I made the decision to have my prostate removed. Best decision I could have made. Gleason 3+4, PSA UNDER 6 for the ten years that I tracked it, MRI PIRAD 4, and not liking that surgery after radiation might not be an option. I was having alot of troubling since as it turned out I had alot of benign tumors impending flow. My bladder had "folded" into itself due to 100+ gram enlarged prostate.

June 8th '23 Dr Pathak, Jax Mayo removed prostate, 10 or so lymph nodes, seminal vesicles, all with no margins! Found one cancerous lesion with no margins found anywhere. Cancer was 5% of prostate and was close to the edge of prostate.

I just couldn't sit well with the idea of watching. Felt like waiting for the bilges of the ships, I used to Captain, to really fill up high before pumping them out!

I wish you luck and good health with your surgery. Best to get the one pair of rats out of the attic before they start their extended family.

One last thing. I was fortunate to have a great surgeon and Mayo staff, minute incontinence (3 months of Kegals before surgery), no margins, no impotent (generic Cialis 5 mg) AND -3 hours between trips to bathroom.

It's a hard decision to make about surgery. Expect success and be patient. Never let the failures and side effects stop you! Be patient.