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Surgery advice for enlarged prostate (BPH)

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I realize this string is a year+ old, but maybe someone has a perspective: my large prostate (114 cc) is limiting my treatment choices. Could I have Holep or Aquablation or another treatment to REDUCE my prostate size in order to expand my PCa treatment options? Right now, what I'm being told is RP or hormones/ADT for several months and then, possibly, radiation. Neither of those is attractive. I'm 80, in good health otherwise, TC1, 4+3, localized PCa, no metastases showed on recent PSMA-PET. Anybody have similar issues and dealt with the PCa in 2 steps?

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@tdgillett Yes, you can. Ask your doctor about this and PLEASE get a second opinion!
Phil

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Check out PAE. I just had one to shrink mine and it’s a piece of cake and equally as effective or better than other procedures.