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sharpcut
sharpcut

Hi   Thank You for all the wonderful comments helps me sort things out !

I have an appointment with Dr Eastham  At Sloan Kettering this Monday   I am told his robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy takes 4 Hours which is 2x the time my local Urologist said the same operation would take so I am hoping he is more thorough !! Wondering what other questions are important to ask ? I  know he is Dept Chair so He does 4 operations a week . 2 Tuesdays 2 Thursdays  Not sure if this surgeon is the right one for me Some Dept Heads are there for a reason better at Politics  than surgery    Any input is welcome .  Thank You .  Keith

I am 59 excellent physical shape  my PSA . 4.6 . My Father had prostate cancer at 70  and had his prostrate removed and lived for many years after

I had  12 biopsies done  on 6/5/18 . 8 out of 12 showed cancer involvement . Gleason 7

 

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  • sharpcut
    sharpcut

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    I had a my Prostectomy on August 16th with Dr Eastham . at Sloan Kettering Josie Cancer Center Absolutely Class A-1 Hospital and Staff

    13 lymph nodes all clear

    My PSA is now Undetectable

    Yes Urinary Incontinence but getting much better

    Under the care of Dr Mullhall for treating Sexual Function or lack of

    Taking 20 mg sildenafil daily with challenge dose once a week 100 mg

    Also injecting Trimix 2-3 times a week

    Getting erections with Trimix injections

    Sildenafil challenge dose starting to work as well

    Very Happy with Dr Eastham and Dr Mullhall and Sloan Kettering

    My Biopsy of the prostrate ended up with . Gleason score of 3+4+7going in to Surgery it was 4+3=7

    Thank You all for support and happy to pay forward with any questions you might have

    Best . Keith

    • barney34567
      barney34567 sharpcut

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      Very glad to hear you did what I did in my case: surgery as the first line of treatment. Granted I had a G9.

      Your choice of MSKCC can't be beaten.

      I assume you will now monitor the PSA 3 mthly.

      Best wishes.

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