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Looking for men who recently had a laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 1, 2023 | Replies (54)
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@bill1965

Thanks! I wake up about every hour in the night. I do leak but I can go and sit down and I have a stream for about 7 seconds so I assume that’s a good sign. I couldn’t imagine having absolutely no control. I think this is the most difficult part so far. Having to wear diapers and pads is humiliating and very uncomfortable. It helps to relate to others that have gone through the same thing. What were your Gleason scores? I had a couple 9’s so they went wide with me as well. Did you have any follow up radiation or anything?

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Jerry | @jerryegge | Aug 25, 2023

Your doing great. My PSA was 4.2 and Gleason scores: 6 were 3+4 and 6 were 3+3. I had 8 lymph-node biopsies: 7 no cancer and 1 with a trace (Ugh).
Mayo suggested 39 radiation treatments plus 24 months of hormone shots. My wife and I discussed this and prayed about it. Instead, I went on active surveillance with PSA testing every three months and embracing the Mediterranean Diet. What this diet does is bring your testosterone (fertilizer for cancer) down, which is what hormone therapy does, only without the nasty side effects. So far, this has worked! Starting next January, I’ll get my PSA tested every 6 month, and hopefully with the same results.

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