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Prostate cancer surgery: What can I expect & prepare for?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Feb 27, 2023 | Replies (36)
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@hammer101

Thanks so much for the extra detail and pray all goes well for your follow up treatments. My doctor said told me that if my cancer comes back they would do scans to determine where the cancer is located. Did they find where your cancer came back or are they treating the prostate base?

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web265 | @web265 | Nov 30, 2022

After the RP the PSA went up to .09 and we did the PSMA PET CT Scan with radioactive dye, it was negative. I learned here that it's typically negative at that PSA level, until your up a bit more, the chances of the scan finding anything are pretty low.

So.. the radiation was the "surgical bed" I think they call it, and lymph nodes around the surgical bed for about the first 29 treatments, then the last bunch are just the surgical bed. (which I guess is the same as the prostate base).

If you click on the chart, you'll be able to see the entire thing. I have no idea why it looks like this...
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