Radical Prostatectomy
 

Had this done Monday 10/10 went well and feel great. Should be cancer free!

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Best of luck! So that's where they take it out? Holy crap, my docs say leave mine alone, not chemo, not rad, no surgery. Say I'll die of old age first.

Well done! It looks like the surgeon did a great job. My brother in law had it removed about seven years ago and overdid things. He got internal bleeding and had to have it repaired. He is still alive. His brother passed away as the cancer spread outside the prostate and was caught too late. Looks like keyhole surgery!

It was done with The da Vinci system robot the long cut was just to pull everything out. This runs in my family, my Dad had it done 25 years ago and is 92, here is him just passing his BFR

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My dad’s prostate cancer spread to his internal organs and took him out. Alzheimer’s was moving well along as well, so it kind of worked out well, considering. I miss him more than anyone on earth.

All the best for a good recovery Craig.

At the beach you can always say it was a knife fight, or you did a shallow dive over a barbed wire fence.

Good job...it's amazing how much they can do today without huge cuts.
A HS buddy of mine just had it done this summer and his recovery was real quick.

Your Dad looks to be in great shape for 92!

Outstanding! Wet look forward to you kicking around here on the board when you're 92!

Hoping for a great result on this, take care during recovery.

The robot is a remarkable thing. Congrats!

What's the other guy look like?

With all your machining skills, you didn’t just do the surgery yourself?!

Glad it all worked out and I hope you stay healthy for a long time.

Good luck in your recovery, Craig. Hope you keep us posted with any new updates.


(I just had a biopsy, a little cancer, but doc said leave it, it's so minor as to not be worrisome.)

Will do, they have been watching me for about 7 years. Biopsy’s, MRI’s etc most my biopsy’s have been half the cores 5 to 10% cancer this last one only one core had cancer but it was 50% I could have still watched it but with my family history I opted to just get it removed now.


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Better safe than sorry. Glad you got it done and will be with us for a long time to come!

Wow, best of luck as you continue to recover. A friend has the same done several weeks ago.

Its been 3 weeks and back to work without lifting, feel great no pain, bladder control is not a problem. The lab came back with not the greatest news, some cancer cells at the margin, helpfully they got it all, will know at my first PSA test

Hopefully they got it all! Prayers and positive thoughts that they did.

There is an old saying , more men die WITH prostate cancer then FROM prostate cancer . Having said that when I was diagnosed in early 2015 I wanted to eradicate if possible . I ended up going the route of seed implants and follow up concentrated radiation . Seven years down and twice a year PSA testing show nothing . I am thankful . If/when you get the diagnosis you owe it to yourself and loved ones to get educated , consult with several doctors and make the decision that is right for you . To the OP good luck with your recovery .

Craig, my Dad had positive margins and they started him on radiation right away. I know there’s all sorts of factors that go into that decision, but I’d probe your MD until you have your own solid understanding of the reasoning they used to arrive at whatever they eventually recommend.
FYI my Dad made it another 25 years.

And it's said that all men will have it if they live long enough. Like you, I was diagnosed in 2016, the day before an aortic valve replacement.(*****ty couple of days) Did some research and did the same treatment protocol - seeds, external beam for 6 weeks and 6 month follow ups with PSA. Saw my prostate guy last week and my PSA is .084, down from .193 6 months ago. My doc says I can consider myself cured after 10 years. Going in he gave me 90 - 95% odds on the seeds being successful versus almost 100% with surgery. I liked the odds and he is world renowned for brachytherapy, having done over 25,000 procedures. Highly recommend exploring this option if things are still contained. Other than passing a bit of blood for a few days, virtually no aftereffects, though when they ran a Geiger counter over my johnson area and it was clicking, I freaked a bit:D
Cannot overstate the value of yearly PSA testing for all of us over 50. Early detection makes this crap pretty manageable.

Well done. Get that **** out!!!

Craig, what was your PSA and 4k score when you were diagnosed positive?

PSA ran 4.5 to 6.5 over the last 6 years, had 3 biopsy's this last one showed 50% in one core that was the concern which gave me a Gleason score of 4+3=7 plus the family history. The Doctor suggested DNA testing to see what the cancer was? aggressive or not but with my family history I said lets get it out!

Good news! Wishing for a full and complete recovery for you.

Welcome to the club. Take it slow. Don't be afraid to get back in the saddle!

Wishing you the best and an early happy holidays.

Some of my former colleagues created and commercialized that robotic system.

There is even at least one Porsche connection to the origin story of that robot.

First PSA test is in: <0.10 undetectable that means they got it all! Next test in 6 months

This is good news!

Cannot get much better than that. Welcome to the "Cured Club".

Have a 6 month test next then every year but this is a good start and hope it continues

Just had my second PSA test and still holding at negative! Visit the surgeon next week for a follow up.

Outstanding! Great to hear that things are going well.

Great news.

Since my procedure I get my PSA checked every 6 months . Just had a test done two weeks ago , still running at 0.1 which has been consistent for 8 years now .

Excellent news!

Thanks for the good news. Seriously.

Very good news Craig!

Great news! You're too healthy to be sick!

Another zero test. talked with the doctor this time and he said my pathology was not good. My dads PSA started to rise in his late 80's is not 92 and going to this new health care where they specialize in just prostate cancer treatment. Its amazing how they can zero in on just the cancer cell with this treatment.
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