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I'm 70 and in otherwise good health when I was diagnosed 3/30/24. As already mentioned by others, my best piece of advice is to go to a recognized "cancer center of excellence" if that's an option available to you. Google it and you'll easily find one. I did (Mayo Phoenix, Dr. Paul Andrews) and I was very happy I did. I felt the advice and care was outstanding. Also, I'd recommend Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer Paperback – October 3, 2023. It's on Amazon and it's the best $20 I ever spent. It really helped educate me on some key points in my decision making. In the end my wife and I felt surgery was the best option for me and that's what I did in late June 2024 at Mayo Phoenix. So far the results have exceeded my expectations as the recovery has been remarkably low pain and quicker than I imagined. Also, only 4 days out from catheter removal and I'm essentially 100% continent. No idea on ED yet. As far as questions to ask, I was interested in the doctors feedback specifically regarding my case, which treatment they felt would provide me the longest survival rate and the percentages of likely occurrence of incontinence and ED for that treatment.

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I don't live in the United States. Do you have an online version of the paperback version of Dr. Patrick Walsh's Prostate Cancer Survival Guidelines that you recommended?