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>>>>>>>>>(Radical Prostatectomy is the only SURE way to know if the cancer is contained in the prostate or has spread - they do a pathology exam on it after it has been removed. At this point, the odds are good it is contained.).
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>>>>>>>>Good luck Tommy. A good doctor who can do it using robotic control is worth his/her weight in gold. I'm betting on you
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>>>>>>>And I've got 3 of em here!!!. Here in Greensboro, at the Alliance Urology Center, they have been doing it by Da Vinci for many years now!
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>>>>>>>We'll see how it turns out!!
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>>>>>>Looking at your picture, I'm sorry to see what it's done to you already. ;)
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>>>>>On second thought.... Page 95 of "Prostate Cancer for Dummies"...
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>>>>>The 5th Wave - Doctor to patient on gurney in operating room before patient goes under...
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>>>>>"Included with today's surgery, we're offering a manicure, pedicure, haircut, and ear wax flush for just $49.95"....
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>>>>>but for you Mr. Tillman - face lift, hair transplant and in general anything we do is an improvement procedure is just an extra "3,999.95".
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>>>>< G >
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>>>>Make sure you keep the good humour. I honestly believe that humour and laughter are conducive to quick and effective recovery.
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>>>You would know. Do you have any lingering aftereffects of your express trip down the stairs?
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>>My knees sometimes feel a bit tight when I bend them, but other than that, nothing. And even that doesn't really amount to much. My Ankle doesn't bother me at all - like nothing ever happened.
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>That's good to hear.
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>You were pretty stoic through that time, or maybe you just didn't have access to the UT. How did you pass the time?
I was only cut off for about 2 months because of the lack of any internet access at the first hospital, and my inability to leave the bed for the next month at the rehab hospital. I did a lot of reading and crossword puzzle solving and just plain messing with the nurses' heads.
Once I was able to leave the bed in a wheelchair, I was able to get down to the hospital's internet cafe, and I was back on line.
I was home approx 3 1/2 months after the accident and within the next month I was without the walker and using just a cane. I got rid of that within the next month. And here I am now. Of course it's been a year and a half since it happened, so I'd sure be disappointed if I weren't back to normal by now (or 99.9% anyway). I'd made up my mind very early in the process, and when I first spoke to the physiotherapist, I told her, "Whatever you want me to do, that's what I'll do." You'd be shocked by the number of people there who whined, puled and flat-out refused every time the physio asked them to do anything at all. Sure, sometimes the physio hurt, but jeez... I never could figure out those folks who just didn't seem to want to get better. I mean, it was a pretty decent place, but I sure wouldn't want to live my life there.
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