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Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville for Prostate cancer treatment

Posted by themurfs @themurfs, Feb 16 12:32pm

My husband is contemplating getting a second opinion at Mayo for his prostate cancer treatment. Does anyone have information to share on their experience?

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llsteve | @llsteve | Mar 4 9:53pm
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@marlow2

You did a great job explaing everything. I'm just like you; a wife that is extremely concerned about our husband's prostate treatment. My husband Jim, will begin treatment at Mayo in Az. He is going to have a surgery on 2-29-24 to put in Boragel instead of the Spaceor gel that we thought he was going to have. He has no metastasic but the cancer is outside the prostate in the muscle. Has anyone had the Boragel and what was your experiences. I also was wondering if there would be blood in the urine after the marker and Boragel surgery? So, the weather in AZ is quite lovely the next few months. I definately recommending to Phoenix for Proton Beam therapy. If you are retired, use this lovely environment as a second honeymoon with therapy. I'm also recommending the Decipher test which Jim will have on 3-7-24. It helps determine the risk of cancer through the DNA somehow. If someone would like to explain this better, please do.

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Marlow2, I am currently undergoing Proton treatment at Mayo, AZ. I had the Barrigel Spacer inserted on 2/14/24. There was no discomfort or bleeding of any kind after the surgery. This is a very new procedure here at Mayo and they are very pleased with the results I'm having. We are staying in our motorhome at a RV park in Mesa for the duration of the 28 treatments. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. We'll probably cross paths at some point during treatments.

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marlow2 | @marlow2 | Mar 4 10:44pm
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@llsteve

Marlow2, I am currently undergoing Proton treatment at Mayo, AZ. I had the Barrigel Spacer inserted on 2/14/24. There was no discomfort or bleeding of any kind after the surgery. This is a very new procedure here at Mayo and they are very pleased with the results I'm having. We are staying in our motorhome at a RV park in Mesa for the duration of the 28 treatments. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. We'll probably cross paths at some point during treatments.

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Hi Steve,
I hope you will be able to meet my husband Jim Koller and myself Marlow. I am blind and use a golden retriever Seeing Eye Dog and I will be sitting in the lobby where treatment is nearby. Thanks for your encouraging comments. Jim had his surgery on 2-29-24 and CT Scan on 3-1-24. He will have to redue the CT Scan since he still had some fecal matter in his body. I'm sure that Proton Beam Therapy will begin around 3-18-24. He will be meeting with the decipher folk on 3-7-24. We live in the opposite part of Phoenix in Peoria. Jim is 72 and was diagnosed on 1-2-24. Would love to meet you and possibly your wife.
Good Luck on your treatment

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jc76 | @jc76 | Mar 6 7:27am

@themurfs Just be aware Mayo Jacksonville does not have proton radiation for prostrate cancer treatments. Both Mayo Phoenix and Mayo Rochester have robust proton radiation treatments for prostrate cancer. Mayo Jacksonville does have a modern radiation treatment (SBRT) but uses photon radiation not proton. Mayo Jacksonvilles is building a new cancer center and it will have proton radiation.

Those paitients needing a more precise radiation treatment are referred to UFPTI which has been doing proton radiation treatments since 2006.

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themurfs | @themurfs | Mar 6 12:15pm
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@jc76

@themurfs Just be aware Mayo Jacksonville does not have proton radiation for prostrate cancer treatments. Both Mayo Phoenix and Mayo Rochester have robust proton radiation treatments for prostrate cancer. Mayo Jacksonville does have a modern radiation treatment (SBRT) but uses photon radiation not proton. Mayo Jacksonvilles is building a new cancer center and it will have proton radiation.

Those paitients needing a more precise radiation treatment are referred to UFPTI which has been doing proton radiation treatments since 2006.

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Yes thank you! We are looking into Arizona instead.

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