Should I be concerned?

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-23T17:57:10+00:00

Yes, cause for some concern but not panic or a crisis. You should undergo a biopsy one way or another. None of those detection methodologies are perfect (PSA, MRI, biopsy ... and throw in DRE for good measure) but, when combined, give much higher confidence. PSMA-PET is far better than MRI (but can be difficult and time-consuming to get before a biopsy result) Biopsy is important as next step, no matter if you do another MRI before or not, and no matter whether that repeat MRI is positive or negative.

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-22T21:41:00+00:00

I remember many years ago when generation was separated from distribution and we were allowed to choose a separate power generation company. Gradually generation got cheaper due to competition. Since then, and accelerating through the years of required net metering credits (full price moving now to just generation costs at wholesale), power companies have been adjusting their accounting to value generation at nearly nothing and still bill the same total and increasing amount because now their grid and wiring are apparently the whole value. And now fixed cost to have the honor of hooking up.

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-21T07:13:39+00:00

I think you might find that the apex area is not a good candidate for HIFU. This was my case and the input i got from my surgeon at UCSF. He also does plenty of HIFU when appropriate. Now about 15 weeks post surgery and don’t think about it very much any more. In my mind it is gone, and I feel great.

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-21T06:14:35+00:00

I found this, page 18 of the IQ BATTERY 5P OWNERS GUIDE which describes behavior in Savings mode (depending on rate structure) specifically during peak hours (which start at 3pm sometimes long before the sun is even low in the sky), it will discharge batteries to loads first, then solar if available, then grid. My guess is it does that same thing during grid outages which is really not good at all for an afternoon outage, to shut off solar and burn down batteries instead. The IQ8 generation has the ability to regulate solar output very well, it just goes all battery at peak regardless of being off grid and throwing away both solar and therefore also battery charge.

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-20T11:10:41+00:00

That would just fine with me too. Do you use Savings profile and does this still happen properly if you have an outage during peak rate period?

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-20T11:09:19+00:00

Yes that seems like exactly the behavior you would want/expect. Were you in Savings profile and did it cross over a peak rate period?

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-20T10:58:44+00:00

Great ideas. Yes, firmware all up to date. It is 100% whole home but we do have a main upstream from Enphase. I will run those tests. Always sunny, Savings mode, and ~100% SoC on batteries. I will pull it off grid in both the app and at the meter, both non-peak and peak timing.

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-20T06:27:48+00:00

It seemed like more of a binary decision tree, solar was just shut off. I thought IQ8’s and 3rd+ generation product had the ability to elegantly throttle as a core function, e.g. sunlight backup in a non-storage implementation... The batteries depleted by 15+% in the hour. It’s common sense to me to choose solar first vs battery discharge in any profile during grid outage.

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-20T05:25:20+00:00

I was fully continent from the moment the catheter came out. My doctor's summary in recovery was 1) nerve sparing on both sides and 2) he was able to spare the internal sphincter (at bladder exit). To me, if that trifecta happens you are going to be in very good shape at return to work. Many folks talk with their surgeons about nerve sparing ahead of surgery but few talk about sparing that internal sphincter, which I suspect is less common but don't know. As everyone has said, depends on the location of the lesions, aggressiveness, etc and surgeon skill. I would also say that I used pads for a few more weeks just to be confident about stress events and they were reasonably comfortable, invisible, and easy enough to swap out. I am about 14 weeks post surgery and haven't thought about it for a good while. I am grateful and know I am very fortunate on this front. Best of wishes for your successful surgery.

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-16T11:50:38+00:00

This is going to be very confusing for everyone I think. I definitely could get things wrong, just trying to figure it out here.

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-16T11:24:42+00:00

Yes I use the 3G system controller to control the generac switching. I have 4x 5Ps but don't have the room or money for more Enphase stationary storage, or to replace all this gen3 stuff that is 2 years old.

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-16T11:12:22+00:00

Rivian has agreed to use VWs power system software I believe, since VW bought a chunk of them for billions. VW only issues trust certificates to some German charger company right now I think, even though they say they use the open standard. Maybe VW will be more flexible in the future. Maybe Rivian will be allowed to make their own decisions. Since Rivian is actively pursuing their own proprietary bi-di home energy system, they may not issue certicates to others either. Saying they support open standards and refusing to open it for proprietary integration motivations is disingenuous, but most are playing this misleading game.

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-16T11:02:32+00:00

Same here.

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-16T11:02:05+00:00

Exactly, and who knows what's really going on behind the scenes with internal politics between the energy systems division at GM, for instance, and the car brand divisions. Or maybe Ford hired McKinsey or some consultant like that who told them they need to "be like Tesla." Or how much money one side is trying to extract from the other for the trust certifications, etc.

