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Prostate surgery with hernia repair mesh.

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Dr. Jo-an Baldwin Peters left a comment for Arnon Krongrad, MD
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Arnon Krongrad, MD replied to Tom Wenrich's discussion 'Prostate surgery with hernia repair mesh.'
A lot of surgeons are skittish about an RP after mesh. I don't know why. I've done dozens of LRPs after mesh and I find it a non-issue.
on Monday
Arnon Krongrad, MD replied to Arnon Krongrad, MD's discussion 'Son and Father' in the group Surgery
I will refrain from saying too much at this stage because I'd like to not bias any other potential replies. Life expectancy is ALWAYS a very hard projection (I actually studied this using Albertsen's data years back and showed that both doctors a...
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E. Michael D. ("Mike") Scott replied to Arnon Krongrad, MD's discussion 'Son and Father' in the group Surgery
Okay ... So with respect to the son, I am not sure that I have a specific recommendation to make, but I would think you would want to explain to him that he has a series of options. OPTION 1: Do nothing more immediately but (after about 6-8 weeks...
on Saturday
Arnon Krongrad, MD replied to Arnon Krongrad, MD's discussion 'Son and Father' in the group Surgery
To clarify two more items: 1) The son is 3 days post-op. We do not yet have a post-op PSA. 2) The father is 72 y old. He is 5'6" and 220 lbs. His biopsy showed Gleason 3+4=7 in 5 of 6 regions of the prostate with a dominance on the right (same a...
November 20
Arnon Krongrad, MD replied to Arnon Krongrad, MD's discussion 'Son and Father' in the group Surgery
1. I did a lymphadenectomy. pN0. 2. He had pre-op CT, MRI, and bone scan. All negative. By exam, I thought maybe a subtle cT2a nodule. 3. True.
November 20
E. Michael D. ("Mike") Scott replied to Arnon Krongrad, MD's discussion 'Son and Father' in the group Surgery
Assumptions, please confirm: 1. You did NOT do a lymph node dissection on the son at the time of LRP. 2. You did NOT have any imaging studies such as CT or MRI or bone scans done on the son. 3. The son has received no other treatment before or ...
November 20

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Have you been diagnosed with prostate cancer?
no
What brings you to the New Prostate Cancer InfoLink social network?
A commitment to patients and open communication.
Would you help us grow the network? Would you tell others about it?
I started it. I'm proud of it. I will tell everyone about it.
About Me:
I have been doing prostate surgery for 25 years. For the first 15 I did the open radical prostatectomy. In 1999 I introduced laparoscopic radical prostatectomy to the United States. I have done only the laparoscopic technique (using AESOP or daVinci robot) for the last 10 years. My practice is devoted exclusively to this procedure. We work with patients in other countries and produce patient materials in several languages (see el Cáncer de Próstata, סרטן הערמונית).

In the 1990s I co-authored the original study on selenium in cancer prevention, ran a prostate cancer clinic that included psychiatrist Mike Burke, and did basic laboratory and outcomes research. In 2008, I co-founded The “New” Prostate Cancer InfoLink and its social network with Mike Scott; these were then folded into Prostate Cancer International, a Virginia based not-for-profit corporation that also includes Angela Jenkins. Here are projects in which I also have interest:

1) Mobile Surgery. Patients face economic, geographic, and cultural barriers to treatment choice and quality. I believe that in surgery, quality is determined by the surgeon. Using this premise and the culture of medical service embodied in the house call, I am developing a company that will help patients, payers, and others overcome barriers to surgical choice and quality. Our test case involved a man with prostate cancer and a mobile surgery approach. I believe our model can be adapted to many forms of non-emergency surgery and that it can help patients and payers overcome economic, geographic, and cultural barriers to surgical choice and quality.

2) Surgery for chronic prostatitis. I grew up believing that prostatitis is a nonsurgical disease. One day a man was sent to me with eight years of misery due to severe chronic prostatitis. At the end of his “rope,” he asked me to remove his prostate and I agreed. Waking up from surgery, he said simply: “It feels like someone pulled a golf ball out of my ass.” He is now three years out, perfectly functional, and completely symptom free. I have done more since then and surgery seems to work where all else does not. We have opened a prostatitis surgery clinical trial to better quantify the association of surgery with symptom relief. Inspired by this network, we have now also established a prostatitis social network.

