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Prostatectomy Question? Side effects outweigh benefits?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Aug 27, 2023 | Replies (64)Comment receiving replies
First off, I wish you all the best for good health cancer free. It’s interesting talking with others here how treatment varies with each doctor. I was told they would not use radiation after surgery which concerned me as I feel if it has spread to the lymph nodes it could be caught and killed before it spreads.
I was told they don’t “overtreat” if they do not see it on any other tests, and use a watch and wait approach. How long after you had surgery will it take before you do radiation treatment?
What did you mean by the lab on the margin part of the prostate? I wasn’t aware they did any testing for that.
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On the margin is on the outside like a sticky substance on a basketball. I guess they lab it some how along with the two lymph nodes located next to the prostate. This is me talking and info from Dr. Scholz on Utube along with other of my friends who have had the surgery lately and Dave McCoy went in the total all out attack on it as he had it removed, then on Lupron and had 4 months of radiation 5 days a week so he took the max radiation for a life time to just not wait but kill the little bastar-s. He has been cancer free for over 3 years now. Wait for what, a recurrence as any recurrence comes back very angry and tougher to kill after that. I am going in for the win baby. Say, after surgery, as most all have a 0 or -.1 PSA. Well, they wait and watch and it bounces up to say 1, it is now angry and comes back with a vengence. With me it all depends on the 24th of Aug appt. with the Urologist/Surgeon. The initial CT and Bone S said no spread, he said twice after the surgery, no spread so we will see soon. I have one friend who has been on Lupron or equal for 18 years now.