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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 5, 2023 | Replies (22)
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I am his wife… he had a birth defect which was only found out in his 50’s which resulted in replaceing his aorta valve. He now has a porcine valve, then total heart block and afib. Then got sepsis and had to do the entire surgery over with another pacemaker. His life depends on that pacemaker. He has been through so much but is very strong. Works out all the time. It got him through. Now this!. Just wanting to make the right decision with this. We are heartbroken and overwhelmed with this news. The dr is recommending radical prostectomy.
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So sorry to hear this. What a lot to go through. Getting the news is overwhelming. Do you have any prostrate cancer support groups in your area? Do you live close to any of the Mayo locations?
I am not a doctor but you say he has a serious heart condition but his Dr. is recommending radical prostectomy? The oncologist/radiologist at Mayo Jacksonville and the oncologist/radiologist at UFPTI would not consider recommending surgery to me because of my heart condition.
I depend on my ICD/pacemaker also. I have a left bundle branch block and 3 areas in LV sending out PVCs. Although my heart will self pace it will go down sharply if I did not have the pacemaker especially when I take my medications. So pacemaker keeps it up and helps with pacing as I have tons of PVCs. The ICD part has saved my life about a dozen times. Over the years I have had one (since 2006) it has gone off about 12 times. Without it I would not be here.
Mayo's Pace Clinic and my electrophysiolgist are outstanding and we fine tune and add medications to address issues. I was doing Sprint Triathlons prior to my radiation treatments and have been training to do them again. I have my first one this year in November. I have been an exerciser all my life. It is why my cardiologist say I do so well even with heart failure.
I would recommend getting second and third opinions. I did and many others using Mayo Clinic Connect have commented they also have done this.