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fine.  Anyone have any ideas as to what I might do to fix this??
Thanks!

I'm a single, 47 year old male. I had surgery about 3 years ago. I had
Invasive Bladder cancer, and the doctor told me my only option was to
have it(the bladder) removed. He wanted me to have a "neo-bladder"
surgery(they use a section of your colon to create a new bladder), said

Have not seen this posted BUT I wonder after surgery
how long for scarring to occur ?
The question I guess is can scarring occur One year after the surgery ?
Two years after ?

I attended a two hour bracytherapy lecture at my HMO yesterday where
they explained the advantages and disadvantages of permanent seeding,
external radiation and surgery.  (They don't do HDR temporary
bracytherapy.)  Since they do all three procedures, I figured there

No one here discusses seed radiation, just surgery. I have been
diagnosed with prostate cancer. Gleason 6, infection % of biopsies
5%.DRE's and PSA's for 25 years have been good. A series of kidney
stone xrays showed some bone growth in the pelvic and hip area's. Doc

In early November I has RP (removal of the prostate) and the pathologist
report indicated a Gleason 6, no margins, and no indications of seminal
vessel penetration.  Two lymph nodes were removed and were clean.  My PSA
going into the surgery was 3.7 also with a Gleason of 6.

Saw the NWU Hospital uro incont specialist today . . . although he's
young and works on a lot of female mechanisms, I like his demeanor,
etc. - he studied under Dr. Walsh at Hopkins; I will probably have him
implant an AMS 800, after he opens up the bladder neck enough to allow

Two JimBob's in this group, this could get confusing ..... I may have to
change my name !!
JimBob
"Master of the Sr Moment"

Had my seocond post-op PSA, and it's still undetectable!!

I ?lurk? this NG everyday, but very seldom participate because there isn't
much you ?regulars? don't cover with any requests for info or support that
come in on a daily basis.   However, I am inspired by this NG to help out in
some way (similar to what you participants are feeling, ...

I have just received my latest PSA--2.62   This seems a little disappointing
to me--or am I wrong?  I thought that after eight months of HD the PSA
should be 1 or lower.  Does it mean that during these eight months there are
resistant cancer cells that may be spreading?  I am to ...

Hi again all
Today I had my first fraction of 23 total of 3DCRT (which was
unremarkable).
However, I've been on ADT since I entered this treatment regime, Nov

I posted this yesterday in another thread and then thought it should
be a stand-alone issue:
yesterday's post
/begin

Regarding the article below... How does this reversal affect the PCa?
Reuters Health, By David Douglas, Wednesday, March 23, 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men with more advanced prostate cancer
often undergo treatment to reduce levels of testosterone, which drives

If and when my weener comes to life and wants to play (I am 7 weeks out
of robotic and he is still dead) will he be able to..how do you say it
over the internet? CUM..Orgasm? Whatever..I heard that sperm is made but
the liguid that carries it is no longer and he sperm goes into the