On Wednesday at noon i was admitted for Palladium Seed implant. When i
went to the hospital registration desk, they had my last name
incorrectly spelled & an incorrect social security number, my insurance
company would have been delighted.

The seed inplant was to be done under epidural anesthesia, i requested
that it not be administered at Fourth & Fifth lumbar because of
arthritis, the anesthesiologist agreed, when i got on the table, he went
directly to the L4 & L5, that i was afraid of, the pain was
excruciating, after 5 more attempts he succeeded at a higher level. I
was then given some intervenous medication that knocked me out

Awoke in the recovery room , where with great difficulty i urrinated &
catheter was removed, Ten minutes later i developed left upper chest
pain (sticking type pain), felt that i was getting a coronary. Blood
enzymes and EKG were normal, although my blood pressure was high 150 /
90. They decided to keep me over night for observation.
Very difficult night with extremly painful urination. Catheter was put
in again, and i was discharged (Thursday) at noon with a leg bag (lovely
experience);

Although i have the catheter draining the urine, i get urges to urinate
(spasms)  with the catheter in that are extremly painful.
Taking Cipro 500mg twice a day, Flomax 0.4 mg at bedtime. hytrin 10 mg
twice a day, phenazopyridine 200mg, three times a day, proscar 5mg day

Taking hot baths that offer some temporary relief.
Spoke to Urologist he suggested that i might want to remove the
catheter, but cannot give me any assurance that the painful spasms would
stop. Thinking about removing catheter on Sunday, and will see Urologist
Monday morning.
Will this nightmare ever end ??????

PS- They knocked my back out of wack during the procedure, so i now have
back pain in addition.
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I have been on proscar for several years,for bph, so my psa results
always need to be doubled to get true value. PSA- 10/7/04- 0.70
PSA-1/10/05-1.06
PSA- 5/2/05-1,20
PSA-8/8/05-1.40
PSA-11/7/05-1.77
Stage - T1a
Biopsy- 1/9/06 -Gleason of 7, (4 +3 =7) 2 cores in right lobe, (3 +4=7)
i core in left lobe) (Adenocarcinoma found in 5% of involved lobes)
2/4/06 - Bone Scan - Neg
2/11/06-Cat Scan- Neg
3/13/06- started casodex-50mg, for 30 days. 3/20/06- 700 cn. rad
radiation to chest to prevent gynecomastia. 3//20/06- 30 mg injection of
Lupron.- Will last for 4 months.
(Contraversey between Urologist & Radiologist ), on necessity for short
term HT, i decided to take it because of the gleason of 7.
4/25/06-Scheduled for Palladium Seed.
Approx. 45 - 60 days after will have 25 RT (IMRT)

Age 69, history of Diabetes & heart disease (auricular fibrillation) ,
Right Bundle Branch Block (taking atenolol).