Undetectable!!  Don's LRP was 10/20/03.  He's pretty much continent
except for some stress incontinence and only when there's some heavy
sneezing.

As far as potency goes, Dr. Taylor wrote Don a prescription for
Caverject.  Checking our HMO online I found that it's not a covered
prescription.  While this is no surprise to us, we are wondering if it
is really worth the money to have it filled and pay for it out of our
pocket.  The prescription is for Caverject-Plus, 20 mcg. and has six
refills.  Viagra in concert with the pump does work, but it still
takes some effort.  He says he has no qualms about injecting the drug
if it works better than the Viagra/pump combo.  There have been no
indications of spontaneous erections yet, but Don realizes that this
may take time.  He turned 55 on January 24th and isn't ready to give
up on sex.

We just returned from ten days in Puerto Vallarta where I found myself
staring at men's tummies while we were on the beach. I didn't see any
tell-tale LRP scars, but then again they wouldn't have been very
evident if the LRP had taken place many months (or years) ago.  Don's
LRP scars are still rather prominent at this stage.  We did, however,
run into a couple from Salt Lake City when we were in San Francisco,
Mexico, an absolutely beautiful beach.  I was chatting with a woman in
the restroom and she mentioned that her husband (age 60) had a
standard RP in September in Salt Lake City (it's amazing what women
will discuss with strangers in a strange place!).  We compared notes
and found that both our husbands are happy with their choice of
treatment.  As she so bluntly put it: "we had prostate cancer and now
we don't."

We again send our thanks for the support from this outstanding group
of people, both those still with us and especially those who helped
pave the way but are no longer here.

Don & Linda Smith
Clayton, California