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I chose RP for G 9 & 8s at a center of excellence for a chance at a long lasting "cure".
And I would do it again.
Surgery went very well; clean margins, lymph nodes and seminal vesicles. Continence excellent; ED a work in progress, and coming back.
1st 90 day postop PSA was .19 (and not the goal, which is

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Looks like the last part of your post was cut off after your 90 day post op. Sounds like the continence concern went well for you luckily which is a big concern so that’s great to hear. I read that many men take an average of 4-5 months or so with some regaining continence sooner, but I suppose it depends on your age, overall health and issues at the time of surgery - everyone has their own set of circumstances.

As I have recently just found out that I have PC, it takes a while to get over the disbelief and try to educate yourself on options available, as well as becoming familiar with what to expect moving forward with whatever path you choose. Each path (Radiation Treatment or RP) has its own set of side effects so it’s important to weigh them out and make sure you understand what you will be dealing with once your choice has been made.

Personally leaning towards RP myself as it seems to leave the radiation option open as a backup. I was offered to take part in a clinical trial at City Of Hope if I choose the radiation path, they take my genetic information and evaluate my chances of the cancer metastasizing and if the chance is high they add an additional drug that keeps the cancer from metastasizing if I understand it correctly and if it has and was undetected it slows it down by a significant percentage.