sbassmeister - I agree with the other comments, definitely recommend doing your homework before making a decision. For myself, I was relatively young (57), very active, and have hopes of 3 more decades of life. I had Gleason Score 7 (4/3) and cancer was confined to the prostate, based on scans. Thus, I decided to go with a radical prostatectomy because of several issues - More options if cancer came back, personal feeling that removal of prostate would do more to prevent BCR, and not wanting potential negative LT side effects of radiation treatment. I did not see the potential for ED and Incontinence as important as removing the cancerous organ from my body - This is obviously very personal and something you will need to weigh.

Best of luck with your decision and future treatments,

Jim

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