Chapter Two-A dog shows up at the lake John and Karen had two other dogs, Oscar and Tootsie, both of whom they loved dearly, but there was an emptiness around their home without Meg. The couple felt her memory and presence everywhere in and about the house. The couch, the trampoline, the backyard, the bedroom, …
Just because you remove the prostate for prostate cancer doesn’t mean you are cured!
I commonly have to correct patients decision making reasoning as related to the title of this post. "I think I'll remove it because at least that way I know I got it all," I hear often. This reasoning is flawed as the above videocast explains.
Prostate cancer questions?….there’s an app for that! Northeast Georgia urologist launches prostate cancer decision-making app – ProstateMd.
ProstateMd in the Itunes app store I know what you are thinking....I shouldn't have used Penelope as the background of the app...well...that's what makes me different....irreverent informative prostate cancer stuff with an edge and a bit of humor..... Well...a few months ago a friend of mine, well kinda sorta of a friend....I hate people and most …
Is staging necessary in low to intermediate risk prostate cancer? Are we talking about me or are we talking about everybody else?
First off all...look at the sentence I highlighted in bold. Are you kidding me? Concerns about a CT scan and radiation all the while finding no complaints regarding treating the prostate cancer with radiation regardless if it's seeds, Proton, or external beam. The use of "misuse" is an attention getter is it not. We have known for years …
What’s wrong with the following “press release” about prostate cancer and sexual function-The article in general and the title in particular…Please comment…come on you can do this!
New Robotic Surgery Technique Maintains Sexual Function After Prostate Cancer Surgery The SMART Technique (Samadi Modified Advanced Robotic Technique) Enhances Surgical Precision and Maintains Sexual Wellbeing After Prostate Cancer Treatment Dr. David Samadi, Vice Chairman, Department of Urology, and Chief of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical Center knows the wide …
A new prostate cancer blog toy…polls and surveys….Do you have a question for the viewers?
Here's a dirty little secret for you....prostate cancer patients often don't choose the treatment that they feel gives them the best chance for cure. They are "I want my cake and eat it too type" patients. By this I mean, "Which treatment will best treat my cancer and limit my potential side effects and complications." In …
sex and prostate cancer…some caveats.
Common searches about sex that end up on my site and some other various tidbits for you... Having sex the night before having a PSA drawn can elevate the value. Having sex before the Prostatic Acid Phosphatase will probably elevate the value. A rectal exam before having the PSA drawn will not elevate the value. …
Nicely put Tubby Smith…reasonable recommendations about prostate cancer early detection and “male awareness. He said “cancer free” he did not say cured…and that’s a big difference.
Tubby Smith says he had prostate cancer, now cancer free 6:56 AM, May 12, 2011 | MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota coach Tubby Smith says he's "feeling great" and free of prostate cancer after dealing with the disease for the past year. The university issued a statement from Smith on Wednesday. The 59-year-old had not previously revealed …
Got prostate cancer? Do you know where your prostatic urethra is tonight?
Podbean Prostatic urethra podcast (say that three times!)
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 …
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