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Drinking water - to the point of forcing it down - is essential after surgery. It...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1526147/

Discussion: Still Leaking after Robotic Surgery: Thoughts on water intake

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 13 2:53pm

If you have surgery, the amount of incontinence you can have is quite variable. I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1525469/

Discussion: Not Good News after prostate biospy when MRI didn't look too bad

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 12 3:44pm

Both of your situations sound very similar to mine and I was in a serious quandary...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1524064/

Discussion: Treatment Decision - Radical Prostatectomy versus Radiation Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 10 2:26pm

I suggest going straight to the radical prostatectomy. People sometimes get hung up on the word...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1521982/

Discussion: Deciding between radiation and prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 7 5:56pm

to broderbund1. I had radiation at 65. My biopsies were similar to yours. I had one...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1520777/

Discussion: Diagnosed At 60 - Radiation Thoughts?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 6 8:21am

@briang1958 Ionly have that problem often when flaccid. It seems to go away with an injection-induced...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1517282/

Discussion: Boys, sometimes this gets me down

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 1 2:06pm

@neilmartin I have heard just the opposite. A lot of people that have five sessions of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1517196/

Discussion: After radiation: Anyone have a small amount of bleeding from rectum?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 1 12:00pm

@soli RO’s at conferences say it can take up to a year for incontinence problems to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1515131/

Discussion: Any experiences with Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AUS) or Sling?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 26 12:56pm

All the options you discuss in your post are viable courses of action. Given the high...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1514258/

Discussion: Treatment options for locally advanced prostate cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 25 9:31am

I dealt with bowel incontinence for a couple of months after radiation then it quieted down....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1514075/

Discussion: Need fix for small uncontrolled bowl movements after radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 25 6:52am

My surgeon told me that I was a bit old at 75 for surgery, & referred...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1512423/

Discussion: Is 76 too old for prostate cancer surgery?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 22 10:05pm

@poedee It would be helpful to know more about your particular biopsy Disclosures. What was your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1512392/

Discussion: Is 76 too old for prostate cancer surgery?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 22 8:47pm

I am 16 months post RALP and had something similar the first couple months. Pulled the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1511022/

Discussion: Difficulty urinating: What helps with urination reluctance?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 21 8:48am

@topf "Safe" maybe but mostly impossible and extremely rarely done. Also, if you have RP after...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1509222/

Discussion: My PSA climbed 02, .04, .07 .15 .21 had a RP 2 yrs ago PSMA negative ?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 18 7:04pm

My husband had minor incontinence that completely resolved by 4 mos post op. He is having...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1508441/

Discussion: I want to learn more about side effects of robotic prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 17 8:28pm

@jeffmarc This is a good discussion with a lot of good information; I thought I would...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1507694/

Discussion: I want to learn more about side effects of robotic prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 16 8:30pm

@lyricw Radiation’s side effects do occur a year or two after treatment while surgery side effects...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1507203/

Discussion: I want to learn more about side effects of robotic prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 16 10:52am

@swen77 I'm 67 and I also preferred radiation but after learning about the Prostox test from...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1506633/

Discussion: Post Prostatectomy Two Week Progress

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 15 4:25pm

My diagnosis was similar to yours, just ten years younger. I was 3 + 4 and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1506340/

Discussion: I want to learn more about side effects of robotic prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 15 11:01am

@jime51 A couple of people came into ancan.org and said that they were on oxybutynin For...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1506043/

Discussion: Oxybutynin superior to placebo in reducing ADT-associated hot flashes

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 14 9:17pm

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