A couple of days ago, on a most interesting patient, I performed a prostate biopsy. As we got started it came up that he enjoyed doing impersonations, " I particularly like doing Australians," he said. As I was performing the prostate block and with the patient now on his left side I say," Do some …
penis vests, anthurium, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer-overview of ED options-6 things you can do
Several things...this may ramble a bit. First of all the above is a key chain that the guy that sells the Erec-tech vacuum pump for erectile dysfunction gives me when he comes by. This little trinket was all it took for me the doctor to agree to see him when he comes by. He knows …
Notice the dog in the kayak with me at the top of this post? Where was pepsi the chocolate lab then and when I was getting over prostate cancer?
The Gainesville Times Online Article The article at the end of this post was in our local newspaper a few days ago. I thought Ms. Morales did a very nice job and I was very appreciative of her putting it in the paper. The actual paper article had the picture at the top of this …
The throck-morton sign and your urologist and prostate cancer
Do you know what a " throck-morton" is in urology? Just for fun, those of you having to visit your urologist for prostate cancer concern, ask your urologist what it is? I bet he knows, it is well-known phrase in urologic circles. A KUB x-ray (Kidney Ureter Bladder) is commonly done by urologists looking for …
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another man’s story…prostate cancer-dana jennings-new york times…all i can say is man oh man!
I have previously posted Mr. Jennings on a link but did not see this video untill this morning. I am watching it and it's going along and I am really enjoying it and really like this person. The part about getting a buzz-cut and then it makes him feel like, " I'm putting on a …
prostate cancer, discordance, upstaging….iceberg-feinberg…its all the same to me
What you see in the picture above is my most beautiful lab trying to enhale a slip weight. A popular way to catch largemouth bass in the South and I imagine everywhere is by using what is referred to as a "Texas rig." My brother Rushton, you will hear about him soon as I am making …
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Secondary pelvic cancers after radiation for prostate cancer…something to think about in the decision making process. everybody reads the permit for surgery…read it for radiation too!
In my practice the most common pelvic cancer that I see in patients treated with radiation is bladder cancer. A caveat: would these patients have gotten bladder cancer anyway?, this study looked at radiation after surgery had essentially failed to do the job, and I am not saying this is a reason not to choose …
how about this question: what is the prostatic urethra and why is it important no matter what treatment you choose? Hint: Look in Decision Process under “water and nerves”
awareness, awareness, awareness…I remember vida blue pitching… he was a gorgeous pitcher…i was a pirates fan…i could pick them up on my mother’s malibu am radio…roberto clemente, stargell…all from a little car am radio in my front yard in lagrange, ga… oh yeah…prostate cancer
If I remove the prostate for prostate cancer I’m cured right? Maybe! The importance of the Partin table.
Partin table-you must understand the significance of this to make an "informed decision" I have done a post similiar to this in the past, but the issue keeps coming up in patients I talk to and I felt it was worthwhile to revisit. As simplistic as this drawing is, it answers a question and …
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