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@jeffmarc Never said that, what I said was that at 75 with the anesthesia and surgery combined it might be easier to do radiation instead. Just my opinion like we all have. It’s up to each individual to decide their course of treatment. The person was asking for comments so I gave them mine. We all comment here based on our own opinions or is yours the only one that matters?
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You said this “ At 75 I would think that it might be easier to avoid the affects anesthesia could have on your body plus recovering from surgery.”
What effects do you feel anesthesia could have? It puts one to sleep and they wake up. The way you said this, it seemed that you were implying that anesthesia would cause more than just putting somebody asleep and waking up because they were 75 or older. As I said, I’ve had it done multiple times after 75 no additional “effects” Yes, in a small percentage of cases memory issues can happen, but they are temporary in almost all cases.
I would encourage somebody 75 or older to have radiation because they may not be physically able to have surgery, or it could be dangerous for their health. If someone’s in great shape, it’s a tossup.
Most people have to recover from radiation. They have a few different side effects. In some cases, it lasts a lifetime, as we have heard on this forum, and I have heard from people in the online meetings I go to every week. Whether you’re 75 or 55 radiation can be problematic. Two different people who have been contacting me in the last few months, had urinary issues and diarrhea problems during radiation, both around 70.
Just trying to increase information about the 2 options.