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Final countdown to RP on 3/26th and I’m anxious
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 22 4:34pm | Replies (31)Comment receiving replies
@survivor5280 Thank you I’m actually ok with the surgery and the recovery. I know it won’t be fun but I’m in decent shape. More worried about outcomes, incontinence , getting negative margins, if it spreads. I guess that falls in the step 1 of 1000 category. Thank you for your encouragement. Hoping for a downgrade of Gleason 9 and no detectable PSA! 🤞🙏👍
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I'm nearly 2 months out now: not a second of ED, not a drop of incontinence, undetectable PSA and my margins did leave some "cancer" behind - and it was intentional since grade 3 is not really considered cancer these days.
I worked myself into a frenzy beforehand. I joined support groups, talked to social workers and therapists and I do understand how crazy scary the thought of the future is.
The only thing you can do now is what is in your control - lots of pelvic floor work, lots of core work beforehand and leave the rest to your doctor. I'm saying this as a hypocrite because others told me similar things and I still freaked out. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Just know that the only guaranteed outcome is loss of your prostate and your ejaculate, everything else is not guaranteed by any stretch of the imagination.
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Best of luck for you TM91! Anxiety is real and normal. As I was told pre-surgery 18 months ago, you’ve made an informed decision. Lean into it and do the best you can moving forward. Both radiation and surgery have similar successful outcomes. You are much more likely to do well - especially with a positive attitude imo - than to have significant problems.
I’m looking forward to hearing your success story on the other side!