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Gleason7(3+4) - treatment options recommendation
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Oct 7, 2024 | Replies (237)Comment receiving replies
if you were a patient with San Francisco’s University of California prostate cancer group they would probably recommend radiation with a 3+4 Gleason . Have you considered getting an outside opinion?
Mark C. Scholz, MD, serves as medical director of Prostate Oncology Specialists Inc. in Marina del Rey, CA, He is one of the top people in the country for treating people with prostate cancer. He would be a great source for a second opinion.
If you want to check up on him go to YouTube and look up the PCRI conferences. He always gives some really good talks about treatment.
Surgery frequently causes you to lose the ability to have an erection. With radiation you don’t normally have that issue. With a Trimix injection you can probably work around that even if you have surgery.
Radiation has replaced surgery for most people these days. You should look into the other option.
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FYI- I(age 61) am 29 months post Radical Prostatectomy and have regained my erection. I had it immediately after the catheter was removed, it then mostly went away roughly 3 months post op, so I used Trimix (for re-training purposes LOL) off and on for 6 months until Jan of '23. As of now I do not use any ED drugs.
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You wrote “ Radiation has replaced surgery for most people these days. You should look into the other option.” And then suggested that he contact Dr. Mark Sholz in California.
You’ve totally dismissed Mayo Clinic as a center of excellence. Do you honestly think that the doctors specializing in treatment of prostate cancer probably at Mayo are second rate compared to other providers? Mayo sets the highest standard of care.
Stop spreading misinformation that more patients are receiving radiation as their primary treatment. Misinformation is offensive to those of us who are fighting aggressive disease and have gone through surgery after receiving that recommendation from a tumor board at a Center of Excellence.
If you want to share that you received radiation as primary treatment and that your PSA indicates cure please do so to help other men. Don’t give medical advice.
Prostate cancer is a complex disease and treatment is not a one size fits all solution. You’re not a medical expert and need to stop recommending treatment on this forum.