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Treatment Decision - Radical Prostatectomy versus Radiation Therapy
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Oct 19 10:23am | Replies (57)Comment receiving replies
Thanks to everyone for the comments and insights. Really helps to know that others have experience that I can learn from. Have a few more questions in to my doctors and will be making a treatment decision early next week. Ready to get into the "doing something" phase.
Doug
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Best wishes for success with whatever you choose. We’ve got your back!
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I am 71 and found out in April that I had PC. MRI and Biopsy showed PC in the prostate and seminal vesicles. Biopsy showed Gleason 7's and a 9, T3a, Score 5 and the cancer of the aggressive type.
My doc and I discussed the treatment options and since I have had many heart issues he said I might not survive the RP. I am in really good shape and I elected to go with the RP. My cardiologist said I was fine.
My thought process was that if you have radiation, you more than likely cannot have RP (but I learned recently that there are a few rare cases that you can). Yet, if you have RP you can have radiation and ADT. I thought of the RP/ADT/Radiation as a "triple antibiotic" type of treatment. We did the RP and now I am awaiting what the next steps are.
Yes, I have mild incontinence, and they had to remove one set of nerves which also had PC, which will make getting an erection extremely hard, but at my age that's not a big deal. I learned a long time ago marriage is not about sex, marriage is about love and mutual respect.