Bob,
Best of luck, don’t hesitate to reach out on this forum. Will be variety of opinions no one answer is right as really each individual person’s case is different due to multiple factors. What was right for one person may not be for the next although on the surface they look the same. You will get great guidance for further research on your own and all this will assist you in finding direction . One person will say do this and another will say don’t do that do this. Everyone has their own story and one’s success does not necessarily mean it is automatically replicated in another. Your final decision comes down to what you are comfortable with through your Doctor’s consultation’s (get several). Often times you are able to research recommendations and find the published studies regarding exactly why certain treatments are recommended. All of this is often just a numbers and statistics game on what is the best course of action. You might also read something that because something is 80% successful over 72% successful it is recommended but then brings maybe some more extreme side effects. So then if only 8 more people will actually gain the benefit , is it worth going one approach over another. You are right about getting hit with a ton if bricks, even more so with a Gleason 9.