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Surgery or radiation?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 3 11:37pm | Replies (44)

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@freed58 My surgery was 26 months ago. The surgeon was very experienced and well-regarded locally. It was not Retzius sparing surgery of which I was unaware at the time. So yes I had incontinence at first, and ED still, but I am alive. Penis is shorter. BPH issues went away right away. I wore depends at night for a year, mostly as a precaution but don't need them now.

So If surgery, I would definitely look for a surgeon doing nerve-sparing. But if it comes back, I still have radiation as a treatment option.

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Thank you for sharing those insights.

@marlon
Hi Marion,
If your cancer is contained and there are no other extenuating circumstances I feel surgery is the best route. The one incision nerve sparing procedure the best. You are correct, if the surgery fails you always have radiation and ADT as a backup plan. Always a good idea to have a backup plan.

Dave 3+4