Take care of yourselves, see a doctor regularly.

[captincvmn]

It was a struggle for you to get it and now you wish you hadn’t. Drug companies don’t make cures they make consumers.
I’m not sure how I feel about any of it. I feel worst about losing Richard. Me and Dick have had a good run and I’ve introduced him to a few women he was quite keen on. I’ll miss his constant companionship and questionable advice.

[oldgeek]

Feb 8, 2024 22:16:59 GMT -5 captincvmn said:

It was a struggle for you to get it and now you wish you hadn’t. Drug companies don’t make cures they make consumers.
I’m not sure how I feel about any of it. I feel worst about losing Richard. Me and Dick have had a good run and I’ve introduced him to a few women he was quite keen on. I’ll miss his constant companionship and questionable advice.

It sure would be nice to turn back the clock 45 years when I first met Richard

[aeroxbud]

Sorry to hear that Rob. I hope it's not as bad as it sounds. Fingers crossed for you on the 20th.

[captincvmn]

So far just consultations

[captincvmn]

Radiation is out. Second pathology report came back and said “High Risk.”
Surgeon consultation went well and he seemed to be a decent chap.
I go for a PET scan on 3/5/24 and then schedule for radical Prostectomy is about 2-3 months away.
Go team go.

[FrankenMech]

What type of surgical approach is the doctor planning? I hear there are several approaches depending on what hospital the surgery is done. Some of the older approaches sound positively medieval. This is when you want a very experienced team on your side. Do your own research. When I had my brain surgery I was lucky enough to live near a hospital where they had an advanced surgical team that did a lot of the DBS surgeries (KU medical center). I was prepared to travel half way across the country.

[captincvmn]

The robotic style of surgery. Surgeon was in his 40’s, had charisma and charm, good, bedside manner. Also, almost brutally, honest, but not sugarcoating anything. My regular doctor had neglected to tell me that the second scans had come back. This doctor started out telling me how things were, and by the look in my eyes, he could see that I did not know. Short story, I trust him.

[FrankenMech]

Sounds good. The robotic surgery is what I would choose. Sounds like a good man. Doctors should not sugarcoat anything.

[captincvmn]

Shooo
Been gone long enough it logged me out. Password forgotten and reset.
Update time.
April 15th is “Radical Prostatectomy” day.
Gonna have the whole thing scooped out along with lymph nodes and nerves adjacent to the prostate. Dr told me “there will be nerve damage.” Nerves that control Richard and also the nerves that tell the muscles to pull your knees together. Me and Richard have had a good run but I still use him on a regular basis so I’m gonna be kinda sad to lose my close relationship with him.
The nerves to the inner thigh muscles concern me though. Motorcycle riding requires squeezing your legs against the center to stabilize yourself. I’m most likely gonna lose that in the beginning and perhaps forever. Scooter riding may be my only way forward two wheeling but that remains to be seen.
PET scan was clean except for tendrils extending from prostate into lymph note adjacent to it. Dr was planning on taking that already and that cemented his position on it.
One week to go.

[oldgeek]

Fingers crossed that all goes well for you on the 15th Rob.

I guess its time for an update on me. The MRI of my spine showed a lesion on the left side nerve sheath where it exits between L8 and L9. The lesion extends upwards to L7 and downwards to L10 I have another spinal MRI with contrast this time, scheduled for April 22nd and a consult with the neurologist on the 24th. This will be my 10th scan in as many months. I grow weary of all this.

[FrankenMech]

Hmmm, best of luck to both of you. Richard has been a dead man to me for 15 years. He used to watch me shave and then tie my shoes. Now he has shriveled up to the point he is too far away to even see my shoes. There is truth to the old saying "use it or lose it". I miss him. All of my nerves that control my legs are gone. I can still walk in a Frankenstein's monster shuffle sort of way and I fall daily, sometimes with injuries, but it is better than being confined to a rolling chair. The doctors keep trying to get me to use one 'for my own safety'. I just keep saying BS and stay moving. I see my Endocrinologist Monday the 15th, my primary care physician the 16th, the Podiatrist Wednesday for my wooden feet (I really need a carpenter), my Urologist next month and my Neurologist the month after. Every time the doctors see me they fill my days with tests, scans, and images of all sorts. In between the doctors they keep the nurses busy with 'observational visits'... It all gets very wearisome. At least I can still drive and my hands still kind of work even if my eyes don't. I am converting most of my firearms over to LASER sights.

I see I must update my sig to show my proper age again. My brain is far older than my body, it only fires on about three cylinders. The second number does not mean much, -there are no 'average 100+ year old men' for comparisons, they are all dead and someday soon I will be too...

[captincvmn]

Survived. Made it through operation and back home again. Nerves to inner thigh muscles were saved so I’m thankful for that. Dr said operation went well so now it’s just waiting to see what the PSA numbers are in five weeks.

[oldgeek]

Apr 19, 2024 15:35:41 GMT -5 captincvmn said:

Survived. Made it through operation and back home again. Nerves to inner thigh muscles were saved so I’m thankful for that. Dr said operation went well so now it’s just waiting to see what the PSA numbers are in five weeks.

That's great to hear Rob, heal up fast!

[jbjhillbilly]

Apr 19, 2024 15:35:41 GMT -5 captincvmn said:

Survived. Made it through operation and back home again. Nerves to inner thigh muscles were saved so I’m thankful for that. Dr said operation went well so now it’s just waiting to see what the PSA numbers are in five weeks.

That’s good news so far! Sounds like it’s going as well as it can. Keep up the healing.

[milly]

Here's to Rob and a quick recovery.