Robert Jordan of WGN
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From: Leonard Evens on 23 Jun 2006 00:41 Robert Jordan, a news anchor at WGN-TV in Chicago described his experience with prostate cancer in an article in the Chicago Tribune. It can be found at www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/health/chi-0606180383jun18,1,7526310.story?coll=chi-news-hed He was interviewed tonight on WTTW in Chicago. An interesting presentation. He was treated using the DaVinci robot surgical method.
From: Bob Anthony on 23 Jun 2006 09:22 Pretty much why I chose this method. The cautery issue was interesting. That did not come into my mind. Now look what you caused! ;) I've noticed that some surgeons use clamps more and some cauterize more. All stay away from the nerves as much as possible, I hope. I've watched several operations on the internet to see if I could spot the different approaches. (I should have made a DVD of my operation for posterity). B.A.
From: Buck on 23 Jun 2006 09:41 I don't believe Robert Jordan's assertion that at age 62, everything was OK in the potency department five weeks out from surgery. If that happened for him, it's great, but it's not useful to set that target for others who are considering the surgery. Many men will now be discouraged if they aren't functioning after five weeks, which after reading most posts on this and other forums, is an unrealistic target. I understand why this is difficult to talk about when interviewed publicly, but it would be better to not answer the question than to mislead others who may be considering the surgery.
From: Leonard Evens on 23 Jun 2006 10:12 Buck wrote: > I don't believe Robert Jordan's assertion that at age 62, everything > was OK in the potency department five weeks out from surgery. I see no reason to doubt his word. He does say he was taking daily doses of Viagra. I doubt if it had too much to do with the surgical method, though. We would have to see a careful study which compared results for a sizable number of comparable men treated by conventional surgery by an expert with DaVinci surgery also performed by an expert. > If that > happened for him, it's great, but it's not useful to set that target > for others who are considering the surgery. I agree that he should have explained that his results were not necessarily typical. Usually erections take longer to return, when they do, and the likelihood of their returning declines significantly with age. > Many men will now be > discouraged if they aren't functioning after five weeks, which after > reading most posts on this and other forums, is an unrealistic target. > I understand why this is difficult to talk about when interviewed > publicly, but it would be better to not answer the question than to > mislead others who may be considering the surgery. I disagree with that. He should have relayed his exerience but indicated that others shouldn't necessarily expect the same. Also, he should have given the more typical kinds of responses for men of different ages. The other side of the coin is that his experience does tend to counteract the general gloom about the subject as if complete impotence were an inevitable consequence of treatment for prostate cancer. >
From: Pops on 23 Jun 2006 10:19
As I've posted befoe; Willie is dead, 1.5 year after LRP. I'm 62 also. Suppose it's a good thing. There's no way I can cheat on my wife! Anyway, Willie is dead, long live Willie No use in crying over split milk.... |