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Just diagnosed gobsmacked looking for advice

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jul 29 10:17am | Replies (52)

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@stevemaggart

My situation is very similar to your, except I was Gleason 4+5=9, extraprostatic extension, Cribriform (Cp4) and Intraductal adenocarcinoma (IDC). I had NNS RARP 4+ weeks ago. The actual surgery was relatively quick to recover from, but the complications - not so much! My Urologist at Mayo in Phoenix said, "you will have reoccurance, it just a matter of when." He said this is because of the Cp4/IDC and the high Gleason score. Thigh numbness and pain from lymph node dissection and especially the incontinence is a pain in the a**. It's pretty depressing, especially knowing that radiation and ADT (have been told 18-36 months) may be in my future, but it is what it it is. I strongly believe surgery was definitely the right option with such an agressive cancer because. From everything I've read and been told, radiation doesn't always get all of the prostate/cancer tissue, and with an aggressive cancer you're possibly going to end up with a salvage prostatectomy at some point in the future. Good luck to you - we are actually quite fortunate to live in a time when so many treatment options exist!

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Thanks @stevemaggart. Good luck to you on your journey as well.