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Robotic assisted simple prostatectomy
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Taking part of the prostate seems quite different than most experiences on here involving surgery since there's no real way to know if you got all of the cancer since a biopsy only tests very small areas and is far from comprehensive. How would they know if they got all of the cancer?
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Hubby had been on active surveillance for the last five months. We had hoped to be on AS for a longer period, as his PCa doesn’t seem to be aggressive. However, his new urologist said she is not comfortable with continuing AS. Hubby has a Gleason score of 7, PSA 10.7, and a high Decipher. She said the biopsy focused on the Pirads 4 and 5 lesions. Because hubby’s prostate is so large, she said there could be more cancer that the biopsy didn’t capture. That is why she is addressing the BPH by RASP, and then radiation to address the cancer. Fingers crossed the doctor is right about the simple prostatectomy procedure. After radiation, she said that surgery to remove the prostate is not possible.