs.... has anyone who has had that surgery experienced..blisters and abraisions on the shoulders and no feeling in a hand..like it went to sleep and would not wake up? My hand woke up finally in 3 days..blisters were bad, Uro Doc said from the machine when they clamp you in with body tilted head down..Thanks, Howie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Have a nice day" You did not mention where you had your surgery. I'm scheduled to have robotic LRP next month at the University of Chicago Hospital. What was the name of your surgeon? Had mine at St Alphonsus, Boise Idaho, Feb 1st... Howie It seems that most robotic surgeons have limited experience since the procedure is relatively new. My doc in Chicago has done about 200 procedures, but this is still a small number compared to the open RRP surgeons. How experienced was your surgeon as far as number of RLRPs and his success in preserving continency, potency, and negative margin rates? I know he does 2 or 3 a week...sucess rate good...dont know about other stuff yet..haveto see him 14th to have cath removed and to get results..I hadmy surgery on the 1st and I was out of hosp on the 4th...not doing too bad now...just bladder discomfort.. |
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