Re: Prostate Cancer

jubilant · ‎06-10-2010

@croemer wrote:
@jubilant wrote:
My DH had his prostate removed. He had it removed robotically (is that a word?) They felt they had got it all but his psa's came back and have been rising. They are waiting for it to get to a certain number, then they can do radiation on just the place they find. Within the next few months he will be getting radiation. Maybe someone already said this..... but please know that total removal can cause impotency and loss of bladder control.
Very true jubliant...but in the grand scheme life is a better choice. My father did radiation...suffered those same consequences and died of prostate cancer. He told me in his last days...he was worried about these issues and if he could go back he would have had the surgery.

The best to you and your husband.

********** Thank you, Croemer. DH and I both agree that he did the right thing. Like you and someone else here said, "in the grand scheme....life was a better choice." We felt that way from the beginning and he has adjusted to it well.