My father is 59 years old. He has a
prostatic cancer with psa 7 and gleason 5.
It has not expanded yet, it`s located.
He will have probably the operation in
september, but the fact that he might
beacame impotent or incontinent scared him
a lot. Is there somebody who has
experienced the surgery and has experience
with incontinence or impotence? Do
anybody know how frequently this happens?
Is there any possibility to cure this
problems after surgery has been done?
Thank you a lot!!!
S.
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techperson
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Joined: 09 Sep 2006 Posts: 2
Impotence - Incontinence Posted: 09-11-06 05:34am
According to a study reported in the
e-book "how to beat your prostate cancer,"
impotence affects 75% of men who do
surgery and 73% who do radiation - little
difference. But incontinence at the
5-year mark affects about 15% of men who
do surgery and just under 5% who do
radiation. He should do the partin
tables to help him choose a therapy, and
consider trying some of the alternative
treatments that work on their own or with
conventional medicine before he commits to
anything, imho.
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rfkfla
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Joined: 06 Aug 2008 Posts: 2
radical prostate surgery Posted: 08-06-08 15:24pm
I am 65 and at the age of 63 I had the
radical prostate surgery. My PSA was a 9
and gleason 7. I am impotent at this
time, but do once in a while receive
feeling. However, I do shot myself with
edex or caverject in the penis when my
wife and I want to have intercourse. It
is not painful for the injection. It is
sometimes painful after the first few
times with the solidness of the penis.
I have studied alot, but this beside a
penile transplant is currently the only
thing I have to go on. Supposingly, after
18 months to two years, you are to get
some feeling, but this coming October will
be two years. The oral medications do not
work for me, but that doesn't mean it
won't work for your father.
I would not have had this done, but at my
age, I have a few more years and so does
your father. Sometimes, we have to have a
crutch and this is insignificant to dying
with the disease.
Hope you have found my reply helpful for
both you and your father.
