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Recovery after Robotic Prostatectomy
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 7 9:44am | Replies (21)Comment receiving replies
Hey Steve, It’s a rough patch for sure but you seem to be managing it. I’ve found that ‘management’ is my new normal and over time it’s easier.
One question: If your surgeon states that your cancer will recur, are you scheduled for post op radiation/ADT?
If your surgical pathology was clean you can probably wait. I recently read that immediate radiation or radiation 5 years down the line - with monitoring of course- shows no statistical difference in outcomes.
So hopefully you can catch a break and concentrate on your urinary issues for now. Much love and support on your recovery.
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Phil, thanks for the reply. No, I do not have any adjuvant treatments like radiation or ADT scheduled. The doctors told me that in the past, they started adjuvant treatments immediately, or soon after, primary treatment in agressive cases, however, studies showed no improved outcomes so now they wait for reoccurance and react appropriately; Hence the ultra-sensitive PSA tests every 3 months. This is good, especially since I was told that once radiation occurs post RARP, your level of incontinence will likely be permanently frozen in what ever state it was at the time radiation is started - so I'm happy to wait! Who knows, maybe I'll defy the odds and not ever experience reoccurance. That too would make me happy. I will say the waiting around for less than desirable PSA results is not helpful to one's mental state, so I'm working hard to focus on more positive things, otherwise one could get pretty depressed. Good luck to you!