Its my anniversary but don't send flowers!

Ditto to "Life goes on."

Now flowers, but a lot of good wishes sent your way. Wave goodbye to cancer in your rearview mirror and enjoy life.

Hello: I am similar to your stats. in that I was diagnosed with a Gleason 3+4 in 1 of 12 cores and chose for surgery 26 months ago. After the pathology, I was downgraded to Gleason 3+3=6. Yes, like you, sexual function has suffered somewhat (I was on injections, then Cialis, now nothing needed). Sometimes I question my decison as you do. But the one thing that keeps me from second guessing too much is my great outcome in respect to others with PCa. AS was not an option for me with my original Gleason 7, but even IF I had known that it was really Gleason 6, I surely would have still had surgery. AS is no picnic and multiple biopsies and constant testing is more than I could have mentally handled. I was 58 and there was too much time left in front of me so I am glad that I made the decison that I did. I have the extra knowleged knowing that my prostate (and cancer) is out and it was fully sliced only to reveal Gleason 6! Your ED will continue to improve ( I am getting better even after the 2 year mark) and the chances of Gleason 6, contained, cancer returning are incredibly low. In my opinion, that is more than enough to be happy about! Good luck!

Bill K. from NJ

Cmetalman

 

It sounds like you are a little bitter but I hope not. You and I are very similar in our RALP outcomes except that I had a very large G7 tumor and you are also a lot younger than me. I have 100% ED and use Trimix which is OK but I agree does not produce anywhere near the same quality of sex as before our surgeries. I have been able to resolve that the best love making between my best friend, my wife and I are way behind us and look at the positives from my journey with PC. I hate PC and  at the same time I look at where my life would be today without it. We have made so many great friends for life all over the US and Canada because of this terrible disease and Healing Well that we never would have otherwise. It is these friendship with people like you and so many others here that I would never trade for anything even the occasional good strong wood. I got to meet a great guy in HW, Raddad and although our knowing each other was way too short lived he is someone I will never forget and I feel my life is better for knowing him. I never would have met his fantastic family and been a part of the great things they are doing to help victims of this beast in Raddad's memory.

 

Our GFMPH gatherings have truly changed my life as I know it has yours. I never would be going on a cruise with 14 of our PC brothers and their wives who all are living above their cancer if it was not for PC. I do not look back anymore and ask why me, but look forward to all the good times down the road with my PC brothers and sister like you and your wife. Yes life goes on and it gets as Bud would have said "more gooder" every day.

 

 

Yup...what water guy said....and jim and me got dibs on your lobster!
Love you guys and can't wait to see you again.
Jimand Marie

I have a hard time reading  regarding if G6 should even be called cancer and if doing any kind of treatment is even necessary makes me feel that I tossed my life away...lots of mixed feelings about this issue.

pathology could have shown you were a G8 and right now you'd be very grateful that your cancer was contained and your SE effects were minimal.  did you consider other treatments like BT or AS?

ed

 

Many of us have had that same thought. Can't wait to see you guys in 10 days. Who is counting. :)

Thanks for all the response and I know I'm fortunate with my post surgery dx. I didn't mean to sound like I was wining about my situation. I worked my arse off at work and then had a few drinks with my dinner and didn't think about it being two years since surgery all day.

Wife and I are looking soooo forward to seeing all you guys and gals in two weeks.
Trying to figure out what to bring that says" Philly" or for worriedguy, "H" town.
cmetalman&wife

Hey Mike

Congrats! Isn't it strange how some days stand out. You remember exactly what you were doing that day. I won't send you flowers.

Hey, you don't have to worry about what to bring . Just bring your sunny disposition. After all, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. (You got me hooked.)
Jeff

cmetalman,

If doing injections gives you anxiety, then that could be the reason that you don't get very firm erections. The anxiety can release adrenaline, which is the most powerful erection reducer in the body. (The brain releases adrenaline during orgasm to makes natural erections go soft at the end of intercourse.)

If you try (I know it's hard) to make peace with the whole injections thing, then you have a better chance of allowing the bimix/trimix to do it's job without counteracting the meds with adrenaline.

Of course, if you aren't getting the erections that you desire, definitely talk to your Urologist.

Hope this helps.

-Gedman

Gedman, thanks but I'm a very anxious or as wife calls me a spass kind of guy. For now I'm going to work on the Cilias .

TastyKakes! Now wouldn't that be an interesting screen or pet name.
By the way, we kept some of the ones you brought last year in the freezer and rationed them out slowly to eat on on special occasions.
I will gladly share the bounty with the other GFMPH attendees next week.
It is getting close. Do you have your room reservation? The hotel is blocking off 5 more rooms with no cancellation charges in case anyone wants to come at the last minute.
Jeff