The things people search for (it is often a question that comes up "after" they have been diagnosed or treated for prostate cancer) that got them to this blog. This also provides for me a subject matter or topic for that day's post. "Like taking candy from a baby." Thanks to all for your …
“Mr. Smith I spared your nerves during your prostatectomy for prostate cancer.” As my mother would say,”Oh spare me!”
If you see the nerves better with the robot and "you spared them" why is it then that people still have erection issues? Why is that to date there is no better success rate shown by the robot vs traditional open prostatectomy? The following is quite good. Look at the next video...does it appear that …
Prostate Diaries Search Question:Why do I have to wait three months after prostate biopsy to have a prostatectomy? Think….Denonvillier’s and a surgeon adverse to risk.
Charles-Pierre Denonvilliers When a urologist does a prostate biospy, a ultrasound probe goes into the rectum much like a finger does to examine the prostate. So when a doctor examines the prostate he is feeling the prostate through the rectal mucosa. So when the biopsy is performed, the needle goes from the ultrasound probe, through …
CNN Comes to Northeast Georgia Urology for March Madness and No Needle No Scalpel Vasectomy
CNN's Heath Minute About Northeast Gerogia Urological Assoc. March Vasectomy Madness
Prostate cancer question for Prostate Diaries: Can you have sex the morning of a prostate biopsy?
Had to get that "moustache dreadful picture of my hair off the main page of the previous post. A nurse of mine asked," Are those plugs?" The answer to the question posed above: Drum roll please...... Yes you can have sex the morning of a prostate biopsy Yes sex before a PSA will make it …
prostate cancer dogs and orvis….i bet one of my pictures wins…. i gar-un-tee it my friend!
prostate cancer sniffing dog wins orvis cover photo contest
Flooding around my catheter, blood around my catheter after a radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer
When the prostate is removed the surgeon has to put the bladder back together with the urethra. A catheter is placed to "stent" this area of the anastomosis. The reason a catheter is used and left in from 6-14 days is to allow time for this area to heal. In doing so keeping urine from …
Prostate Cancer Blog search question: PSA at 5, prostate removed thirteen years ago. What’s wrong?
The PSA is variable when used in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. It can be low and someone have cancer, it can be high and not have cancer. It can go down with antibiotics and a person could still have cancer (this happened to me). So the use of the PSA in the diagnosis is …
Question: Can you see prostate cancer on ultrasound? If not why is it used?
When I come home from the river the "back way" I always go by this spot and try to take a picture of this tree and the mountain behind it through the window of my van. This is Skitts Mountain and when I pass it going home it is almost always is illuminated by the setting sun. …
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Google search for prostate cancer: Fixing obstructive problems? Good question!
What makes my book special ( I think ) is the attention that only a urologist who has been through the prostate cancer process and treatment could make of the voiding issues. That's what urologists do...we are human plumbers. We understand how men void, the difference between obstructive (slow stream) and irritative (frequency, urgency, getting …
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