You can reach me privately at “ak” at “laprp” dot “com”
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Open Conversation 2009

The speakers were authoritative. The atmosphere was friendly. Some pictures from the event, with video and many more surely to follow.


Getting the paperwork in order

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Posted on May 11, 2009 at 11:00am — 4 Comments

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On the Road

You'd never know I like to stay home. Recent weeks have brought lots of travel. In addition to the Duke Prostate Symposium, here are highlights from recent weeks that brought two trips to CBN headquarters in Virginia. And a fish-out-of-water fun event explaining prostate cancer to ITFlorida, an organization seeking to make Florida a leader in computer engineering. They may be young, but they have prostates. And computers!

You may recognize some faces from the social network.

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At 12:23pm on November 23, 2009, Dr. Jo-an Baldwin Peters said…
getting back to your first comment Re; women need a reason & men a place.
I believe this conceptual difference becomes a problem when dealing with post treatment prostate cancer ED. Sexual issues increase unless there is open, honest communication between partners. Partners stop pussy footing around the issue even though you may be worried about adding to the burden of his depleted ego. Prostate cancer survivors your partner does not feel you are less of a man so talk to them and get down to some positive problem solving discussions. Neither partner should have to lose their sexuality it still can be intimate and fun.
At 2:43pm on November 19, 2009, Dr. Jo-an Baldwin Peters said…
I believe that the after effects of prostate cancer treatments incrrease the lack of honest communication between partners. The PCa survivors are devastated by what they feel the treatments have done to their idea of what constitutes masculinity i.e. getting it up. The partners hide away from discussing the issue/issues because they feel it will add to the trauma that their partners are obviously experiencing
At 2:30pm on November 5, 2009, Robert Kartler said…
Hi Arnon, I will ask the hospital to send me a copy of it and then get back to you as soon as I get it.
Thank you very much for your consern .
Robert
At 11:02am on October 31, 2009, Maria K Todd, MHA PhD said…
Thanks,
Happy Halloween - hope you get good treats tonight!
At 4:08pm on October 27, 2009, John Farrow said…
Thats my dawg, Flash, he is my best mate when he thinks I have food, in fact like all Labs, he's everybodys best mate if food is around. He never barks lol. only when he is dreaming.
At 6:34pm on October 6, 2009, Mike Jarsky said…
Doctor, thanks for reply. I am just starting to look arounrd this site. Would appreciate if you or others can direct to those who experienced robotic prostatectomy. I am 66 and diagonosed in July 2008 PSA 3.2 but doubled over past 24 months from 1.7. Biopsy showed 8 of 12 needles with some cancer, Gleason 7. From readings it seems I am at a cut off age for surgery or radiation. I am planning surgery as am healthy and surgeon's opinion I am a good candidate. CT and bone scans are normanl. Feedback?
At 10:08pm on October 2, 2009, louise duart said…
A Godwink for sure!!!
Blessings,
Louise
At 3:09am on October 1, 2009, Steve Young said…
Just got through watching it, and even though Dr. Keisch editorializes about the "cost to society" of a treatment for prostate cancer, he confirms my choice when he compares the conformity of proton beam radiation to that of brachytherapy. My only concern now is how well will the position of my prostate be tracked throughout the course of my treatment?
At 12:44pm on September 20, 2009, Gary "G-man" Ackerman said…
Hi Doc, If you had not read my update as of yet, I am responding to your query; am I diagnosed, Yes. Have I had treatment, No. Do I need assistance, Yes. I am reading everything I can possibly find on the Internet dealing with Prostate Cancer. There is much to absorb!
G-man
At 6:58pm on September 15, 2009, Guillermo Morales said…
Sometimes, I have difficulty on injecting "Bimix" ; I think that I need to improve this technique because I might be getting it in the wrong location. Is there any web site (with pictures) that could tell me how to perfect this technique.

thank you
Guillermo

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A History of Orchiectomy 2006
From the Other Side 2006
A Global Epidemic (video) 2007
Searching for Health 2008
The Wisdom of Patients 2008
Medicine Meets Mouse 2008

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