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What is the average age of the gentlemen on here?

Posted by john57 @john57, Mar 26, 2020

good evening men. i have a group question here. i,m 57 years old and i feel that is kind of young to have prostate cancer. so my question for the men is what is the age of some of you?

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slick64 | @slick64 | Oct 1, 2022

Age 58 rising psa 6.7, biopsy found it. Stage 1 Gleason 6/7
Undergoing additional testing to see where to go from there.

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rxharleydude | @rxharleydude | Oct 1, 2022

Diagnosed at 71, I am currently 82

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geohman | @grohman | Oct 2, 2022

Diagnosed in 2012 at 64 yrs old. Had an elevated PSA at 6.5 at that time. Selected active surveillance. Was PSA tested every 6 months for 10 yrs. PSA fluctuated between 3.5 and 5 for those ten yrs. Also had 3 MRIs and 3 biopsies over the 10 yr. period. In July of 2022, PSA spiked to 22.5. PSA re-tested again after 30 days and PSA had dropped back to 4.8. History of significant BPH also over the 10 yrs. of surveillance. Had my 4th MRI along with a PET scan because of the one significant PSA spike. No metastasize seen. Felt I had done active surveillance long enough. Chose to have Proton Beam treatment in October 2022 at my present age of 74. Praying for positive results.

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jogger01 | @jogger01 | Oct 2, 2022

Diagnosed at 54 with PSA at 35.7. Had RP and PSA went undetectable at 3 month check. PSA rise detected 6 months after RP. Started 18 months ADT (Lupron), and had radiation therapy 2020. 58 now with undetectable PSA.

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dandl48 Dave | @dandl48 | Oct 2, 2022

a positive biopsy at age 71 with a PSA 12.8. had the 5 SBRT treatments over 10 days done 2 years ago last month at age 72.

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proftom2 | @proftom2 | Oct 2, 2022

Diagnosed at age 67, December of 2020, stage 4. Turned 69 last month. Survived a year of bad cancer days. Learning to live with cancer, days have improved.

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Jerry | @jerryegge | Oct 2, 2022

Hello, Diagnosed August 2021, age 72, with PSA 4.2 and Gleason scores of 4+3. Surgery January 2022. PSA testings since have been <0.01, despite the confirmation of a Gleason 7 in one of my lymph nodes. I’ve been doing active surveillance. Jerry

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stebro | @stebro | Oct 2, 2022
In reply to @jerryegge "Hello, Good idea, get moving now. My PSA was 4.2. In my situation, it was worse..." + (show)
@jerryegge

Hello,
Good idea, get moving now. My PSA was 4.2. In my situation, it was worse than the number indicated to me. It had metastasized and was found in one lymph node too. However, the good news is my PSA level has been undetectable since my surgery, which was nine months ago. Good luck. Jerry

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I'm rolling. Thanks for the encouragement. I'm glad yours turned out well. I'm also glad I found this forum. Good luck to you too ...
Steve

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stebro | @stebro | Oct 2, 2022
In reply to @grohman "Diagnosed in 2012 at 64 yrs old. Had an elevated PSA at 6.5 at that time...." + (show)
@grohman

Diagnosed in 2012 at 64 yrs old. Had an elevated PSA at 6.5 at that time. Selected active surveillance. Was PSA tested every 6 months for 10 yrs. PSA fluctuated between 3.5 and 5 for those ten yrs. Also had 3 MRIs and 3 biopsies over the 10 yr. period. In July of 2022, PSA spiked to 22.5. PSA re-tested again after 30 days and PSA had dropped back to 4.8. History of significant BPH also over the 10 yrs. of surveillance. Had my 4th MRI along with a PET scan because of the one significant PSA spike. No metastasize seen. Felt I had done active surveillance long enough. Chose to have Proton Beam treatment in October 2022 at my present age of 74. Praying for positive results.

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I'm very interested in the Proton Beam therapy as well. Did you have it done at Mayo? I hope you'll keep posting. I'd like to follow your progress. Good luck on your journey.

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geohman | @grohman | Oct 3, 2022
In reply to @stebro "I'm very interested in the Proton Beam therapy as well. Did you have it done at..." + (show)
@stebro

I'm very interested in the Proton Beam therapy as well. Did you have it done at Mayo? I hope you'll keep posting. I'd like to follow your progress. Good luck on your journey.

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Scheduled to have Proton Beam treatment at Mayo-Rochester the last week in October 2022. Praying for successful treatment. I will post how things go.

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