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Scheduled for a Radical Prostatectomy and having Second Thoughts
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Re: Immunotherapy , HIFU , Cryoabalation , NanoKnife , TULSA PRO.
Apparently, these treatments really only work properly with somebody who has a Gleason of 3+4 or less. I have been recommending looking into them for people that have higher Gleason scores, It appears I was wrong about that and they should not need to investigate those techniques because they aren’t going to work well with those higher Gleason cases.
A 3+4 with intraductal or cribriform would also not be looking for those treatments.
I would love to hear from somebody in here that has had one of those treatments with a high Gleason score, and how successful it was.
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I have associates , Gleason 4 + 3 = 7 who had NanoKnife in Toronto , Cryoabalation in Alberta , and Immunotherapy in Germany .
None I am aware off having HIFU .
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I was diagnosed with two cores of cancer, one at 3+4. An earlier MRI showed nothing. I immediately decided on RP as I wanted cancer removed. I had a month prior to surgery and did Kegels religiously. After the surgery (Nov. 2023) my pathology report showed my Gleason was actually 4+5 and cancer right at the capsule. The surgeon believes he got it all 🙏. After my catheter was removed I had another month to do Kegels before my Followup appointment. Bottom line is I have had ZERO incontinence issues. Also, I have had 4 PSA blood tests in the last year and all have come back < 0.01. Praying everyday, but so far so good. Best of luck to you as well.