Medical insight, personal stories and humor from a urologist who has been where you are now.
If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today.~ Mikhail GorbachevI have playing around with these Polldadday polls and the question about "which treatment do you think gives you the best chance at cure." Well the overwhelming response is surgical removal. Well if that is the prevailing opinion, …
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This story makes a strong point and one that is not lost on any surgeon who has had a patient not do well and ultimately die after an operation. Particularly in prostate cancer this is a concern because of some prostate cancers being "low risk, slow-growing, die with it not of it type" kind of …
From "The Decision." The rectal exam - The male patient doesn’t want it done and the doctor is easily persuaded not to do it. This may sound odd to you, but sometimes you have to demand that a rectal exam be performed. A nurse that I work with in the operating room related to me that …
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 …
Podbean thoughts on "sapping up" all you can from everyone before you make your "decision."
Clarion ForeW0rd Five Star Review of "The Decision." Not too shabby! HEALTH The Decision: Your prostate biopsy shows cancer. Now What? John C. McHugh Lulu 978-0-6920-0565-1 Five Stars (out of Five) There is very little that is more startling than getting a call from a doctor with the news that the diagnosis is …
The picture is of our cat Annie, the night before she died of renal failure.The search phrases are from the week prior to today- and an "insider's look" at what gets people to a particular blog. Lockerbie Plane crash 24 prostate diaries 9 famous men with prostate cancer 7 nanoknife 6 marias river 5 cnn and …
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 …
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 …
It's cold in Georgia right now! HealthMad article on male misconceptions contributing to delay in diagnosis of prostate cancer and "male awareness refusal syndrome."
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