This is a follow-up to my next-to-last post, "Taking time off from Work for Treatment: What to Tell People." In that post I advised a man named Steve how to go about disclosing to his business associates that he had prostate cancer and needed to take time off from work. It just happens that the Wall Street Journal [...]
I am going to venture into virgin territory for this blog -- issues of prostate cancer and the workplace. A couple of days ago I got a letter from Steve L,. 54, a personable guy with a good sense of humor who lives in the suburbs of New York City and works in sales. When [...]
If you are thinking of having minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgery for prostate cancer, have a family member who's had it or just want to *really* understand how it works, you will want to read this guest article by Arnon Krongrad, MD. Dr. Krongrad is a prostate cancer surgeon in Aventura, Florida, and Chairman of the [...]
I would like to share with you a response I just posted to a question posed by a woman in the Prostate Problems mailing list (PPML, see acor.org). The woman's father underwent RP (surgery) today, and she wanted to know how soon she could get a copy of Dad's "Surgical Pathology Report." This woman is [...]
[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 [...]
[Follow-up to previous post.] “We, as part of western society, tend to judge a man by what kind of provider he is for his wife and family, and by his financial success. Often a reduced value is placed on our lives because we are no longer active members of the work force. I believe acceptance [...]
Not long after Hughie died, Alan wrote me a sad note. He had come home from University, where he is studying (and excelling in) math and economic geography, to the flat he had his Dad had shared. As usual, he called out, “Pops, I’m home,” and of course, there was no answer. Nor was there [...]
Hi Everybody, I have been a "bachelorette" recently, because my husband went to St. Louis for five days to visit with his family, and also for a "mini" high-school reunion (with his "clique"). He is due back in the morning. I was planning to write about other things, but I came across a topic that [...]
Hi All, Over the past year I've done a lot of research on issues relating to sexual function after RP. I started out with this because my dear husband was rendered impotent by his surgery. The doctor had given him the usual treatment: a prescription for Viagra, which we kept on renewing. We watched and waited, and there was some progress, but not enough. W knew it [...]
