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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 6 12:36pm | Replies (7)

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If you had one 8 then you are a Gleason 8. That is high risk. Testosterone would feed your cancer so you should get monthly PSA tests while on it so you can see what’s going on. You need to tell your doctor you are taking testosterone so they can get the monthly test set up.

You might want to get a PSMA PET test to see if your cancer has spread and is causing your voiding issues.

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ddl | @ddl | Sep 2 12:43pm

I believe he was saying that one core of eight had PC, originally G6 then upgraded to G7.

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gbear1953 | @gbear1953 | Sep 2 1:06pm

I am done with treatment over 3 years now. Only one core was upgraded to G7 the rest were G6
My current PSA is .069 which is down from each year post radiation. SBRT is radiation but given in less sessions then regular radiation with a higher dose.
I never had symptoms before treatment except a enlarged prostate but after a year I got a stricture which is a not uncommon effect.
The stricture was taken care of by balloon dilation for over a year (March 17th 2023)
I still have blood in my urine now and again plus a little pain when I void.
so yep I am doing quite well.

Glen

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