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Greetings, Fr John. About your PSA, maybe St Luke moved the decimal point over one :-) Good luck with your diagnosis, and may God bless you as much as he has my wife and I through this ordeal.
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I'm four weeks out from da vinci, with excellent recovery. But over the last few days I've developed a terrible pain in the right knee. I'm pretty sure it's tendonitis from overdoing my rehab, I started walking a couple of miles a day two weeks ago,…
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- Have you been diagnosed with prostate cancer?
- Yes
- What brings you to the New Prostate Cancer InfoLink social network?
- Share experiences with others
- About Me:
- I was diagnosed last May with Gleason 3+4 T2a, 8 of 12 cores positive. I had da vinci surgery 4 weeks ago from an outstanding local surgeon, Dr Simon Chung, and have been recovering extremely well. I'm fully continent, and have only needed tylenols every now and then. Hoping to get back on the golf course in a few days. My pathology came back at 4+3, pT2c, 25% in both lobes, but no extraprostatic extension, negative margins, and clear seminal vesicles, so I'm hoping the surgery took care of it. Still have to check for PSA in a couple of months.
Comment Wall (7 comments)
- At 3:58pm on November 3, 2009,
E. Michael D. ("Mike") Scott said…
- Nel ... Glad to hear that your follow-up PSA met the crucial criterion ... but how's the golf game?
:O)
- At 11:11pm on October 19, 2009,
Angela Jenkins said…
- Nel - have you had a follow up PSA? Did it come back undetectable? How has your recovery been? Are you doing good? Keep us updated.
- At 1:53pm on September 1, 2009,
E. Michael D. ("Mike") Scott said…
- Dear Nel:
May all your future PSAs be < 0.1 ng/ml. And may your golf swing thrive as a coinsequence!
- At 11:19am on September 1, 2009,
George A. Brown said…
- Sorry I was late Nel. I screwed up my foot and am in a walking boot with planter fascitus also. I just heard of too many guys getting back too soon. Glad it was ONLY a knee. . Please keep in touch.
George
- At 10:34am on September 1, 2009,
George A. Brown said…
- Nel
Welcome to the site. Happy with your results. Hang in there. No golf for a wee bit longer, don't push it guy. Lots of friens, support and info here. Glad you found us. Welcome.
George
- At 1:45pm on August 31, 2009,
Angela Jenkins said…
- Nel- it would be great if you'd post the info you sent me in your profile. You can go to "settings" on the top right, and edit your profile.
Since you've had surgery, you may want to join the surgery group so you'll get notices of all discussions going on in that group, and will keep you updated with others' experiences.
Indeed you have the best two on your side!!! Be sure to post your follow up PSAs and keep us updated.
Praying for an excellent, speedy recovery!!!
- At 9:57am on August 31, 2009,
Angela Jenkins said…
- Nel - welcome to the network. Can you give us a little more information on your diagnosis - PSA, Gleason, when you were diagnosed, have you been treated, etc? This will help us understand where you are on this journey. Take a look around at the various groups and discussions - join any that interest you. If you'd like feedback from other members, join a group, start a discussion, and send the message to the members of that group. You'll hear back from you soon. If you have any questions, let us know and we'll be glad to help. Thanks for joining us.
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