Category Archives: Prostate Cancer surgery recovery

8 Weeks after Da Vinci Robotic Prostate surgery

Posted on April 25, 2011 by admin

Not much to report in the last week.  I still tire easier than pre-surgery, but each week brings improvement and it varies day by day.  Mayo said not to donate blood for 1-2 years (!) because it can take 12-24 … Continue reading →

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Seven weeks after Da Vinci Robot surgery

Posted on April 18, 2011 by admin

As I have said before, everyone is different, some people will be ahead of this, some behind.  I’ve read where people have no problem with continence, and others where people have terrible times.  I think based on what Mayo says … Continue reading →

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Ultrasensitive PSA tests and prediction of prostate cancer surgery success

Posted on April 12, 2011 by admin

Now, back to the ultrasensitive PSA and not wanting to wait 3 more months.  I’ve done a lot of reading – more than a dozen books, a lot of studies, and been to a conference – on prostate cancer.  All … Continue reading →

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Six weeks after prostatectomy

Posted on April 11, 2011 by admin

I believe that your number one priority for choosing the appropriate options for prostate cancer treatment is to maximize your life.  Beat the cancer.  No one dies of ED, scars, or incontinence.  People can die from prostate cancer.  Yes, ED, … Continue reading →

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Five weeks after Da Vinci Radical Prostatectomy

Posted on April 4, 2011 by admin

Well, it is five weeks after Da Vinci Radical Prostatectomy.  They did bilateral nerve sparing, clear margins etc.  Just a quick update on the 5 week after surgery mark.  The next milestone will be the PSA recheck, sometime in the … Continue reading →

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Brown/dark blood in urine

Posted on March 18, 2011 by admin

The day of the surgery in the hospital with the Foley catheter there was obviously some blood in the urine.  Not a lot but some, red, some clotting.  There was a little sometimes with the catheter and a little after … Continue reading →

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Radical Da Vinci prostatectomy, day after

Posted on March 1, 2011 by admin

After my 5am vital sign wake-up, I fell back asleep until around 6:45am when a friend got there.  The Doctor showed up around 8am and said things had looked good (fingers crossed there!) and that he would see me in … Continue reading →

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