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Finished 28 Proton Therapies

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jun 15 3:10pm | Replies (63)

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@leenielsen

Thanks for the reply... I had my Pylarify pet scan on Dec. 19th and it showed no spread. to nodes, seminal vesicles or skeletal so that was positive. I had 5 positive cores all on one side, all 4+4.

Meeting with the surgeon tomorrow (who does lots of Robotic surgeries) so I'll know then how booked out he is.

I live in Northern Wisconsin but winter in Scottsdale 6 months of the year. I have also contacted Mayo in Scottsdale but they haven't received my medical records yet. Once they do, I'll be contacted if they will accept me into their system for treatment. I think it would be beneficial to go thru Mayo as they are cutting edge whether Proton or Robotic surgery... I also live 5 hours from Mayo in Rochester should down the line I need further treatments as well. What have you heard on success rates for Proton? Similar to surgery I think?
Thanks, Lee

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Proton has a better success rate and significantly fewer possibilities for bad side effects. This is a very complicated surgery, and usually the doctors who is pushing it, don't tell you all the truth.