After freezing and slicing up my prostate into myriad sections (yum!), the
pathologist said I had negative margins! He said I had cancer in two, not
one, lobe but that they were both Gleason 6.  The cystogram showed no leaks,
so the catheter came out -- good riddance! But my drainage bag, which is
nearly as much of a pain as the catheter, must remain till next week when
drainage will hopefully have diminished to 30-40 ml per day.  Dr. Tewari
said I had healed well, better than normal.

We celebrated -- my wife and daughter and I -- at a Korean restaurant in Ft.
Lee. Yes, I had gas pains afterwards from the kim chee, but it was worth it!

Thanks to all of you for the helpful and informative posts.

Michael Kiely