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That is really good that you had negative margins 👍 - that means that in theory they removed all of the cancer from your body , so whatever was seen in pathology is now hopefully out of your body. Also, since they did not see any cribriform or IDC is also great news - that means that although your genetic test showed aggressiveness, your cells still (luckily) did not reach their full potential of becoming real spooks. BUT, they were very active - they invaded a lot of spaces that they should not have done. 🧐 I am sure that your doctor will wait for the first PSA test results and go from there. You can ask for him to explain findings and those "invasions" - where they were exactly and how extensive. Treatments after RP IF needed are very straightforward - radiation or radiation with short ADT or radiation with long ADT in case of very aggressive features and positive PSA results.
All in all, there are many treatments available but it could very well be that you will not need any 🍀🍀🍀.
Keep us posted 👍 and wishing you the best of luck 😊 !

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Thank you @surftohealth88 for your best wishes and excellent elucidation of the likely next steps given my pathology result. I will keep you all posted on what my urologist prop[oses.

On a related but different topic, yeterday was cathether removal day..yaaaaa. I will work to strengthen my pelvic floor in the coming weeks.