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Low psa , high cancer grade

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I did have it twice, at Swedish Cherry Hill in Seattle; and no I did not use up my lifetime supply of radiation eligibility after the first round. If I remember right from 13 years ago, the first round was a total of 50 Gy spread out over five fractions (treatment days). The second round 8 years later was a lower dosage of 38 Gy over the same five fractions. At this point I cannot have any further radiation of the prostate, mostly due to the buildup of radiation scarring, and would have to go chemo from here. However, if I were to have any metastases elsewhere in my body I could still go back for more radiation. Hope that layman's explanation helps...

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@lagnafinc Thanks…actually, your answer is one of the reasons I chose surgery; how did the RO know how many Gys I would need to kill it completely?
There must be standards -according to Gleason score and other patho features - which determine how much you need, but there are just so many unknowns.
Surgery was certainly no guarantee either!
Phil