8 months post surgery

My husband had surgery about 8 1/2 months ago. I thought that I would give an update on his progress. My husband's post-surgery pathology showed EPE but clear margins, so his PSA tests done every 3 months cause a lot of anxiety for me. His latest test, done last week, showed a PSA of 0.008.

My husband is fully continent. It took him a little over 3 months to become continent, and he was incontinent until he did biofeedback.

My husband lost about 25 percent of his nerves during surgery. He has ED and is doing a rehab program that combines Viagra with Trimix injections. He has been getting what he calls mini-erections at night after he takes his 25 mg. of Viagra for a while now. This morning for the first time he woke up with a regular erection. Hopefully this is a sign that his ED will eventually resolve.

I don't know if I will ever be able to put PCA behind me, and feel as though it was a cancer that he treated and now we can move on. My husband is somewhat obsessed with resolving his ED, and I will always be nervous about a BCR. But I think, in general, that his progress report is good, and he has come a long way since his surgery.

Sounds like excellent progress.

Vitamin V can be taken in double (50 Mg) or even quadruple (100 Mg) the 25 Mg dose he is currently taking. It does nothing on its own and requires stimulation either physically or mentally.

He is fortunate, as I am, to have a loving spouse at his side.

With my testosterone at <3 as planned with the hormone therapy, I joked with my medical oncologist that I now know why the emphasis on diet and exercise, so some day I can once again even see my shrunken penis hiding below my waist.

Actually I am glad to have not gained any weight since I started the 4-month Lupron on March 28. My cardio metrics have also remained good, and I will be beginning Xgeva when I am Medicare eligible in August to minimize the future bone damage (had a baseline bone density scan recently).

Here's wishing you and your husband continued recovery on the long PCa journey.

great report

with a current psa of .008, you should put any thoughts of bcr way, way, way back into your mind, and just enjoy your life together.

david