I sure wish I lived closer to Rochester and could have gone to Mayo there. Mayo Jacksonville is where I go for all my doctor needs but chose UFPTI because Jacksonville did not offer proton.

Even when I went to UFPTI for proton treatments they said the main difference between proton and photon was that the radiation does not proceed past the prostrate like photon does. There is also much less radiation going in as almost all proton energy can be programmed to stop at prostrate.

However even UFPTI stated that the cure rates for photon and proton were basically the same. Mayo Jacksonville is an outstanding medical facility and my disappointment with them is that I could not get the proton treatment there. They are building a brand new cancer center that will have proton radiation treatments but a few years away.

I just had my 3 month follow up and my PSA dropped from 3.75 to 1.2. I was told goal was to have it below 1 but statistics showed usually does not get to lowest until 1-2 years after last treatment.

Would like to hear from others what their PSA was at 3 month mark to what the PSA was going in to treatments (radiation only). And if several years after what was time line to get to the lowest mark.