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TULSA PRO Results at 3 plus years - Treated for High Grade Gleason 8
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I live your story and 100% agree. I too did Hemi gland Tulsa Pro like you where they ablated the front half of my prostate where the localized tumor was located. G3+4=7, 13 core biopsy had one core a 7 with less then 10% 4. I went to mayo Jax in Dec and had my procedure and wow what a change. I urinate stronger then before, was having erections 3 weeks later, and my PSA dropped from 4.5 to 0.5 at 3 mos post. I also think Tulsa Pro is the next great precedure for localized prostate cancer. Spread the word to all! Oh one other thing, mine was 100% paid for by BCBS because I met my max out of pocket for the year.
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@ucfron I did not have Hemi ablation. I had whole gland ablation. I had cancer on both sides/lobes and as mentioned I had 5 positive cores with 2 aggressive Gleason 8's, a bit more aggressive intermediate grade (4+3) 7, a (3+4) 7 and a Gleason 6. So, whole gland treatment was critical. The more aggressive cancer was on the left and that area was covered by TULSA swipes several times since my procedure was before they had the "boost" algorithm in the software . They did leave some prostate tissue around one of the nerve bundles and the urethral sphincter. Pre TULSA my prostate was 57cc and it is now 22cc. Per the MRI's there is still some BPH tissue and scar tissue. Despite the whole gland treatment, I was surprised to learn I still have a 22cc prostate. But, that is what it measures out to with every MRI.
I have the scans showing my whole gland treatment that includes pre-treatment, during treatment (including the heat mapping) and post treatment. It is pretty interesting to see how they attacked it including notes for the area that was attacked more than once. My procedure took longer than normal due to the additional "Swipes" of the cancer zones.
It is nice to some TULSA procedures now being covered. I paid out of pocket three years ago. But, it was worth it.