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Conflicted/Confused, any Guidance/Advice out there?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 31 2:33pm | Replies (72)
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@heavyphil

Well, you have to do something, right? Was your radiation going to be a Cyberknife 5 session tx or a prolonged 35-40 sessions at lower dose? Cyberknife with a gel spacer GREATLY reduces side effects and is shown to be as effective - or more so - than surgery with 10 yr outcomes being the SAME.
At your age I would avoid surgery if possible - your sex life will be greatly impacted if not over( as mine was )at age 64. I was a Gleason 4+3 unfavorable. I chose surgery because Cyberknife was still not PROVEN over the long term....now, it is. Best of luck!

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batsam10 | @batsam10 | Mar 11 5:28pm

Thanks for sharing your story. And I’m sorry to hear what you are going through. I will be bringing the information you shared to my next appointment this week. Most everything I have read says both treatments can cause ED but the surgery is immediate. The only thing I’m thinking with surgery is it seems like you have a better shot of getting all the cancer out if it’s contained.

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