Category Archives: Prostate Cancer

I had some work done on my truck last week and over the weekend. I got a call that it was ready for me to go get it. And of course, pay my bill…. Since my son and daughter-in-law were not at home, I decided to ride my bicycle. It’s about 3 or 4 milesContinue reading “First Bicycle Ride Since Surgery”

I went for my second quarterly blood draw, yesterday, February 25, 2021. I had the results hit the web portal for my urologist overnight. The results match the first blood draw after surgery, undetectable. This is excellent! I see my Urologist on Wednesday, March 3rd to go over the results.

I’ve limited certain types of physical activity to avoid incontinence issues. This morning, first thing out of bed I did ten pushups and stayed dry! Of course, I woke up 30 minutes before that to go to the bathroom and couldn’t get back to sleep. Now I no longer have excuses to do pushups, planks,Continue reading “Push Ups”

For the last few days I have been able to wear normal underwear with a continence pad instead of disposable underwear. I am able to make it through the night. I’m not yet confident enough to go without a pad during the day. But I am able to stay dry after a shower and don’tContinue reading “Improved Continence”

As I wrote in a prior post, my PSA numbers are good. Yesterday, I had my first of four quarterly visits with my Urologist (surgeon). He said that my PSA is basically undetectable, which is good. This leaves three more PSA blood tests between now and September. If the numbers stay undetectable or very low,Continue reading “First Quarterly Surgeon Visit”

The last week or so I have stayed mostly dry during the day. Only bending over, lifting something, or laughing has led to anything escaping my control. So today, I decided to try regular briefs with a pad. It’s a four day weekend for me, due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. So I’mContinue reading “Return to Regular Underwear?”

I just had my PSA test Friday morning. I got an email that the test results were ready, so I signed in to look. I am very encouraged that the PSA is less than .01 ng/mL. This means that is has dropped to near zero! This should be great news. I won’t talk to myContinue reading “Encouraging Numbers”

I had my first blood draw for the four quarterly PSA tests I’ll need for the year following surgery. I have an appointment on Wednesday, December 2nd to discuss the results with my urologist. I haven’t thought too much about it, other than to ensure I didn’t forget to do it a few days beforeContinue reading “First Quarterly Blood Draw”

October 21 marked two months since surgery. today, October 30 marks ten weeks since surgery. I am feeling well and basically back to “normal.” However, bladder control is my biggest struggle. It seems to have plateaued and I don’t feel confident in switching to regular underwear. The biggest issue sleeping at night, as I haveContinue reading “Two Months/Ten Weeks Post Op”

LAst week I shared a video about my post op doctor visit and the pathology results. After talking with the doctor, a nurse removed my catheter. I recorded the audio of that experience. It was not painful, but wow did it feel weird. You can check out that via YouTube: