I had LRP performed by Arnon Krongrad in Miami(Aventura, FL) on
Wednesday. In at 9:00AM and left the hospital the following morning.
I was pleasantly surprised by the lack of pain and very little
physical evidence that I even had surgery.  Other than the cath of

Dear Friends,
I have been following this newsgroup for a little over three years and
have found it to be an important part of my prostate history.
I feel that I know so many of you personally and value  your knowledge

Has anyone here had an implant for erectile dysfunction?  I don't remember
anyone mentioning it, but just wondered.
MikeH

Has anyone attempted to remove the catheter themselves? I asked my
surgeon and he indicated that there is no reason one could not do it
themselves, in fact he has had patients who have done it with no
problems. Cut off the pigtail, let the saline solution drain out,

My father has just received results saying he has prostate cancer.  I think
it was either 6 or 8  samples were taken and 2 wound found to be cancer.
One was 3mm the other 1mm.  The psa is 10 and a Gleason of 6.
The specialist belives all the cancer is probably in the prostate only.  ...

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

Time's almost here. By late afternoon tomorrow I should be rid of this nasty
stuff. In a few days I'll be adding my recovery stories to the archives.
Some good news already: the GoLytely prep went pretty well. I didn't barf
and got cleared out before having to finish the whole ...

going to have surgery on feb 11th, to remove the scar tissue at the
bladder neck. the bladder neck keeps closing from scar tissue  being
there. i thought this is same day surgery, but my doctor told me "that i
will be in the hospital for two  to three days. what a disappointment.

My father in law had an elevated PSA reading of 18 at his last regular
test about 6 weeks ago. two years ago it was 4 and one year ago it was
5 (but alas no advice to get further check up).
He has had xrays and nuclear medicine scans to check for metastasis

Hi all....
Three weeks ago today, I endured 6 hours of surgery, and 6 hours in the
recovery room (receiving 2 units of blood which I lost during surgery).
One week ago tomorrow, that *%#@ catheter came out, and I thought that I had

Can anyone who has taken Lupron and then stopped taking it
tell how long the effects lasted after the last injection.
I had 7.5 mg in October, and 22.5 mg around November 22.
The theoretical 3 month dose will be over in 3 more weeks.

I?m puzzled about my rising PSA levels following radical prostatectomy eleven years ago.
For about eight years, annual tests showed my PSA at less than 0.1. Then it came to life with 0.25.  It rose and fell slightly, but last August the reading was 0.52, and three weeks ago it was ...

Brand new here. I'm 52. Just went through a cystoscopy and prostate
biopsy. Gotta wait till February 17 for the results.
 According to the physician's assistant who gave me my physical in
November of 2003, my PSA went from 1.9 in 2002 to 5.1 in 2003.

There has been a fair amount of discussion around the LRP, but I'm not
sure that any consensus has been reached.  I have gone out and read
some of the literature comparing RP and LRP and have list below my
findings, along with the supporting reference where available.  Many

The decision has been made and I have scheduled surgery for Mar 12.
I'll be doing the autologous blood thing in a couple of weeks for the op.
I've researched the credentials of the surgeon and am comfortable that
he is competent to do the job.  He has been highly recommended and ...