Re: Update on MDH's Prostatectomy

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Darryl

--- seabreezemomgrandma

wrote:

> Just a quick update. My husband's surgery was last

> Thursday. We

> brought him home of Sunday, and his is doing very

> well. My concerns

> about not being able to keep up the housework, etc.

> were for naught.

> He is up and around often during the day and is able

> to help with

> things.

>

> We saw his doc today, and the staples came out. The

> pathology has

> mixed reviews.

>

> Lymph nodes, seminal vesicle, vas deferans, clear.

> Yay!

>

> There was more cancer than we had thought from the

> biopsy. A tumor

> in the bottom right quadrant had broken through the

> wall of the

> prostate. The doc is hopeful that he got it all, but

> we'll see with

> his psa in a couple of months. We cross our fingers.

>

> Otherwise, he feels well, the catheter isn't

> bothering him too much,

> he has no pain, just soreness, so for that we give

> thanks.

>

> We are enjoying our time together. Our son went home

> to Orlando

> yesterday morning, so we spend our days quietly. He

> seems to improve

> in strength each day.

>

> If it is a little warmer tomorrow, I hope we can

> walk out to the end

> of the cul de sac.

>

> Sincerely,

>

>

>

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, I will pray that your husband continues to improve daily and the doctor got all the cancer. I will also pray for your health and strength to be strong. PS: I am anxiously awaiting until Feb. 26th for Dan's surgery date. darrylmit@... wrote: Hi: YOu might find the 168 post prostate cancersurgery hints here helpfulhttp://www.malecare.com/prostate_cancer_surgery_patient_hints.htmDarryl--- seabreezemomgrandma<seabreezemomgrandma> wrote:> Just a quick update. My husband's surgery was last> Thursday. We > brought him home of Sunday, and his is doing very> well. My concerns > about not being able to keep up the housework, etc.> were for naught. > He is up and around often during the day and is able> to help with > things.> > We saw his doc today, and the staples came out. The> pathology has > mixed reviews.> > Lymph nodes, seminal vesicle, vas deferans, clear.> Yay!> > There was more cancer than we had thought from the> biopsy. A tumor > in the bottom right

quadrant had broken through the> wall of the > prostate. The doc is hopeful that he got it all, but> we'll see with > his psa in a couple of months. We cross our fingers.> > Otherwise, he feels well, the catheter isn't> bothering him too much, > he has no pain, just soreness, so for that we give> thanks.> > We are enjoying our time together. Our son went home> to Orlando > yesterday morning, so we spend our days quietly. He> seems to improve > in strength each day.> > If it is a little warmer tomorrow, I hope we can> walk out to the end > of the cul de sac.> > Sincerely,> > > __________________________________________________________Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

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After my prostate surgery, I got a post-surgical pathology report from

my surgeon.

Essentially, the pathologist takes the tissue (prostate plus

surrounding stuff) removed by the surgeon, and dunks it in black dye.

He then slices it up. If _no_ cancer cells are dyed black, he reports

" negative surgical margins " -- the surgeon removed all the tumor.

If _some_ cancer cells are dyed black, he reports " positive surgical

margins " . That is, the tumor had spread beyond what the surgeon removed.

My report said " negative surgical margins " . So my surgeon could say

with confidence " I got it all. "

Do you have a post-surgical pathology report for YDH? If the margins

were negative, the " break through the prostate wall " is nothing to

worry about. If the margins were positive, the surgeon _didn't_ get

all of the tumor.

At least, that's the way we understand it.

and

>

> . . .

> We saw his doc today, and the staples came out. The pathology has

> mixed reviews.

>

> Lymph nodes, seminal vesicle, vas deferans, clear. Yay!

>

> There was more cancer than we had thought from the biopsy. A tumor

> in the bottom right quadrant had broken through the wall of the

> prostate. The doc is hopeful that he got it all, but we'll see with

> his psa in a couple of months. We cross our fingers.

> . . .