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Open surgery vs RARP

User
Posted 23 Jul 2021 at 16:02
Hernia is a common problem after keyhole / LRP - particularly in men who tried to do too much too soon.
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

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Posted 10 Sep 2021 at 09:20

Continence update... 3 months post-op and I no longer need to wear a pad in the daytime. Totally dry. I'll probably still pop one in if I go to the pub or have a few glasses with dinner (pride before a fall etc) but overall I'm pretty happy with that.

Surgeon's opinion of my lump was "fatty necrosis" and to be fair it has now completely resolved.

Only one thing remains and that's the total ED. Currently not even 100 mg sildenafil will shift it so I continue with the pump 3 times a week.  Not too discouraged though as I figured this would be the last function to return to anything like normal. At least the blue pill side effects haven't been too bad.

Post-op PSA <0.01 ng/mL next one due next week. Will need to watch this like a hawk as my stage turned out to be T3aN0M0 although Gleason went from 4+3 to 3+4. Not sure how reliable the Gleason is as I had been on 150 mg bicalutamide for 4 months or so.

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Posted 23 Jun 2022 at 14:38

Just an update to say I've just passed the 1 year mark and my PSA remains <0.01 ng/mL after my T3a negative margin prostatectomy.  One more year to go and then my surgeon says he'll discharge me back to my GP.

User
Posted 23 Jun 2022 at 15:01

Great news, long may it continue 👍

User
Posted 23 Jun 2022 at 18:39

That’s a fantastic result. Long may that be the case.

Ido4

User
Posted 23 Jun 2022 at 19:14
👍Good News keep it up Upkeep
User
Posted 23 Jun 2022 at 22:17

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member
👍Good News keep it up Upkeep

If I can ever get it up again I'll do my best! 

User
Posted 24 Jun 2022 at 12:44

Hi ian 

               Rob here excellent news mate ive just received same information after a year mate, where's that gone hope your keeping ok mate take care

User
Posted 24 Jun 2022 at 13:09

Hi Rob

I was wondering how you had got on. That's great news. How's retirement? Still a few years off for me...

User
Posted 24 Jun 2022 at 14:18

I'm enjoying it at the moment mate thinking of going back through winter 3 days a week we'll see tho take care mate 

 
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