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Life after prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: May 22 2:10pm | Replies (23)

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@tuckerp

yes. I am glad your happy with the decision. I did not give it enough time but still not unhappy. My father passed away at 87 with prostate cancer. He had radiation at 65 and it came back at about 75. He had treatments for his last ten years. My Dr did not agree with removal but told me he could not do nerve sparring surgery after radiation. Best thing to him was to treat as you are. My PSA was 1.2. No cancer had even registered yet. Yet I decided the only way to try and save the nerves and have any chance of the cancer not moving was removal. If it was found outside the margins then I could do treatment. My margins were clear. So I am hoping I made the right decision as far as the cancer is concerned. Leakage is manageable. Impotence has not been important. Of the two, I miss sexual activiity as much as before. So I am trying to do the right thing now with my decisions going forward. One was seeing Dr Wolter at Mayo. I feel better about it. Thanks for the reason and good luck.

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ranger44's numbers are much, much higher than yours and still ( I think) he is on active surveillance.
You had a single core of 3+3 and a PSA of 1.2, right?

You remind me a lot of a friend of mine who had RALP after a slight increase in his PSA (2.6 to 3.3 or something). Wonderful person but a total worrywart. Got lucky probably cos he was young @ 54 and is happy with his decision now but for me it was a really poor life decision. He too was 1 core @ Gleason 6.

You would serve this community greatly by letting others know that these kind of numbers do not normally need treatment and could lead to less than optimal outcomes that affect livelihoods for all involved.

This comment may be viewed as harsh by some but my goal is to be helpful.