Prostate - All People Who Are Living In "United States"

Laura

posted 09/14/2008, comments (4)

continous bleeding and clots from prostate

Hello. I am worried about my father and would appreciate advice. He has been having blood clots and blood in urine for 8 months, and UTI's off an on for about 6 mos before that. He had a polyp removed from his bladder and was told at that time there were several clots around it. That was 8 mos ago, and he's been having the... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/05/2008, comments (0)

Changing the Rules on Prostate Cancer Screening

Prostate cancer screening (or the PSA test) may actually do more harm than good, especially if you're older than 74, according to the a new study. You can read a short review of the new PSA test guidelines here. According to the Washington Post's report on the new study: "The guidelines address perhaps the most important and... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/30/2008, comments (0)

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 more Chevron

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posted 07/16/2008, comments (0)

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My significant friend of 15 years was just diagnosed with prostate cancer. He just turned 80 and has chosen to do nothing. He simply says he will live until he dies. I agree with his choice, as we have discussed this possibility through the years. I am terrified, however, of the pain he will endure and would appreciate any... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/22/2008, comments (0)

Chronic pain causes difficulty in urinating?

I am 40 years old, and have lived with moderate chronic pain from a back injury. I began noticing problems urinating about a year or so after I hurt my lower back, and subsequently developed an inguineal hernia, which required surgery to repair. I have been under the care of a urologist since the hernia repair, and he assures me that I... Read more Chevron

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