I was diagnosed by a fluke blood test from a health fair at my job. They took blood and checked sugar, cholesterol, TSH(for thyroid) and many others. My PSA was 5.4 and flagged. My thyroid numbers were also elevated.
I sent the results to my personal physician and he called me and started me on Synthroid for my thyroid and set up an appointment for a Urologist to see me for the PSA. He found a lump through digital inspection and scheduled a biopsy a month later.
Great!! "I just buried my beloved cool mother in law the month before and now my kids dad is dying".
I had the biopsy and the agonizing three day wait. I had the surgery on July 23, 2008.
The crazy thing is I had a big job interview on July 22, 2008. I did get the job , but my mind was on something else.
I have had four PSA screenings since and the numbers are less than 1.0 every time. Erections work a little by itself and very well with Viagra. I have been hesitant to resume sex with my wife because I am not sure of myself.
All is well. PSA has been zero or negligible for two and a half years. It will be three years since my surgery in July 2011.
I am ok, checking PSA every year now instead of 6 months.
Surgery was July 2008, so going on 4 years.
I get a blood test every year, all have been undetected PSA.
On July 23, 2013 I will be 5 years cancer free.
No changes
Cancer free 6 years
Last PSA; in 2014 was showing about 1, so they had me get it done again and it was undetectable again as the last 6 years. Dr just wanted to be sure. All is well..
7 years cancer free.
Tested every 6 months.
Undetectable
I get my PSA yearly and an in-person Dr visit.
No spike in PSA in last 8 years.
About 4 months ago I started using an app on my phone called Dr. Kegels that has you do Kegel excercises twice a day..This strengthens your pelvic floor muscles, it is about 15$ a year, but I have had very noticeable improvement.
It is a shame doctors don't give better resources, I found this myself. The Docs only give you a piece of paper describing the excercise.
Also, I have noticed a BIG improvement in erections.
At the same time 4 months ago I bought a Phoenix ,a handheld device that uses low-intensity shockwave therapy (Li-ESWT) to treat erectile dysfunction (ED) that you vcan use at home.
It sounds weird and it scared me at first that I didn't use it for the first few months.
A combination of daily Kegels and the Phoenix program and Cialis has given me the hard thing I have been missing for a decade .
Also, the dribbling I was experiencing has practically gone away.
I was wearing a small pad for the leaks for months, but my pee doesnt voluntarily drip anymore.
I credit Kegels for that.
18 years and doing well
Yearly PSA blood test and Dr visit
ED meds
Kegel and exercises
18 years and doing well
Yearly PSA blood test and Dr visit
ED meds
Kegel and exercises
Mark's e-mail address is: buckocamp AT comcast.net (replace "AT" with "@")
