I compiled this shopping list of paraphernalia that it would be good to have
on hand when you get back from surgery starting in September 2001 before my
own operation
based on responses I got to a request here for suggestions. Thanks to all

Heather, or anyone with the know how:
  I recently upgraded to DSL and now want to get a router and access
points for a home network so I can take the lap top anywhere and also
hook up the printer to the network.  The thing that has me worried is

I'm recorvering to my "normal" life swiftly after LRP on 10/6/04.  I'm making
good progress on continency... and I continue to keep my expectations low...but
my hopes high ... I'm sure it will all come to me in time.
Anyway, I'm feeling ready to try a Viagra/Cialis type of ...

Well, tomorrow is S-Day  (surgery day) as we say in the military.  I have to
report in at 0900 with the actual surgery scheduled for 1100.  The surgery
will take place at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in
Winston-Salem.  My surgeon is a Dr. Craig Hall and I ...

I expect to be "seeded" in November, and the one thing I am concerned about is proximity
to my grandchildren. I haven't asked my doctor yet, but when he spoke with me last month
he just said "don't let them sit on your lap", and I didn't follow up because I was a bit
in shock. I am ...

My brother-in-law has decided to have brachytherapy to treat his
recently diagnosed prostate cancer.
He wants to know what are the major research hospitals who perform
this in the northeast.  I found a listing by USNews that lists the top

I know it varies tremendously, but my surgeons say my urinary continence was
not knowingly doomed by my surgery. Soooooo, how long are the immediate
effects of the physical trauma of the catheter (11 days with it) likely to
dominate my continence? I removed my catheter two days ...

Dear Participants,
I was diagnosed with prostate cancer on 12 Oct 04 by biopsy.  The effect was
something I believe those of you who participate in this newsgroup are
familiar with.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/10/health/webmd/main654887.shtml
(WebMD) Vitamin E hasn't proven to be good for the heart, and now a
study suggests that too much vitamin E — daily doses of 400 IU or more
— actually increases the risk of dying, according to new findings.

I've read a few times in this forum about so called "dry orgasms" but
have also discovered (am I the only one to know this?) that an erection
is not necessary to have an orgasm.  As intense as ever and without the
accompanying "mess"!

If anyone has had experience with a ProstaScint examination,
especially the ProstaScint + CT fusion technology, I'd appreciate
whatever info he can pass along about the  procedure. Of special
interest would be the name(s) of someone who is well-experienced

SEATTLE - Word retention drops sharply after only two minutes among men
undergoing testosterone deprivation therapy, according to scientists at
Oregon Health and Sciences University School of Medicine and Cancer
Institute.

hi everybody, let me call your attention to a very interesting book on health and longevity, including cancer and AIDS! You must check it out:
http://templeofnature.org/book
I hope it can save your health. I love it! This info is so true!
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Dear Participants,
I'm not certain my original transmission was successful, therefore trying
again.
I was diagnosed with prostate cancer on 12 Oct 04 by biopsy.  The effect was

It wasn't pre-surg. I caught mine with elevated PSA before the symptoms got
past the usual middle-age urinary bothers.
It wasn't the surgery; I slept through that.
It hasn't been the few days at home following surgery; I carry around the