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Anyone do Tulsa Pro, newer laser ablation procedure?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Apr 25, 2023 | Replies (30)
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I have my 1 year recheck with MRI in a couple of weeks. My PSA before treatment was 2.6 and has remained at 1.0 on my 3 month rechecks. I had a hemi-ablation so I still have 1/2 of my prostate. No urinary or sexual side effects. Medicare did cover about $5,000 which left me paying $15,000 out of pocket. I might add this is my second HIFU, my first being with an in-experienced doctor in 2018, and the cancer came back.

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russm | @russm | Jan 21, 2023

First of all, I wish you the very best with your MRI and future PSA tests. I hope they are perfect in your favor. If you are comfortable sharing those results, I am sure myself and others are anxious to hear them.

I am still in the "treatment" decision process and will be having a PSMA PET scan in a little over a week. At this point, I am considering pretty much every option including TULSA PRO, HIFU, radiation or surgery.

As mentioned, I had a couple of Gleason 8's (16 percent and 8 percent) in the two cores and a couple of Gleason 7's out of 12 samples. I sent my scans and reports out to several doctors and spoke with your doctor on Friday. He requested the aforementioned scan and mentioned that I may need more when and if he sees me for a TULSA or HIFU consultation.

Thank you again and best of luck moving forward.

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