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Mayo Clinic or University of Iowa? Deciding on Mayo & local care

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 3, 2023 | Replies (15)
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If you have not had any experience from either hospital, I do not see how comparisons can be made. I had my prostatectomy combined with the removal of a large bladder diverticula, and everything went well. I do suffer from some of the side effects, but that has nothing to do with the team that cared for me. The U of I is a highly respected hospital. I am also seeing them for heart failure.

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keismom2 | @keismom2 | Jan 9, 2023

My husband is a Gleason 9, with spread to 1lymph node. We had a phone conversation with U of I and Rochester. The U of I was basically doom and gloom. We will need to take the nerve bundles on one side, we will need to do radiation and ADT right away.

Mayo was we have got this! He had removal early October and has been continent since the catheter was removed. His nerves were spared. His 3month PSA was undetectable. We know it will most likely come back but this has been a gift.

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