TallBald's Journey:

PSA went from 2.0 to 4.1, age 46. Did a round of high dose Cipro for 30 days, PSA went to 3.8 - I thought that was a good thing. Turned out is should have dropped to under 2.0 easy. I was referred to a Urologist, still not thinking it was Cancer. Biopsy confirmed cancer. 3 of the 12 samples were positive, both lobes, Gleason was a 6. So we caught it early.

It was a pretty easy decision for me. My dad had surgery 15 years ago and is doing fine. I refuse to let Prostate Cancer kill me.

Pathology report 4 days later that 100% of the cancer was contained, no chemo, no radiation! Cancer (and prostate) Free!

So surgery went pretty well. I was walking within 2 hours of coming out of Surgery. The catheter was a complete nuisance. I had it for 2 weeks and never felt good with it at all. Seems I was VERY sensitive to the thing.

You only see improvement by looking backwards. Recovery is very slow, but life is improving.

Optimistic. Recovery is slow, but there are glimmers of hope.

6 weeks after having the catheter removed I am pad free. That went by pretty quick.. just felt like forever.

Just got my first PSA test back, 1 month post surgery. PSA is near zero, where it should be.

Just had another PSA test, very low. Dr. says he's pretty sure we have beat this.

It's been almost two years since my surgery and I am finally getting a good response out of the Viagra. We have been using a vacuum pump which works and is not as uncomfortable as it sounds, but the Viagra is much more pleasant and natural. VERY GRATEFUL

1 year cancer free.