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3+3 - others' experiences and questions I should ask doc?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jul 3 8:20am | Replies (31)
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I was 3+3 with 1.2 PSA. I would need to lookup the size. Similar issue with my Dad. He had radiation done but his cancer was more advanced. He died from it but was 87. But he fought it pretty hard the last 4 years. My Dr advised to monitor it. I thought what for. Just to get worse. I requested they remove mine. LARP nerve sparring. 4 1/2 yrs ago. Pet scan is clean my PSA is basically zero. I am partially incontinent and ED. Appears I got the cancer at a cost. I am 72. Some have said I was a lot over reactive. Newer techniques dont require that drastic of a response. I have a friend that has monitored his the last 10 yrs. I dont have any regrets. I might have selected a better surgeon. I did not use Mayo.

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happydappy | @happydappy | Jun 15 11:06pm

Thanks for sharing. Do you know what your dad's original Gleason score was? My dad's diagnosis was in 1990 and he has dementia now and I can't get those numbers. I know they acted differently back then doing radical treatments for most any level over 6. But I would like to know what his numbers were like at age 58. His RP surgery recovery was rough but it seemed to do the trick because the cancer did not return.

For you, what prompted you to decide on removal? Did they give you that option?

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jmacllm | @jmacllm | Jul 2 4:29pm

This is a helpful post. I've got 2 path reports. One says 3+4 and the other says 3+3. My PSA is 2.2. My dad was 65 when he was diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer. I turned 54 last month and don't like the sound of the side effects, but also prefer to live. The Jacksonville Mayo dr I visited seems rather arrogant. The radiologist I visited seems hell-bent on selling radiology. I think I'm going with RP, but I wish I weren't.

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