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mikewo, That is great!!! Wish my PSA had gone down that much. But you had a lower one to start I was 3.75.
As I mentioned Mayo Jacksonville does not have protron. I wish I had lived closer to Phoenix or Rochester. I have learned from posts about the 5 treatment proton treatments that seem to be doing great in treating prostrate cancer. Gosh just 5 treatments in one week and you are done. I went 6 weeks 5 days a week.
I talked to my Mayo primary care doctor and he says the high dose proton treatments are not showing more side affects as was expected. My treatments at UFPTI was great but wish I could have stayed at Mayo (as all my other health care is there) for proton but just was not available and did not want the extra concern with photon.
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The five treatments are not all in one week. They are Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Wednesday. I am lucky to live in the Phoenix area, but it was still a 35-minute drive each way. My oncologist wanted to do 28 radiation treatments and then I stated looking at CyberKnife and its 5 treatments and all of a sudden when I said I was going to go there he said, "Oh we can do 5". After looking at the bill$ that each Proton session charged Medicare and my insurance I can see why he wanted to do 28 se$$ion$$. From what I understand Mayo Jacksonville is building a proton facility. I hope it will be one of the newest MRI guided proton treatments. As of today, I am 158 days post radiation with no side effects that I am aware of. Good luck to you and I hope we both don't need luck.