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Prostate Margins
Someone on Mayo Clinic Prostate chat group asked about cancer found to the margin on the prostate. I wrote: A year ago I had a robotic radical prostatectomy. Immediately after, while I was still groggy on narcotics, the surgeon told … Continue reading
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I Hate To Run
In the New York Times today, an opinion piece appeared entitled “I Hate Running. I Trick My Brain Into Doing It Anyway.” That’s me! I had to comment: I’m glad I’m not alone. I started running at age 50 in … Continue reading
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Climacturia
I started to experience Climacturia and Arousal Leakage a few months after my prostatectomy. I first noticed it when I was still working on controlling urine leakage and thus quite conscious of anything which would trigger a spurt. On occasion when … Continue reading
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Sea of Tranquility
Emily St. John Mandel’s Sea of Tranquility is a compact, complex romp through time and space. Beginning in England, 1912, she sends Edwin St. John St. Andrew (no relation!) to Canada after he embarrasses his parents at a dinner party … Continue reading
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Birnam Wood
In Eleanor Catton’s Birnam Wood, three young New Zealanders and a middle-aged American billionaire have interwoven plans for a vacant ranch on the South Island, at the base of the (fictional) Korowai National Park. Mira Bunting, a 29-year-old horticultural student, founded a … Continue reading
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It’s Just Like Riding a Bike – IV
[First Draft!] A year into medical school, I felt the need for two-wheeled transportation again. Another police auction in downtown LA, and for $60, I got another beater. My world opened up. I already had a car, of course – … Continue reading
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Post-Op Activity Advice
I’ll focus on just one aspect of the post-op period, which I’ll define as the first three months…physical activity. If you are someone who does routine, regular activity, be that golf, running, weight lifting, yoga, whatever, MAKE SURE you discuss … Continue reading
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