Its been 3 months since surgery.
Continence is fully controlled.
Last week the doctor prescribed Cialis for Doug.
Even with the  missing 'expansion' we were having fun

Thanks to all for the good wishes. It's really a pick-up to have a lot of
local and long-distance friends for support.
The RRP went as the doc predicted, which was simple RRP, sparing nerves and
not removing lymph nodes. Pathology showed a small focus of 3+3 cells in

Thanks for all your informative posts - enjoying (as best I can under the
circumstances:
dx 12-16-03 (my 58th birthday) one sample of 12
Gleason 6 (3+3)

Just checking in with the group -
I'm now 10 days post-RP, and I'm currently counting the milliseconds until my
cathether comes out on the 22nd at 12:15 p.m. (My Dr. had best NOT be running
late that day.....  hahahaha)

Like everyone else who writes something like this, I will be eternally
grateful to the many people in this newsgroup who took the time to answer my
posts before, during and after my LRP on 1/11/03.
I was 45 yrs old when my 1st PSA test came back at 3.7. After the biopsy

I've been lurking in this group for the past couple of weeks and found
the info very useful.  Thanks to all who take the trouble to share their
experiences and knowledge and to suggest reference material.
I am 52 years old (next week).

For those of us who have known Berky, the end is near. Berky's family is
asking for prayers, good vibes or whatever you wish to send their way.
Hospice is coming in daily and Berky's wife has some additional help from
family and close friends. I will keep you posted.

i want to thank everyone who responded to my question on scar tissue and
the procedures  for dealing with the problem. i go to the doctor
tomorrow and have a better idea on some of the procedures. sorry about
shouting in my first posting, but i have poor eye sight. my wife will

i want to know if anyone experience this after prostate surgery. a day
later after surgery, i collapse and was rushed to the emergency room. i
started to throw blood clogs in the area of the surgery. the blood clogs
were attacking my lungs. i was 3 days in intensive care and five ...

I have been diagnosed with a T1c, Gleason 7 prostate cancer with a PSA
of 18.  I would like recommendations for surgeons and facilities in
the Boston area.  
I still need a bone scan and a CAT scan.  Is anyone in the area using

What is a good PSA number at 3 and 6 months after completing 42 IMRT
sessions.
--CDS in TX

Does anyone know anything about cryocare?  It promises good results with
very little  invasion.  It also promises a fast recovery. Does anyone know
of a good surgeon that does this type of surgery regularly? I would
appreciate any information .Hubby had prostate cancer diagnosis in ...

Well I got stuck again.  I had Surgery in 1999, and this is 2004.  Losing
track of how long, and how many?
How many PSA's test ........I guess we are stuck with forever?
Anyway the blood letting lady was nice, and I hopefully get good results,

I asked Trish if I could post this to our group.  I though you might want to
know more.
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The "warrior" was one of the first, and most helpful, to respond to me when

Yesterday I got the results of my first post-op PSA test: 0.00.
Larry
Diagnosed age 59
PSA 22