Thanks Purgatory, Yes it is a pain and we all hope for a cure... I wil get throughg it if i dont kill the doctor :) It has become a challenge and I not ready to throw in the towel. But when its over...
ok things are getting sort of out of hand. I had hemmoriods before I started the Radiationl. Doctor explained that i would probably have some bowel irratation and some bladder irratation. The Bladder...
Sounds a lot like me ... I was .01 for almost 2 years then upgraded to .2 and last check up was .4... Schedule for SRT and in my 4th week now ( half way ) :) my .2 went to .4 in one year.. and my...
Well I have made it into the 4th week of my therepy... almost half way through... I have started to have some problems with bowels... I had hemmoroids when this started so I know radiation hasnt...
Well i do appreciate the information. now i have a chance to have the data i need to see what my survival rating is for the salvage radiation therepy im under going now. I was dissapoionted in the...
wow thanks 142. That has answered most of my questions plus some I didnt have.... Very much appreciated...
Found my Path report have edited my profile signature can any one make sense of it :) day 12 of 37 today so far not serious effects cant find good info on the tnm scores first was t1c post op t2c any...
your right logosidat... i dont know why i like that .04 maybe wishful thinking... thanks for reminding me...
I all thanks for the replies. You all make me feel a little more confident as the doctors act like its a sin to give you information :) well I have made it for the first 2 weeks so fare with mostly...
Maybe im being a big baby :) but i dont like being sick... just found out about the BRAC diet. bananas rice apples and cheeese any one else heard of it ... supposed to help fight diarehea and...
Well made it to my first treatment today.. Was nervous and a little aprehensive but got throuht it ok. Found out im not getting proton but conventional radaiation in a focused area... Hmmm now I have...
thankd tim alf sephie and 142 Got a lot of good info from you all... I have hope that this will pass and i can get on with my life. I know no treatment does not have a negative side but have lived ok...
Thanks all and i apogize for the wrong post due to my forgetting how to find this one ( the correct one lol ) Guess that tellse me to log on more :). I thinki ill be ok not so much aprehensive of the...
thanks everyone... i couldnt find my post so sorry for not responding... just found it by accident when i started a new on {) so igonore the other on lol. Will i did my dry run today start the...
I get lost in these forums so :).. Ok im past poster from 3 years ago that underwent radical proatate surgery. i was a gleason 7 4/3 supposedly contained cancer ... well that has changed :( about 3...
oops... thank you 2 IM_Pateint......
Thanks Ricky2... and your right was a .4 not .04.. thanks for the encouragement...
:mad: Well Im sorry to say it has raised it ugly head again ive been gone for a while so here is a brief history Prostate Cancer March 2007 Had radical prostectomy. Was 0.1 to 0.2 PSA till present...
Hi All... Well Im back and I apologize for not communicating much since my last post. I know been a while but felt I was being a big baby... You all that have had the patience to stick with me have...
oh one more... my wife was unfortunate enough to have been present during my catheter removal. She was sort of grinning after it came out and being in a postion where she could see what was happening...
ok piano man great thread.. my contribution. during one of my early visits with my uro and discussing surgery and complications. I was concerned with surugical mortality as I had had a recent heart...
Yes It is normal to have pain in the perineaum. Im 4 weeks post op and 2 weeks post catheter and the pain is still off and on with me. It just started getting to where I feel sort of normal a fe w...
Thanks Norskie, That was what I needed to hear. I am learning to forget time frames in recovery as it is mosts definatley different for eachh one of us. You hit it on the head a warm feeling...
Hi all. Well things do seem to improve some and fall back a times. I am really beginning my contanance battle now and trying to work on it and not let moments of nausea and things get to me. It is...
Thanks BlueBird,PianoMan,Cedar Chopper,56Ponitiac,TC-Lasvegas and Kw for your great responses and for not riding me too hard on my first few posts when I was caught up in self pity and negative...
All of you that hare posting to me have so far been the best thing I have experienced since the surgery. I appreciate all your advise and concern. I have tried many of the things you all told me and...
Ok after all that I have a few normal questions 1 what is the best way to deal with wetness... Should I use a cream guard. I have a little heat rash and was able to clear it up with zinc oxide...
First of all let me say thanks to you all that have responded to my plea for help. After reading the responses I have seen so far I have opened my eyes and come to some real personal conclusions and...
OH YES forgot post op path report will condense to important findings took 8 lymph nodes left pelvis , 5 lympy nodes right pelvis all negative Urethra distal margin margin biopsy cancer...
Thank you KW, PianoMan,and BlueBird. I appreciate your responses and amd grateful for your support. Ok, Sorry Ive been a little slow at posting but have been in one the the bad spells ( feeling sick)...
Hi all, Maybe Im being a big baby but I am really having a hard time with the many different things going on during recovery. We live far enough out in the country to be able to get any real good...