@climateguy
It is hard when told you have PC to know what to do. You also can get overwhelmed with information from others and then like you posted conflicting information from medical professionals.

I don't think I saw you were given information on proton radiation. They have pencil beam and scatter beam treatments that have the same success rates of photon radiation. The difference is possible reduction of secondary damaged, and secondary cancers caused to surrounding organs and tissues that photon can have a higher chance than proton.

The biggest difference in the types of radiation is not success rates but photon radiation continues throughout body where proton stops at specific spot.

I still ponder if I made right decision on dosage. I had consultations with Mayo urologist, Mayo R/O, UFHTPI R/O, and my Mayo PCP. I went through the complete prostate cancer information package given to me by UFHPTI prior to considering coming to them for second opinion.

I sometimes ponder whether should have gotten the 5 days high dose versus the 30 low dose I got just to get it over quicker. Put then my Mayo PCP and UFHPTI told me after the 5 high dose treatments started they were seeing more side affects sooner.

I hated to be told I had PC and it did change my life. But I feel I did everything I could to find out all treatment plans and the pros and cons of each. I don't think I could have done more so I have accepted did the right for me personally.

I did not see from your post that you had a Decipher test. Did you have that test.