Medical insight, personal stories and humor from a urologist who has been where you are now.
This is a video of a patient who is s/p a prostatectomy and has developed a bladder neck contracture. He presented with diminution of his urinary stream. If a patient is voiding well after the prostate is removed and then the stream slowly decreases the likelihood is that he has developed a bladder neck contracture. …
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I mentioned the concept in my book, I think urologists (rightfully or wrongly) use it as a reason for patients to have their prostate removed, patients often use it as a justification to have the prostate removed, it probably pisses off and frustrates the radiation therapist....and that is the concept of: If I remove the …
I 'm the one in the blue diapers- When it comes to prostate cancer treatment decisions the likelihood of cure is only one of the factors to take in consideration. ps...I made the diapers out of the corner of the envelope the card came in....clever huh? Prostate Cancer Treatments Often Cause Side Effects 05 …
Patient to urologist: "So doc, If I have five penises how should my pants fit?" Urologist: "Like a glove!"
Otis Brawley: I have never had a PSA and do not desire one. I have had relatives with the disease. I just do not believe it saves that many lives. As chief medical and scientific officer of the American Cancer Society, Otis Webb Brawley — who is also a professor of oncology and epidemiology at …
quote dojo@quotedojo on Twitter While thou livest keep a good tongue in thy head. ~William Shakespeare If you have had prostate cancer and pleased with your treatment and your doctor that does not mean that your disease, your treatment or your doctor is right for a friend recently diagnosed. Your experience whether good or bad …
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