Prostate - People That Have Recovered From Prostate Cancer

kvision

posted 11/21/2008, comments (0)

It has been one year since my surgery.......

I was diagnosed last August with Prostrate Cancer, it went from 5.32 when I had my Robotic Surgery in Dec, it was a 7. when it was removed. In between that time I was getting second, third ,fourth opions, having my biopsy sent to john Hopkins, and just trying to figure out why ??? There is to much to explain here, for what i did to... Read more Chevron

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JRHay

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posted 10/24/2008, comments (0)

UTI after prostate surgery

I had a radical lap prostatectomy in January complicated by a leak in the bladder. Ever since, I have had a UTI, mostly with E coli. Why do I have this and is this unusual?

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J. McL

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posted 10/02/2008, comments (0)

8 years post radiation I bleed after ejaculation, I am a 73 year old male

My current PSA is .01 eight years after seed implant and IMRT. This past two years I have experienced Gross Hemituria 4 times. After CAT Scans, Bladder inspections, ultra sounds no cause could be found. It was finally discovered after bleeding post DRE that the blood was coming from broken and weakened viens in the protstatic... Read more Chevron

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JohnM

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posted 09/08/2008, comments (0)

Avodart after radiation treatment?

I hve been taking Avodart for 7 months, including during IMRT, which ended in mid June. My new urologist says I am wasting money on Avodart, because after radiation, all the prostate cells are dead anyway, and Avodart won't affect anything. Is the Avodart really doing nothing for me?

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DE

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posted 07/30/2008, comment (1)

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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