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Is 76 too old for prostate cancer surgery?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jun 2 7:39am | Replies (32)

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@tuckerp

I cant really give you advice. I did not ask anyone when I first started except my urologist. He advised me against doing anything. Several on here have said I made a bad move having surgery. I went to see the urologist due to my urgency to pee. It was getting to be life altering. Urologist told me on physical exam my prostate was elongated. He suggested we could run other tests but a biopsy was really the only way to see if I had a problem. I had one out of 12 samples with cancer. Nothing in the margins. PSA was 1.2. Normal for me. Dr suggested we just watch it. I thought watch it for what. To get worse. I said no i want to remove it. I had nerve sparring robotic surgery. 4 1/2 yrs now and appears to be clean. Pet scan was clean. But I am incontinent and impotent. At least partially so on both. Joined this site to see about where to go from here. I caught mine very early by accident. My Dr believed in at least doing a biopsy. I would have to say I may not be a good role model.

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Take care and good luck

This is so crazy about PCa. Here you presented a case of PSA 1.2 with cancer, albeit only one of 12 cores.
My biopsy is done in Feb, 2024 and all 26 cores of them are benign. But my PSA is now up to 7.5. My next PSA and MRI are scheduled in August, 2024. I am almost sure of my destiny. I am bracing for impact.

Tuckerp:
Clearly, your Father's history impacted your decision making.
And you wanted that cancer removed.
Completely understandable and entirely your decision.
You are a good role model; you investigated, tested and screened; considered the input and made a decision.
That is all any of us can do.
Best to you and everyone.

"Life altering" is right. Best wishes for you.