Category Archives: Prostate cancer support

Emotional issues, girlfriends/boyfriends after Da Vinci prostate surgery.

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin

There are going to be plenty of times you are upset or depressed after the Da Vinci surgery.  I’ll give you some of my perspective after a year (from memory), obviously it will vary for everyone, but don’t despair. The … Continue reading →

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Eleven months after Da Vinci prostatectomy

Posted on January 24, 2012 by admin

I had my 11 month follow-up with the Doctor at Mayo today (January 24, 2012).  Here is a bit about it, it was actually quite a short visit with them.  I didn’t have a lot of questions, and there wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Watchful waiting, the PSA and prostate cancer

Posted on July 14, 2011 by admin

These are my thoughts on watchful waiting and so are from the perspective of the 30s-40s (and maybe 50s and 60s) age range. First, watchful waiting is where you and your Doctor will detect an elevated PSA, probably do a … Continue reading →

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First check-up after Da Vinci Prostatectomy

Posted on July 12, 2011 by admin

Well, it was a little over 4 months ago that I had the Da Vinci surgery and today was the meeting with the Doctors for the first follow-up.  Saw three different Doctors and the consensus was that everything looked fine … Continue reading →

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General Thoughts on Prostate Cancer

Posted on March 10, 2011 by admin

You start out just going in for a physical.  If you are a man over 30-35, you may ask for a PSA (prostate specific antigen) test.  The Doctor may say it isn’t needed if you are under 50 (or 40). … Continue reading →

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Prostate cancer support

Posted on February 5, 2011 by admin

Talk to someone.  Family or friends.  Talk to a group on-line anonymously if you need to. I’ll add some links in here shortly.

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