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[quote="PositiveGuy"]As Joel said, one day at a time. You have had major surgery and it takes months to recover completely. It can't be rushed. Becoming continent is different for each of us and comes at different times. My surgeon considers me continent at one pad per day. Perhaps you need to 'not think so much' about it and let things take their course. The exercises will take you in the right direction and...

There was a study recently published from Holland and Germany to assess the accurracy of surgical removal of the lymphnodes for sampling. It was found that 47% of the patients had PC in lymphnodes that were not usually sampled in surgery. This indicates that surgical removal and sampling is not a very accurrate way to predict lymphnode involvement. JohnT

Sephie, no worries. I just thought I'd remind everyone that they can have private conversations as well as public ones on the forum. Best wishes.

In response to people looking for finasteride (ingredient of Proscar/Avodart) and effects on early PC. There are much more articles out there signifying the real mysterious way by which finasteride works and may accelerate or even cause PC in the first place. I personally repeat that i have seen people in the endocrinology department (young individuals of 20-25 years old) with diminshed testicles and shrunk penises after use of finasteride...

One day at a time Ray. If there's anything I've learned in my ordeal it's one day at a time. Find one positive thing each day and be happy for it, and think of one thing that you'd like to improve over the next few days and work on it. I'm feeling better from the surgery and now I've got to deal with this allergic business - my hands feel like mitts with pins in them. But I'm feeling better on the surgery...

Sephie: Could you get me the name of ur husband's doctor? Do you have an email address? Thanks! bob

This list of Doctor's mentioned by JohnT, located at the Wichita, Ks Us TOO Chapter site can be found here. http://www.ustoowichita.org/pdf/BEST%20AMONG%20THE%20REST.pdf

2 things--take your time to research, ask questions, see a lot of docs for 2nd, 3rd, 4th opinions, read the Patrick Walsh book. Take your time!! And second, find the best, most experienced doc for the treatment you've chosen, and use that guy. Find out how many of those surgeries or seed implants, or HIFU that he's done, talk w/ guys who've gone to that doc and see how they are doing. Good luck, and DON'T rush. Robyn

Bob, Just want to tell you that there is another option, it's ultrasound, you can read about my story and others on this thread here: http://cancerforums.net/about13991.html It isn't discussed by your doctor unless you ask him and he knows about it, as you must leave the country to have it done, I had it done in Nassau, Bahamas, there are American doctors who go on the weekends to treat men, it's been in use in Japan and Europe...

Good to hear from you 'problem' and 'lihhnl'. As you say, reading the ultrasound requires real skill and knowledge. In a lot of surgical procedures there is a little bit of art involved as well as experience and capability. I've been looking at some of the 'pictures' taken during my recent MRI scan, which I assume are quite possibly clearer than an ultrasound picture, and even then I can well imagine it...