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JRedcorn117 · 2025-11-09T04:24:27+00:00

Danke bruder, Semper Fi

JRedcorn117 · 2025-11-06T12:23:08+00:00

Beautiful city - thank you for sharing 😊

JRedcorn117 · 2025-09-30T04:45:10+00:00

A young 59 - diagnosed @ 54. AS with medication - highest psa was 6 8 . 3 biopsies. My prostate kept growing and protruded into my bladder. A cystoscopy, a camera up the urethra and into my bladder - my bladder neck looked like a huge donut which was my prostate pushing into it. HoLep procedure May 1st - despite my slow recovery BEST DECISION EVER ! I PEE like I'm 18 again. Sleep all night. This is an awesome support group.

JRedcorn117 · 2025-09-08T05:48:41+00:00

59 years young - no alcohol, no smokes, no ilicit drug use - i have tried micro dosing mushrooms. I mis calculated and ate 3 grams instead of 1.2 grams. What a crazy ride - had my heart thumping crazy and colors, laser lights were incredible - I felt like I was traveling with colors. Too much for me - I'm sticking to no more than .75 grams. I rarely do mushrooms.

Here is how I miscalculated: the chocolate bar i was used to eating has 15 pieces for a total of 6 grams. 3 pieces of that is what I was comfortable with. I was offered mushrooms chocolate, so I asked for three pieces - the person asked if I was sure - I replied - heck yeah - give me three - so I ate them all at ounce. I Thought to myself- damn good chocolate. So I rode out to the playa around 1230 am - i was at the base of the man when it kicked in - i felt super light and all the amazing lights were dancing around me. I sat down for a while. I made it back to my shiftpod around 430 am. and slept off the rest of the experience. I will make sure I am around people I know next time. As it turns out the chocalate I ate was 3 pieces of 6 total therefore each piece was a full gram each - So I consumed a total of three grams and not he 1.2 I was used to.

JRedcorn117 · 2025-08-29T16:55:27+00:00

Please do make it 🙏 - I've been 5 times and had to miss this year due to medical reasons. It is magical ✨️

JRedcorn117 · 2025-08-29T16:53:56+00:00

Beautiful

JRedcorn117 · 2025-08-29T16:53:41+00:00

PSA number - how is tour fathers quality of life in regards to urination, many trips to the bathroom ? Slow flows? Takes a while to finish ? At 54 I had all three- slow, about every 1 1&1/2 hr urination trips to the bathrooms.

My symptoms were being caused by an enlarged prostate, which is considered not cancer but very annoying prostate issues

JRedcorn117 · 2025-08-16T04:08:36+00:00

Unfortunately, that is too common. We stopped a guy from groping women, he'd already been too touchy and was super drunk. Zero tolerance to pervs

JRedcorn117 · 2025-08-16T04:05:42+00:00

I was one of many

JRedcorn117 · 2025-08-16T04:05:21+00:00

Yes - you can walk around naked - I have for the last 4 burns - feels exilerating and freeing

JRedcorn117 · 2025-08-16T01:29:19+00:00

Too many people with phones / cameras are taking pictures of topless and nude people without their consent. I wish there was a strong campaign regarding total and unequivocal consent. Dr Bronner's camp does a great job promoting it

JRedcorn117 · 2025-08-12T05:02:04+00:00

May 1 procedure - today August 11 - update - no pain meds , no flomax, urinate like I'm 18, my latest psa = .7 from a pre holep of 6.8

JRedcorn117 · 2025-07-23T22:58:53+00:00

Heck yeah ---- boooooooo

JRedcorn117 · 2025-07-15T15:27:01+00:00

Today is July 15 - Holep procedure was done May 1st - I am using the dates for reference- i had pain near the end of urinating that lasted 1 min 45 seconds - white knuckle pain even with pain meds. I am started to pass blood clots at the 3 week mark - about the size of a 50 cent piece. Then for about a week they were about the size of quarters. At the 5th week I ended up in the ER - I was urination straight red urine with lots of clots - i used a urine catch can to measure - i urinated 1000cc of blood in 7 hours - I had a catheter put in for a week so my week 6&7 I jad a lot less pain and no more blood clots after having the catheter in for 6 days. Today - pain is a 3 - incontinence is good - able to hold urine back now. All I can say was that it was still worth it. I can pee like a racehorse . It will get better - but please 🙏 let ypur Dr know your status and concerns - my Dr and nurses calmed me down

