Prostate Cancer

[sisca77]

Positive thoughts and well wishes to your friend/boss.

[Howie]

Best thoughts from the wife and I to your boss.

[Monsterlover]

Thought I'd update.

Seems he came out of the surgery really well

[lethe]

Great to hear
Here's to speedy recovery and that they got it all

[DoubleEagle]

My Dad had it .

He was diagnosed w, it at a fairly old age . In his early 70s.

He was never treated for it due to his age.

In older patients the protocol is often watch and wait.

Often a patient will die of something other than the Prostate Cancer.

That's what happened to Dad.

He was a heavy smoker and didn't quit until he was 69.

He developed a Tumor in the Mediastinum, an Division of the Thorasic Cavity.

It was inoperable.

Dad later suffocated to death from the Tumor cutting off his Wind Pipe.

I pray for the good health of your friend .

Dolph

[Greg]

I'm happy to hear your Boss took the aggressive option, too often people opt for the easier way out, only to have it reappear and then they have to go through the whole thing again.
My wife went through breast cancer a couple years back and had to make a decision on what treatment to undergo, her options were basically as follows,

1) Have a lumpectomy to remove lump and then radiation to kill any cell left over.
2) Mastectomy to remove the breast along with reconstruction
3) Double mastectomy to remove both breast plus reconstruction.

She talked to quite a few breast cancer survivors and many had opted for options 1 or 2, only to have the cancer return and go through the whole ordeal again. So she decided to go for 3, the most aggressive approach. After surgery they tested the breast that did not have a lump and they detected early signs of cancer there as well that did not show up in the scans.

She is doing well now and very happy she went the more aggressive route.

Our thoughts and prayers to your Boss

[IZ]

Just found out my dad..well, technically my step-dad but still the dad who I grew up with..has prostate cancer.  Last year, he had a bit of skin cancer removed and now it's come back.  Surgery within the next few weeks to remove it.  Stage 2..very aggresive. 

[Mother]

Just found out my dad..well, technically my step-dad but still the dad who I grew up with..has prostate cancer.  Last year, he had a bit of skin cancer removed and now it's come back.  Surgery within the next few weeks to remove it.  Stage 2..very aggresive. 

well shit

[IZ]

Last year, ok.  This year, trouble.
In the course of a year he went from "fine" to "we need to fix this" 
the cancer has not spread anywhere else, which is good.
they'll cut out the entire prostate
This likely will leave him non functional, sexually.  He's pretty well married to his job,
He's a pretty happy guy and I don't really see this making that much of a difference for him (which he has confirmed.)

He just turned 60.
He looks like he's 50 though, and has a positive mental attitude.

This is pretty much the exact same scenario.  
How is your boss/friend doing ML?  

[Monsterlover]

IZ,

He's doing quite well!

His surgery removed a nerve pack as it had started to spread there.

It took him some time to relearn to "pinch it off" and now he can get through the night without trouble.

He is now starting to get back on his normal sleep schedule (and work schedule)

All in all I'd call this a success.  He still will need to go back for followup and what not, so he's not out of the woods just yet, but he's on his way.

Best wishes for your dad.

Positive mental attitude has everything to do with the degree of success.

[IZ]

He's doing quite well!
It took him some time to relearn to "pinch it off" and now he can get through the night without trouble.

Good to hear.

Dad will have to go through the same training. 

Unlike you're boss though, he's doing the Da Vince robotic surgery.  The surgeons put in 6 small holes rather than cutting him fully open.  Since it is aggressive though, I don't know why they are taking a month to do it?!

Sh*tty timing since he just retired last summer from GM, bought a place on the lake and totally restored it.  Hopefully, he'll have several years left to enjoy it.   

 

[Randimus Maximus]

Sorry to hear that news, IZ.

Here's to a quick & thorough recovery!

[Howie]

Our wishes are with you, your Dad and family.  Good stepfathers do count as dads

[Speedbag]

Sh*tty timing since he just retired last summer from GM, bought a place on the lake and totally restored it.  Hopefully, he'll have several years left to enjoy it.   
 

Reminds me of my Dad, retire at 59 to do what you want on a lake and suddenly pass away at 62. I truly hope yours has more luck.

Best wishes to ML's boss also. Finding out you have cancer has to be one of the more stressful things a person can go through.....

[IZ]

Just heard the news last night that my dad has prostate cancer now too.  He went in for a biopsy last week immediately following my uncle who went in for a 6 hour surgery (which turned into 12 hours) to remove his pancreas, spleen and a few other parts.  We just found out he had pancreatic cancer two weeks ago.  Uncle appears to be doing ok but he went down from 175lbs to 125lbs in the last coupke months. Unfortunately, he didnt gonto the doctor.  Now the chemo starts for him.

The doctors say that my dad's cancer appears to be contained in the prostate.  Hopefully, everything turns out OK. If you scroll up to my last few comments in this thread, you'll see my step-dad had prostate cancer about a year ago. He's doing well so this news really hasn't hit me too hard yet.