Escaluating PSA

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I know most will not understand but due to my increase in my PSA

count which was gaining numbers I nor the Urologist liked. On my last

visit I decided to have the de'vincci method performed. Minimal blood

loss. Did have six puncture wounds in lower abdomen from one sie too

the other. The procedure was just under four hours. My Cardiologist

cleared me for surgery after test done on heart regarding my A-Fib.

My Urologist would not touch me until he was certain I would stay out

of A-Fib during this long procedure.

I checked in the Hospital at 5:00AM on the 30th of April and left May

1st in the afternoon. I was on Morphine drip plus Oxycontin 5mg

(worthless) medication at that small dose. I did find out that

Oxycontin is the genetic form of percocet which runs from 5mg-325mg.

The most pain was the puncture holes one extending from my left side

to the gland itself. plus five others. The swelling was as though I

was six months pragnant.

At my age of 67, and due to my increase in PSA I decided to go for

the operation. The whole gland was removed, with any sign of

malignancy not visible. Pathologist will have dated report later.

I did not know that I was not to drive, nor ride, but increase my

activities over a period of thirty days.

I have been doing the exercises to strength the bladder area to help

with incontinence. We are all different when it comes to that. The

Urologist did mention types of medication he can help me with. But

not worried about that at tis time.

If I have been in my early seventies I would not have had this

operation nor no other procedure. The Proton Beam Therapy was out of

my league, which University Hospital In Birmingham will study

research regarding that treatment.

Friends it all boils down to one fact. Some of us will get cancer but

as my Dr. said, and he is in a huge research grant and we find out

that most of it will boil down to genetics. Cancer was even mentioned

in some of Shakespeare's plays, and in the time of Socrates. 355BC..