Good vibes needed for ClogDad

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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matt_mcl’s thread about his father made me think of my own dad.

He had a bit of a rough ride the first few weeks after the surgery last year: 3 weeks later, in the middle of the night, the surgery wound burst open when he was bending over in the bathroom to pick something up. :eek:
He had to be rushed to hospital with severe bleeding, my mom was completely freaking out. They stabilised him soon enough, though. Aparently, it’s quite routine for this to happen, scary and bloody as it looks. They decided to sew up the “inner” part of the wound, and let it heal towards the outside slowly. A nurse came by twice a day to rinse out the wound, and sure enough, in about 2 months it had closed. He now has pretty much a double belly button, what with the scar and all.

Anyways, all that is old news. He’s been doing fine, regained full blatter control. I’ll admit that I haven’t spoken to him about the other possible defect that occurs in this sort of operation, but I am assuming it’s not as much a priority for a 60 year old man as it is for a 30 year old.

Every two months since the operation, his blood was tested. In particular, they test the so-called PSA value (no idea if that’s the correct English term). A sudden rise in this value indicates remnants of cancer.

He was doing OK so far, hovering around a PSA value of .02, which is very small. Then, last week, his results indicated a value of .38 - a sharp increase.

He and my mother are on holiday in Dresden right now, but when they get back, they have to get in touch with the doctors to set up appointments for additional radiation treatments.

I spoke to a friend of mine who’s a urologist. He said a value of .38 is high, but not critically so. After hearing the story, he assured me the radiation was routine, and would almost certainly be succesful, with a minimum of discomfort for the patient.

Still, a few good vibes from the Teeming Millions can’t hurt. So there you go: I’ll keep you guys posted.

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Here are some good vibes for you, Clogboy. I hope your dad feels better soon.

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My thoughts are with you both. Here’s hoping for a complete and comfortable recovery.

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Well, then, let’s vibe again like we did last spring. My best to ClogDad.

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{{{Coldie ClogDad and family}}}

Sending good thoughts, prayers and wishes your way!

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best wishes to your father for a speedy and succesful recovery.

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Thanks for the thoughts, guys.

See, that’s the scary thing about this fucking disease. He feels fine! It really is a stealth killer, and I’m glad my mom pressured the docs into checking my dad every two months, instead of the standard 3.

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Hope all goes well for your dad Coldie.

My father had prostate cancer, and the surgery.

Though quite worrisome every time it comes to the PSA test, it is better to know than not. Hopefully his PSA levels do not indicate the need for more surgery. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you all.

And may I also add: Please fellas, take care of yourselves.

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Best of luck to your dad.

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Coldy, my most heartfelt thoughts are with him, and you.

I have a friend whose husband went through this. We were friends before, and so I was with them on and off during the process. The skill of paring away the prostate and preserving the nerve bundles on either side of that cylinder of magical properties is quite something.

I hope that they remove it all with what one might call surgical precision, and that he recovers fully. The impotence issues are ones that are so deep. I’ve no idea how close you are to him, perhaps you are actually able to talk to him about this stuff.

My friend took months, but eventually did regain sexual function. I was agog- he orgasms but doesn’t ejaculate.

Please let us all know how he does?

Cartooniverse

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Thoughts and good wishes to you and ClogDad. I’m a visiting home health nurse, so keep me in mind if he needs any care. I could use another trip to A’dam!!!

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ClogDad has the best thoughts and prayers the Firefly household can send up, Coldy.

Hey, that’s no big deal - that happened to me on Flomax!

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All the best to you, Coldfire, and to your dad and mom. It’s tough, isn’t it. hugs

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Best wishes for you and the family. My Dad’s been in and out of the hospital a lot recently, so I’m right there with you. Good luck.
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Some Trans-Atlantic Good Vibes/Positive Thoughts/Prayers for ClogDad too.

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I’ll have my dad wire the vibes he got last month to yours this month, Coldy:slight_smile: He’s up and about, walking and such.

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All the best to your dad. I’ll keep a good thought, for him. And, try not to stress yourself out, either.

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Vibes, vibes and more vibes; all the vibes clogdad needs, pal.

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More good vibes sent your way from I.

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While this is a pretty (or not so pretty) routine medical proceedure, you still have all of my concerns and best wishes, Coldie.