Posts by: Rick Redner

Rick Redner

Rick Redner received his master’s degree in social work from Michigan State University. He has spent many years working as a medical and psychiatric social worker He is the author of the award winning book I Left My Prostate in San Francisco-Where's Yours? His second book Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Erectile Dysfunction and Penile Implants won the Beverly Hills International Book Awards in Men's Health in 2016. Additionally, the book was a winner in the 2017 IAN Book of the Year Awards.

December 1, 2017December 1, 2017

Don’t Let Cancer Steal Your Holiday Joy

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

There’s a group of men struggling with advanced prostate cancer who know, for certain, this is their last celebration of the holidays on this side of heaven. Folks who are ... Read more

November 17, 2017November 17, 2017

How Often Do Cancer Survivors Think About Death and Dying?

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

Think back to the day you received your diagnosis of cancer. How soon did thoughts about death or dying come to your mind? For me, thoughts about death occurred within ... Read more

November 3, 2017November 2, 2017

Why the Fiercest Battle with Cancer Frequently Occurs After Treatment

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

Coping with prostate cancer is an ongoing challenge that rarely ends when you complete your treatment. I was reading a thread in a prostate cancer support forum that asked the ... Read more

October 27, 2017October 26, 2017

Cancer Survivorship Gives Grandparenting New Meaning

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer seven years ago, there were two life events I was certain I wouldn’t live long enough to see. The first was walking my ... Read more

October 20, 2017October 19, 2017

Find Meaning in Your Cancer-related Suffering

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

My six-year presence on social media provides me with the opportunity to hear from thousands of men and couples coping with prostate cancer. Some of them are doing great, while others ... Read more

October 13, 2017October 12, 2017

Sometimes I Hate Prostate Cancer

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

Seven years after my robotic prostate surgery, I’m still coping with climacturia, which is defined as leaking urine during an orgasm. I leak substantial amounts of urine before and during ... Read more

October 6, 2017October 5, 2017

How to Avoid Buyer’s Remorse After Your Prostatectomy

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

According to the National Cancer Institute, nearly half of all men diagnosed with prostate cancer in the U.S. choose surgery. A study published in the journal Research and Reports in Urology found ... Read more

September 29, 2017September 28, 2017

Men Need a Realistic Perspective About Life Without a Prostate

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

In 2001, the way prostate cancer was treated was revolutionized by the introduction of the da Vinci surgical robot. Men with prostate cancer faced a new dilemma. The robotic procedure ... Read more

September 22, 2017September 21, 2017

Here’s Why Cancer Survivorship Becomes Lonely

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

There’s a well-kept secret you’ll discover on your own about living as a cancer survivor. Most of us learn this painful lesson after many unsuccessful attempts to receive understanding and ... Read more

September 15, 2017September 14, 2017

10 Ways to Take a Break from the Stress of Cancer

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

A man grown weary over the stress of coping with prostate cancer every day wrote this: “So tired of living with cancer. Wish my mind could take a break.” As ... Read more