@tom86

Yeah, as I say, if only there was a checklist, if this, then that...

Alas, there is not.

My radiologist says in the tumor review boards the oncologists are all over the map when defending their treatment plans.

As I say , put 100 prostate cancer medical specialists in a room , give them a set of clinical data and ask for consensus on treatment...good luck with that!

My first two treatments, surgery and SRT followed the SOC in the NCCN guidelines, so, they were "good" decisions, following the "science."

Both failed but all was not lost, I learned to take charge, amass clinical data and then make decisions that used he science as a foundation but then were hybrid, making choices that fit my clinical data, not population based.

It's working...almost at the 12-1/2 year mark, only three years on treatment!