Healthy fit bloke till my 79th birthday . . then my world changed. Prostate cancer 2014, shoulder (keyhole) op 2015 and carpul tunnel op . . now - 2 months ago - heart attack !!!! Now waiting Triple by-pass Op.
Hey ho, I look around and there are always those worse off than oneself. I just treat every morning when I wake as a bonus.
Crossman you are me 21 years older! Same stuff except the shoulder and carpel tunnel. Prostate radiation and triple bypass in same year!
At least I've had an 'extra' 21 years ! Hope you are ok now and continue on a healthy path. Regards
I had a psa check last August showing PSA of 5. Rectum exam showed a small nodule on the prostate. Had an MRI scan, then a bone scan and CT scan. Results all negative BUT the biopsy showed a gleason of 5+3 (8) in one sample. SO the Urologist suggested radical prostatechtomy by Da Vinci keyhole surgery. Had that in November. PSA was undetectable at the 3 month check. I am due another check in April. Of course I still wonder what the future holds. But the Urologist has said in his report that '....this gives him an excellent prognosis with a probably 10 year risk of PSA recurrence of only 12%.'
Inability to have erections after radical surgery is pretty well certain, but at 74, I am not too concerned about sexual activity, but have opted for the vacuum pump system. This is a bit cumbersome but it does induce erections. Without that, it is clear that I would not have erections at all.
The strange thing is that I had no symptoms before the original psa check. My wife simply suggested that I had a test because we have known, and know, others with prostate cancer.
Way to go we should all be reminded of that. Thank you
Finally Undetectable PSA on BAT
