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Thanks for sharing. Where did you decide to get RARP done? Could you share a Dr name at MDA you felt good talking with. I live in Houston and starting a similar journey after a Gleason 7 and 8 score in 3 of 12 areas was detected from my biopsy last week. Absolutely no symptoms but PSA was 4.3 and MRI caught the lesion . 66 in good health. Will be getting input from MDA and Methodist teams on next suggested steps . My Urologist is a surgeon in private practice but uses Methodist hospital facilities. Going to listen to a roadmap but think Robotic removal seems most likely with best outcome. TBD Thanks
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Phoenix AZ. I had a great surgeon but don’t remember his name. The Mayo Clinic has many great doctors. Good luck!
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I'm having the surgery on June 16th with Dr. Ronney Abaza in Columbus, OH.
I saw Dr. John Ward at MD Anderson. He exuded confidence and took the time to answer all my questions (most before I even asked). It was a very tough choice between him and Dr. Abaza but the Columbus logistics are much easier. You'll probably see a multi-care team at MDA and they can steer you in a clear treatment direction. For me, it was surgery.
Side note: Brian Davis at MDA is also supposed to be very good. I doubt you could go wrong down there, whichever type of treatment you end up getting.