Guest guest Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 , it seems that you are doing the kind of research every man (and his partner) should do after a prostate cancer diagnosis. I am wondering what it is that has you more or less convinced that surgery offers the best long term " cure " rate? One of the first books I read is one by Dr. Bradley Hennenfent. Never can remember the exact title but something along the lines of " Surviving Prostate Cancer Without Surgery " . It is pretty radical, but I found it illuminating. My husband began his proton treatment a year ago Tuesday. It is still early days for us as far as knowing if his cancer is gone for good. I will tell you, sorry if this offends anyone, that we had a pretty great sexual experience last night, Happy Birthday to Me, without the need for pills, pumps, injections and the like. So far, so good in that arena. If you have not read Bob Marckini's book you might want to. Laurel > > > > > > Hello All, > > > > > > I was diagnosed with PCa in December and am leaning toward Robotic > > Surgery with a very > > > experienced surgeon. I'm 46 years old, PSA 5.8, Gleason 6 and in > > pretty good shape. I have a > > > question about incontinence during the recover period.... > > > > > > What is the impact on everyday activities of having to wear pads? I > > hear people say they need > > > to wear 1, 2 or 3 pads but I don't have a good understanding of what > > means. Do you ever > > > have leaks? Is the odor detectable? What are long car rides like? > > Can you get back to > > > strenuous physical activity? > > > > > > My job requires a lot of driving around New England and I'm trying > > to understand the > > > medium term impact (assuming I'm not one of the fortunate ones who > > regains full > > > continence almost immediately) . > > > > > > Thanks in Advance, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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