Sunday, February 12, 2012

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Expert_badge Jay Motola

Educating Patients After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

You havejust undergone aprostate biopsy and, in most cases, you have tolerated the procedure very well. There may have been some blood in the urine or on your stool for a few days, however it has most likely ceased. If you have resumed sexual activity, your semen may still have some blood in it, which can either be red or brown and it may for... Read moreChevron
posted 05/17/2011, comments (0)|
Expert_badge Jennifer G

How My Father Learned That He Had Prostate Cancer

My dad's story isn't unusual, but it's a little scary: his prostate cancer was discovered when he switched doctors. He was seeing the same primary care physician (PCP) for several years, but he didn't love the care he was receiving. Something about the physician seemed off-putting; it could have been the countless patients he accepted and his... Read moreChevron
posted 05/18/2010, comments (0)|
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Urologist

The Great PSA Debate!!

In a recent Op-Ed in the NY Times, a non-clinician PhD, announces another fix to the health care crisis.  Lets do away with PSA testing and save the government a lot of money! Brilliant, or is it?   Most Urologists in clinical practice clearly remember those days when the wards of a Urology floor were filled with patients dying of... Read moreChevron
sallgary

itchiness

Hello, I have had burning while urinating that has gone away, but still find that the tip of my urethra is periodically itchy? Any ideas?   salll
posted 12/02/2008, comments (0)|
DE

Total incontinence following robotic surgery

At 62 I had da Vinci robotic surgery (transurethral resection) to remove my prostate after a minuscule amount of cancer was detected through two needle biopsies (a higher-than-usual PSA precipitated the biopsies). My doctor had performed approximately 50 or 60 of these operations. I chose this method since the "experts" said it would significantly... Read moreChevron