Want to share this bit of news with all of you. The Cleveland Clinic is a fine institution and they seem to be up-to-date on ED. Their conclusion: "Early intracavernosal injections following RP facilitated early sexual intercourse, patient satisfaction and potentially earlier return of natural erections. Early combination therapy with sildenafil allowed a lower dose of [...]
Am passing on these useful tips from Darryl Mitteldorf at Malecare.com, which sponsors this blog: "Prostate Cancer survivors often find Valentine's Day a time of unusual stress. Whether they're single, dating or happy in romance, this day excites a sense of belonging that may be challenged by stressors associated with a cancer diagnosis. So, what better gift can we [...]
[From Carol: see previous post.] "To the guys I have become acquainted with here: I can't help but feel tremendously close to you and to the women who love you. I want to direct these comments to you. You all have shown your spirit, your inner soul, your sense of humor, your intellect, and your sexuality. Your sense [...]
Happy Valentine's Day to you all. On the subject of love: I get letters now and then from men who are not in a loving relationship at the time they are diagnosed with PC, and they wonder if they will ever be "marketable" again. My guess is that, yes, if they have the right attitude, they will [...]
UroToday -- A study published in the December issue of "Cancer," suggests that prostate cancer patients and their spouses benefit from family intervention counseling. Interestingly, spouses benefited more. A total of 263 couples participated. The average patient age was 63 years and average spouse age was 59 years. The enrollment consisted of 65% in the newly diagnosed [...]
Erin Bunn of North Carolina, whose husband, Gene, 51, had robotic surgery a month ago, sent me this story. Erin read that I was very interested in discussing doctor-patient relationships. Which I am. But I have to say it took everything I had to keep from fainting when I read this. Ditto for Ted. So imagine how [...]
[Photo is of a plaque on a firehouse near where I live. It is a memorial to the 12 firefighters from of that unit who died on 9/11. (Only one man returned.) The sentiments apply equally to the men we have lost to PC, including my dear friend, Hughie. "I can die but canna part, my bonnie [...]
"THE LITTLE OLD LADY IN LAVENDER SILK" By Dorothy Parker I was seventy-seven, come August, I shall shortly be losing my bloom . . . When you come to this time of abatement, To this passing from Summer to Fall, It is manners to issue a statement As to what you got out of it [...]
I read a message yesterday posted by a woman who is not in good health herself but is caring for her husband, who is 83 and has end-stage PC. Her devotion reminded me of a beautiful poem, "When You Are Old", by the Irish poet, W.B. Yeats. You might say this poem celebrates "mature love". [...]
Dear All, This meditation on sexuality post-RP by Richard D. originally appeared in a PC group (reposted with permission). I thought it stood out from the crowd because it was thoughtful and interesting, especially to me as a woman. Think this might make some of the less emotional people here twitch. You know, the "men's [...]
