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I had similar findings this August but slightly worse. I got a 2nd opinion at Mayo Rochester and they downgraded it and downgraded again after my biopsy. I had my prostatectomy on Halloween (they didn't wear costumes) and both it and the biopsy were virtually pain free. A benefit of surgery is that the can do a pathology report. In mine it showed everything to be clean with clear margins-and they downgraded again. There are a couple of side effects that everyone is concerned about but the vast majority of men recover from them. But, there are similar and sometimes worse side effects with radiation that show up much later. You might want to look them up. I'm 75, in otherwise good shape and am confident something else will get me, even if it returns in 10-15 years when new treatments can be applied. Best of luck. Remember that each specialist will recommend their treatment.

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What was your final Gleason score?