Tom,

So sorry I’m late! I read a lot, and any of the reviews I’ve read about, all claimed that most any type of microsurgery is outstanding for side affects, recovery etc. If it is available where you are, consider it friend.

As far as for the hernia, I laid bricks with one for 6 months, not because I’m tough but because I was terrified to go under the knife. Looking back in comparison to the way I felt at the time, it was literally nothing!

I entered the hospital at 6:00 AM for the prep work. At 11:00 AM I was climbing out of the wheel chair without any help into my auto to go home. You’ll be surprised how the surgery goes. They may have sent me home early because I had no insurance. If you have insurance they may want to keep you for a while. Every place is different.

If I may, I’d like to take the opportunity to mention Saw Palmetto. Ask you Urologist about it. On my annual prostate check-up, which cost $15, and is sponsored by a cancer research organization, I asked the Urologist if I was wasting my money for the past 8years on Saw Palmetto. He was familiar with the product and told me to continue to take it.

It’s not very expensive. I take two in the morning and two pills in the evening. I recommend everyone from the middle 40’s to take it. I think it helps keep the prostate from swelling. I don’t get up in the middle of the night anymore like I once had to.

The annual check-up for the $15 of the prostate probably is in your area also. Call the cancer society where you live. It’s worth it.
Hope I haven’t offended anyone.
Boo Hargis

God bless you, Tom. My prayers are with you.

Armando

Hang in there bro... you'll make it, my prayers are with you, God BLess You.. :love:



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HE'S COMING, MAKE MUSIC, GET READY!

Had positive biopsy last March Fortunately my hospital has one of the 2 doctors in the world who does HAND (NOT ROBOTIC!)(Lahey Clinic)laparascopic Prostate surgery. Does 2/day, 4 days/week. Been here from Germany 2 years, after doing 700 there. May 6th was operated on. Had zero pain.very minor discomfort. Less than getting a tooth filled. Would have gone home that day if they let me.Walked 30 mins. next day, 60 minutes 2 days later - 4 miles after 3 days. Minor incontinence gone in 30 days.September 10% impotent. Sent 3 others with same unbelieveable results. Go laparascopic. Recurrence is less than 8%.

Good surgical numbers. Glad everything is working out OK for you.

Gary

lightning... first, welcome to the 'Zone' ...
Your post-op report is great ... I spent 10 days in agony with that damned catheter in me ... I'm convinced that was invented by somebody who HATES men ... BTW, if you don't mind my asking... how old are you? ... from what I hear that's a big factor in the recovery process...
t.
PS: ... Tom ... when I saw this thread I held my breath until I read it ... Hope all is well with you ...
How's that grandson doing?
t.

Tom,
a big hug from me too.
I am positive that everything will be all right with you.
Please, don't think in terms of "survival" and leave that kind of lingo to surgeons: I hate it!

I must admit I was very surprised to see this topic at the top of the list. I'm doing great. I just had my PSA and there was none to be found. That's the way we want to keep it.

Thanks for the well wishes but they should have been directed to Lightning. Lightning I too wish you well and I'm sure Dreamer does also. I pray that you found it early and it hadn't spread to the surrounding parts.

The only side effect I still have is I need to take the little blue pill. The Viagra works well for me. I tried the others and the effectiveness and fewer side effects make the blue pill my drug of choice. I fully expect to not need anything in the future. My doctor told me there were many 50s something men that need to take the blue pill that haven't had prostate surgery. As the Beatles said "It's getting better all the time".

Tom

Tom ... Happy for the good news... BE CAREFULL ... "any erection for 4 hours or more should have immediate medical attention .." ...I NEVER thought that would be a problem... .. a DREAM maybe ?!?
t.

As a matter of fact, at this very moment my father is in a hospital, waiting for his prostate to be removed. It is very large and so they will probably not do the procedure via the urethra, they will open him up. My only concern is that he has a pacemaker and he is 77 years old.

His PSA is 5.4. I talked to the doctor about that and quoting his exact words "0 to 4 is normal, 4 to 10 makes us more careful, and at 10 and more we are suspicious. Suspicious DOES NOT mean there is cancer involved, we just look on the matter more carefully."

I wish you luck Tom, but I have to aggree with the others here that these things are curable. My prayers are for you.

As for the blue pills and their side effects, I posted a joke on the Bar some days ago, and I will repost it here, hoping it'll make you laugh:

A young man enters a pharmacy, and asks the middle aged lady behind the counter,
"Can I talk to the pharmacist please?"
"Go ahead" she says, "I am the pharmacist"
The guy hesitates for a moment, and says "..errm no, thanks, I think I'll better go"

The woman says "Wait, you can talk to me, we see and hear all sorts of things every day, come on, don't be shy"

"Ok" says the guy, "I have this problem, whenever it gets up (you know what) it stays up for hours on end, no matter what I do... can you give me something for that?"

The woman disappears in the back of the shop and returns 5 minutes later.

"I had to talk about it with my sister" she says, "we can give you $2000 in cash and one third of the pharmacy, is that enough?"


Hoping for a quick recovery,
Theodore