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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / April 20063 years 6months
Hi everyone: I have not posted in a long time, and only visit the group occasionally now. Just got my latest blood tests, 3 years and 6 months after prostatectomy: PSA undetectable <.1 After my surgery, the minor incontinence which was inconvenient the first few months was well controlled by the Male Sling operation I had the following year. The impotence has continued, which the surgeon had predicted, but I am evaluating devices for "assistance". My next challenge is to control my blood pressure,cholesterol and sugar levels. The doctor says that if i can diet and exercise off about 60 lb. I may be able to control with lower doses of my prescriptions. 3 years later.....joisey Congratulations! It's good to hear of people's successes. KenA ==== > Hi everyone: > I have not posted in a long time, and only visit the group occasionally now. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > 3 years later.....joisey > Hi everyone: > I have not posted in a long time, and only visit the group occasionally [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > 3 years later.....joisey Hi Joisey, Great to hear your PSA is still undetectable after 3 1/2 years! Also want to thank you for the information you provided me over the past year or so re the Sling. I had it installed in early November and was immediately dry. Now and then a tiny squirt but nothing significant enough to need a pad. While wintering over here in Arizona I met a guy who had an RRP a year ago but was still leaking 2 to 3 man pads a day. I told him about the Sling and to make a long story short he had it installed 4 weeks ago. He's now dry but still sore. Told him that'll that takes 6 or 8 weeks to get over. He's a happy man! Don > My next challenge is to control my blood pressure,cholesterol and sugar > levels. The doctor says that if i can diet and exercise off about 60 lb. I > may be able to control with lower doses of my prescriptions. Absolutely. And have you been tested for sleep apnea? It's common among men our age, particularly overweight ones; it often clobbers our weight and our blood pressure; it's simple to diagnose and fix; its SEs are GOOD ones; and if left untreated it will do lasting harm and can kill. I found out last week I have it, and get it fixed next week before it does any harm. I.P. >> My next challenge is to control my blood pressure,cholesterol and sugar >> levels. The doctor says that if i can diet and exercise off about 60 lb. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > I.P. Good luck with the treatment. I was diagnosed with mild apnea about two years ago. The cpap machine was prescribed. Lots of people have had success with that, but I could not accomodate to it. For one thing, I am a mouth breather when I sleep. But everytime I started breathing through my mouth, the machine started roaring and air was forced into the back of the mouth. I tried switching to a full face mask, but still encountered the same problem. I was waking up and getting worse sleep using it than not. In addition when I would open my mouth and get the roar, it would wake up my wife. So, I had to sleep in a separate bedroom. Finally, after using it for the requisite month, I decided to live with the apnea, especially since the doc said mine was not health threatening. However, all that said, many people have had good success with the cpap machine. There are some other options---surgery, mouth piece, etc---but according to my doc, these have not had as much success as the machine. I'm just sharing this for information purposes. > Good luck with the treatment. I was diagnosed with mild apnea about two > years ago. The cpap machine was prescribed. Lots of people have had [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > options---surgery, mouth piece, etc---but according to my doc, these have > not had as much success as the machine. I'm also not yet to a serious point with my apnea, but I do see two changes coming on that need reversing: a narrower range of head angle at which my bedtime breathing is unobstructed, and increasing blood pressure. I, also, don't see how the paraphernalia and sleep are compatible, but I'll give it a try. People are supposed to sleep on their sides, not their backs, and strapping a SCUBA hose to one cheek doesn't seem compatible with that. My wife is a new person now that she's gotten use to her CPAP. I.P. "I.P. Freely" <fuhgheddaboutit@noway.nohow> wrote in message > I'm also not yet to a serious point with my apnea, but I do see two > changes coming on that need reversing: a narrower range of head angle at > which my bedtime breathing is unobstructed, and increasing blood pressure. > I, also, don't see how the paraphernalia and sleep are compatible, but > I'll give it a try. People are supposed to sleep on their sides, not their > backs, The first thing the doc suggested was pinning a tennis ball to the back of the tee shirt I sleep in. I found that another sleep interferance. and strapping a SCUBA hose to one cheek > doesn't seem compatible with that. My wife is a new person now that she's > gotten use to her CPAP. > > I.P. My big problem was sleepiness during the day and early evening. Now that I'm retired, I can take naps. That helps, as long as they are not too long and don't interfere with the night's sleep. Another aspect of this problem is that as one gets older one sleeps less soundly. That could be in play here too. Then, since RP, I don't trust my "holding" capacity, so I'm up several times during the night to go to the bathroom. But, hey, maybe all that activity at night keeps my weight down. (How different from 45 years ago when I could sleep for 9 hours straight through, and then pee a gallon.) Glad to hear from you, Joisey, after so long. What great news! 3½ years! Fantastic. How's your wife? (sorry, but I've forgotten her name)  SignaturePSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3cN0M0 Neg margins PSA .1 .1 .1 .27 .37 .75 EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 Lupron 07/03 (1 mo) 8/03 (4 mo), 12/03, 4/04, 09/04, 01/05, 5/05, 10/05, 2/06 PSA .07 .05 .06 .09 .08 .132 Non Illegitimi Carborundum > Hi everyone: > I have not posted in a long time, and only visit the group occasionally [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > 3 years later.....joisey Great to meet you and great news Joisey. :-) Super! Continued success, Ron B. Chicago She is doing great. In good health. Still working on her PhD degree at night. (It's been 8 years now) ....joisey > Glad to hear from you, Joisey, after so long. What great news! 3½ years! > Fantastic. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> >> 3 years later.....joisey |
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