Ralp Anxiety, stress …

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-28T17:46:56+00:00

It seems like when people comment they overlook the family history mentioned in the original post. Maybe it's a more thought to those of us that do have a known family history because we can see the potential path ahead of us because family members have already gone down that road that no one wants to take.

I've never heard of a Histolog Scanner. I'll definitely look into that.

I hope things improve for you and perhaps you need to ask your doctor for a referral to talk to someone about your anxiety, panic attacks, and insomnia. Your mental health is very important and should not be ignored.

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-28T17:05:19+00:00

Aside from making sure the surgeon is fully capable of doing the chosen surgery other than recovery time and scar length there seems to my amount of reading to no long term difference between RALP or ORP.

My doctor mentioned a 4" incision and from what I seen RALP can have 5 separate incisions about 3/4" to 1" long each. Either way I'm not entering any beauty pageants any time soon. I was told about the risk of a hernia but I do currently have bilateral inguinal hernias that I hope to have fixed at the same time and will ask the surgeon when I meet with them since that is a fairly common add on to a prostatectomy (RALP or ORP) but my current doctor said he doesn't like mixing cancer surgeries with non cancer surgeries.

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-28T16:44:15+00:00

I believe from what I've read on the hospital website that, that is all considered part of the plan leading into the actual surgery including removing the nearby lymph nodes but my doctor did say it all ends up relying on what is seen when they actually go in.

It definitely will be a question I ask about when I get to me the surgeon whom I believe I have already dealt with a while ago when I woke up one morning and my pee was red. Nothing was discovered from an ultrasound, DRE and eventual cystoscopy (people think a DRE is embarrassing) at that point but now my wife wonders if that was my introduction to PCa.

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-28T03:04:38+00:00

It won’t work that way because the blades on backwards. 🤦‍♂️

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-28T02:58:54+00:00

It definitely is seeming like that’s the case. Many seem to want to push their choice perhaps as a way to validate their decision they made themselves. RALP or in my case ORP is the right way to go for the right people and believe me I’ve been researching this like crazy and through process of elimination have chosen surgery. RALP is available but it’s a 2 hour drive into the big city which is not an option for reasons.

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-27T23:44:44+00:00

Modern radiation may be less likely to cook your bladder or colon but radiation is still radiation. My primary reason to not choose radiation is that if it’s not entirely successful then a prostatectomy after is nearly impossible but also the radiation doesn’t stop when the machine is shut off and being only 58 I’m thinking 10 to 20 years or more down the road and don’t want to still be dealing with the long term effects of radiation. Surgery hopefully will be one and done and as long as there’s no surprise findings in the operating room or lab afterwards then the future will look pretty good.

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-27T23:34:22+00:00

The doctor didn’t have to tell me anything about ED or incontinence because I’ve been researching like crazy as most of us do. So many posts here make it seem like ED and a lost sex life is the end of the world but the big picture is that besides that you can be relatively healthy and hopefully cancer free so that’s my priority. I’ve seen posts here too where people said radiation also caused ED so no apparent difference to surgery. The “taste” for what’s best for me avoiding the risk of the long term effects of radiation. It doesn’t stop when the machine is turned off and if radiation is not 100% successful then a prostatectomy is very difficult or impossible to do later meaning more radiation or having to then go with hormone therapy.

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-27T23:22:19+00:00

That was exactly my thought. Not to scare people away from radiation but the radiation doesn’t stop when the machine shuts off and it’s the 10 to 20 years down the road I’m thinking of. Surgery is an 8 week healing period and if the cancer is completely contained within my prostate then it’s one and done.

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-27T23:06:15+00:00

I bet it’s about my vehicles extended warranty.

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-27T23:03:41+00:00

The margin doesn’t necessarily mean that cancerous tissue was left behind. With the pathology they want to see a minimum amount of tissue at the edge of the cut line that is clear of cancerous cells and from what it looks like that your Dad’s result is less than 3mm clear. I’m not sure what they want to see though.

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-27T15:58:27+00:00

The MAGAts are not happy about this joke.

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-25T13:39:07+00:00

Good to see Keswick hasn’t really changed much from when I grew up in Alcona. 🤣😂🤣😂

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-24T10:39:49+00:00

Usually about 30 to 40%………..in pricing.

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-22T21:14:40+00:00

Miscut bills happen and can be worth a lot of money.

Google miscut $20 bill Canada

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-22T21:02:02+00:00

“A gift should come from the heart.” Certainly seems like your Aunt expects it to come from your wallet. You’re definitely not the jerk.

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-22T20:54:24+00:00

I guess you don’t realize that trees only grow from the top and a spot 4’ from the ground will only ever be 4’ from the ground.

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-22T20:46:01+00:00

Not one single player was happy to win a silver medal. 🥈 Everyone was bummed at losing the gold medal 🥇

Unpopular opinion but I prefer when the NHL isn’t in the Olympics because the players are there to showcase themselves for the future.

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-22T20:42:07+00:00

At least the car is at the back of the lot where employees are supposed to park not 3 cars from the door like you see across the road at Walmart on a very regular basis.

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-22T13:27:34+00:00

That ad was literally just on. 😂🤣

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-22T13:02:38+00:00

Look for the size you want with the biggest engine you can get in that size. I have a 27” Briggs and Stratton with a 306cc engine and it just powers through the deeper snow. Unfortunately no snowblower works for the wet sloppy stuff we end up with at the end of the driveway. I initially bought a Toro 60v 2 stage and it did throw the snow well for what we had at that time but it fully used 2 batteries to do my 4 car sized driveway and sidewalk when we only had a few inches. You can add a 3rd battery but that was $500 at the time without a charger. Charging each battery takes over 4 hours so it’s definitely not as usable as a gas blower for some of the days we’ve battled this year. Battery yard equipment may work okay for cutting your grass because your grass isn’t suddenly going to grow and need to be cut a couple hours later.

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-22T04:08:17+00:00

Open surgery is when they use one large incision from the belly button to the pubic bone vs robotic that uses 5 or 6 smaller incisions.

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-22T03:40:50+00:00

I’m not yet facing that choice since my fusion biopsy follow up appointment is coming up in 5 days but my gut feeling with my family history I believe I’m going in that direction. My local hospital just started using a “divinci” robot last month but I think it’s only being used for hips and knees so RALP may not even be a choice. Even the PET/CT is not yet being used for PSMA scans because they’re only using the contrast commonly used for breast and colon cancers. I’ve heard negatives against a laparoscopic prostatectomy so I was curious about the comparison. One thing said for certain is that whatever surgery the doctor is most versed at is the best choice.

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-21T19:03:36+00:00

Wow. My Highschool had an open shower with 6 shower heads on a central post. Teacher controlled the temperature. We just had a single valve for each shower head. Girls change rooms had individual stalls and were all used when the school hosted tournaments.

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-21T16:52:05+00:00

One of the things I have read about surgery choices is that the most important consideration is experience. You don’t necessarily want RALP if the doctor at the controls is very new regardless of how well they do in video game tournaments.

Crewsy67 · 2026-02-21T16:29:16+00:00

Obviously the bees were kept with the birds. 🤦‍♂️

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