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Jay Motola

Jay Motola

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Urologist
posted 06/23/2008, comments (0)

Pain After Prostatectomy: What is the Cause?

Dear Dr. Motola, I'm experiencing coccyx pain 4 to 9 weeks after radical prostatectomy and it is very debilitating. Is this a reported problem with some patients after such surgery? Histopathology indicated that cancer is specimen confined and MRI, CT and total body bone scan do not reveal any extraprostatic disease nor metastatic... Read moreChevron
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Jay Motola

Jay Motola

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Urologist
posted 06/23/2008, comments (0)

Pain After Prostatectomy: What is the Cause?

Dear Dr. Motola, I'm experiencing coccyx pain 4 to 9 weeks after radical prostatectomy and it is very debilitating. Is this a reported problem with some patients after such surgery? Histopathology indicated that cancer is specimen confined and MRI, CT and total body bone scan do not reveal any extraprostatic disease nor metastatic... Read moreChevron
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Jay Motola

Jay Motola

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Urologist
posted 06/16/2008, comment (1)

What Might Cause a Decrease in Ejaculation?

Dear Dr. Motola, Over a period of a year my amount of fluid ejaculated has dropped to almost zero. Do you have any thoughts on what might be contributing to this? Is this a common problem?The normal aging process is associated with a gradual decrease in ejaculatory volume. Patients who have had previous surgery on their prostate or on the... Read moreChevron
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Jay Motola

Jay Motola

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Urologist
posted 05/27/2008, comment (1)

Hot Flashes from Lupron: When Will They Stop?

Dear Dr. Motola, I'm having hot flashes after one injection of Lupron 6 months ago. When will they stop? I took Casodex for one month before surgery. I've had LRP and margins were clear.  I am still having problems with erections as well.     Ongoing hot flashes after stopping Lupron therapy are commonly seen.  Most... Read moreChevron
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Marc Greenstein

Marc Greenstein

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Urology Expert
posted 04/07/2008, comments (16)

Radical Surgery to Treat Prostatitis

I was recently contacted by another urologist who asked me a very interesting question - Are you aware of using a radical prostatectomy to treat prostatitis? Prostatitis is an infection or inflammation of the prostate gland. There are different grades of prostatitis. Acute bacterial prostatitis develops when a bacteria grows inside the cells of... Read moreChevron
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