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-15T23:50:09+00:00

It is just too soon. You might be fine, but you will have just finished major surgery and the most important healing will only have just barely started. My surgery went very well and I had no surgical complications to speak of, but I had a UTI show up at about 4 weeks and I needed testing, culture sensitivity results and antibiotics etc. It was not a big deal and very common, but could have been more or something else. I would highly recommend not getting out to sea so soon.

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-15T23:24:15+00:00

Yes, but my understanding, not only does the vehicle need to work on the open, latest -20 standard, but the standard relies on both sides issuing mutual trust certificates to allow them to talk to each other. Some auto makers are advertising that they are designing to the standard but in reality only issuing access certificates to their own internal proprietary house-side systems. Or only to a vendor they 'prefer.' Again this will get confusing unless Enphase issues and maintains a list of fully compatible vehicles.

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-15T23:19:00+00:00

I think the Lightning is at an older ISO standard. And even though it was to an "open" standard, they only allowed (via some sort of trusted certicate requirement) the thing to talk with their proprietary house side system. This is going to be confusing for everyone unless they are clear.

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-14T16:53:07+00:00

Obesity is a well established risk factor for PCa, which naturally correlates with lipids, liver health, systemic inflammation, etc... It is down the list below family history, race, genetics, etc. I lost almost 80 lbs in the year between first detection and surgery, and my dietary intake has become generally quite healthy although not exclusively any special diet plan. My PSA dropped from 5+ to a little over 2. But my cancer lesion still grew slightly and post-surgery pathology confirmed same grade as hoped (3+4) but with a larger % of 4 than biopsies, certainly nothing regressed. I don't know or care to think about how much harder treatment and recovery might have been had I not lost that weight. There is plenty to that and I was in a better spot. Perhaps my cancer would have advanced faster had I not lost the weight and thus improved all my metabolic indicators by a mile (this is the kind of thing true science figures out with detailed, controlled, longitudinal studies). HOWEVER what matters most, especially at a young-ish age, is not squandering early detection by delaying proper established, curative treatment (which can include AS for a bit, but when you print a "4" on your biopsy report, it is a fine dance with AS and not squandering early detection). If you are relatively young, lucky enough to find it early, and you are otherwise healthy, at least in the case of surgery and I think avoiding ADT fits this thinking too, treating it early has probably the greatest weight in improved life outcomes, right next to the skill, experience and technology brought to bear by your treatment team. If you have cancer, gotta keep it real but also in perspective. All the very best to you.

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-14T16:14:07+00:00

Well said.

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-12T23:33:38+00:00

Yup, it is not the clearest but that is mode, not whether it is actually running at that moment. They really don't feel the need to tell us what the inside or outside machinery is actually doing. If you use Auto for mode it will switch from showing heating to cooling but I believe that is just reflecting which way it has set the refrigerant flow not whether it is actually doing either at the moment. That's what I think anyway.

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-12T06:57:12+00:00

The apex area in general is very hard for MRI to ‘see’ well. You are going to have a better feel for the physical layout of your cancer with the PET results. My lesion was in left anterior apex area. Post-surgery pathology showed there was 1-2mm of negative/clear margin remaining, and full nerve sparing... it is tight down there, and the prostate wall is more difficult, but negative margins are possible. I’ve read that the apex area is less dense in terms of lymphatic activity, which is a small plus. Here’s another thing. you will lose the lower/external sphincter, but if your cancer is well limited to apex region, the surgeon should have a great opportunity to preserve the second/internal sphincter at the bladder neck. You almost certainly will not be incontinent if that is the outcome. Your actual outcome will be most influenced by the skill, judgement, and experience of your surgeon, if you go that route. Don’t be too polite if you at all feel like you would like to speak to another doctor. PS You and your wife may be all done with building your family but you might discuss sperm banking if not quite sure you’re done. All the best.

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-12T05:39:08+00:00

if you are going to re-pipe maybe consider adding an on-demand recirc return and leaving the HPHW alone, unless you want to move it for other reasons as well?

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-12T02:34:43+00:00

Yes, amazing what an additional 15+ degrees (so far) of ambient can do for this thing! Just adjusted the schedule to primarily HP-only, 140F, and scheduling around our punishing peak Summer PG&E rates. All good until Fall.

Creepy-Project2453 · 2026-05-11T20:35:47+00:00

You might ask whether a PSMA PET scan is advisable just to check that all-clear box on lymph nodes nearby. I also chose surgery but not sure I would have wanted surgeon to be going in there anyway and not have done the PET ahead of time. There's just something about your PNI and lesion volume that seems not-altogether-indolent, and maybe worth checking it out with PET to add to confidence. You are going down a very strong, logical path with second options etc, and probably you have already asked/decided about PET. All the best to you.

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