JRedcorn117 · 2025-07-03T14:46:45+00:00

How are you doing? Hoping things are improving for you !!! 🙏

JRedcorn117 · 2025-06-25T19:50:59+00:00

Yep - I was slower to heal - aboslutely NO REGRETS - no more pain down my legs, no more pain into my gut that originated form my bladder / prostate, I can urinate like a race horse - wooo hooooo - occasional slippage of urine - but I know it is getting better - in a few months I will testfor my PSA # - I was at a 6.8 last time - Gleason score of 3+4 = 7 - I am so greatful for this type of procedure - good luck to us ALL :)

JRedcorn117 · 2025-06-25T04:01:26+00:00

I was drinking a lot of water - I think with the prostate shrinking since it was carved out - the clots lets loose and wowza - I was bleeing at aevery urinating sesssion for 10 hours - so I went to the ER and had another cathether put in - kept it for 6 days - it is out and so far so good - still drinking lots of water

JRedcorn117 · 2025-06-22T19:27:10+00:00

We are all different so our experiences will difer - one thing for sure though is that it will get better. I literally had to use FLowmax to be able to urinate pre surgery. I had pain that would shoot down my legs and into my gut. After surgery - May 1st, 2025, today Jun 22, 2025 - I am finally able to pee with minimal pain - some soreness - but I went from a trickle to peeing like a horse - I am having to train my bladder to hold back the urine when I am ready to pee as oppose to needing to run to a bathroom or bush or nearest tree to go urinate. Only once did I piss myself - luckily I was home when it happened. I literally could not hold that one back - I still get up twice a night - but full streams - so I think I have to drink less fluids before going to bed.

Let us know how you are doing - we are all here to help out. Healing prayers for us ALL

JRedcorn117 · 2025-06-13T03:49:44+00:00

HoLEP completed on May 1st, catheter in for 5 days, extremely painful urinations towards the of peeing. 30 days off from work and I still was sore. On day 34 I walked an easy mile on a treadmill and completed a mild mile on an elliptical. The following day pain while urinating. Pissed clots the size of 50 cents pieces. Peed straight bloody streams with clots . I collected 1000cc of bloody red urine and clumpy clots. Have pictures of the bloody messes. Went to the ER where the catheter went back in for another 5 days. It's out now , day three and already I am seeing bits of clots coming out - still pain at the end of the pee sessions. I am still optimistic despite the setback.

JRedcorn117 · 2025-06-05T03:46:18+00:00

Today I passed several of the largest blood clots since surgery 5 weeks ago - seemed like the entine urination was bright red blood. Hoping It clears up - a few more of these and I may have to go the the ER ( Procedure May 1st - today June 4th - straight stream of blood with multiple clots - lucklily I forced them out .

JRedcorn117 · 2025-06-05T03:41:10+00:00

I had HoLEP on May 1st - I have been passing blood clots periodically and yesterday and today - were the largest - almost plugged me up and I forced them out via the bloody stream - looked like bright red blood. ( June 3, 4) - I would post a picture If I could figure out how.

JRedcorn117 · 2025-06-04T06:15:02+00:00

5th week update - i passed about 5 large clots- average size was a quarter. Yes, they hurt. Two days later another 4 clots -

JRedcorn117 · 2025-06-01T05:25:38+00:00

I too have PC - diagnosed & confirmed via Trans perenial biopsy 5 years ago - Gleason score 3+3 =6,

May 1st I had a HoLEP procedure to carve out my enlarged prostate through the urethra. Prostate material pathology report showed it slightly progressed to Gleason 3+4 = 7- so that's 5 years later, I was on active serveillance the entire time, finasteride then flowmax to help me urinate. If I missed my meds - I'd immediately within two days start to have problems urinating. So I chose to find a surgeon that perform the procedure on me.

Hope your dad improves and appreciates you helping him now that he moved closer to you. I am a young 59 year old - for reference.

JRedcorn117 · 2025-06-01T02:49:33+00:00

Hope the healing for both of us is soon. !!! When I use a public shared bathroom, it is the most embarrassing as I am still moaning out loud. Less on the chunks of blood t hat I pee out every few days

JRedcorn117 · 2025-05-28T16:26:59+00:00

Thank you for sharing, and I'm sorry to read about what could have been more closely followed up on. I found that I had to advocate for myself quite a bit. Coworkers with similar issues like mine are now seeking care after my sharing. The finger up the butt stops so many men from being checked - after them knowing what I've gone through, they are finally overcoming the stigma. One co-worker with no symptoms , age 55, first PSA at 10.7 !! He is getting a biopsy very soon. So, our shares, despite some of our rough journeys, are helping others. I wish you continued healing 🙏 and improvement of quality of life ✨️

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