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Cheerful

Joined: 14-Aug-2007
Posts: 123
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:17 pm
Post topic: prostate cancer surgery		  
I have a friend who is scheduled to have prostate surgery at the end of the month because of cancer. I think he's having his prostate removed?? He said he's supposed to be in the hospital for 6 days and then he expects to come home and be fine. That seems like a quick recovery to me! Does anyone know what to expect when recovering from prostate surgery and if there's anything I can do to help make things easier for him once he gets home?
Tags: prostate , recovery
 
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RavenCares

Joined: 25-Jul-2007
Posts: 197
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 04:50 am
Post topic: prostate cancer surgery		  
Hi, Cheerful! You should take a look at this government-run website. The link has great information about prostate cancer: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/prostate/patient

Your friend's length of recovery will most likely be dependent on which type of surgical procedure his doc uses. It's nice he has a friend who is so concerned! :)
 
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Cheerful

Joined: 14-Aug-2007
Posts: 123
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:47 pm
Post topic: prostate cancer surgery		  
Thanks, Raven! I'll check it out!
 
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Cheerful

Joined: 14-Aug-2007
Posts: 123
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 09:26 pm
Post topic: prostate cancer surgery		  
An update: when they did my friend's surgery, they found out that the cancer had spread further than they thought. Now he's scheduled for radiation therapy. I guess I need to do more research...
 
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RavenCares

Joined: 25-Jul-2007
Posts: 197
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 03:47 am
Post topic: prostate cancer surgery		  
Oh, Cheerful, I am so sorry to hear that your friend's prostrate cancer was more advanced than the doctors had anticipated. I hope the radiation is able to treat it, however. Please let us know how he's doing. --Raven
 
 
 

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