Has anyone had TULSA?

Posted by babybird87 @babybird87, 20 hours ago

Hello, 56, recently diagnosed with prostate cancer..2 lesions 3 plus 4 and 3 plus 3. (from biopsy) I an American but live in Japan.

I`m trying to decide between Tulsa or surgery. Tulsa is available in only two locations in Japan. It`s about 14,000 dollars for treatment. I met with the doctor last week. The MRI picked up the 3 plus 4 but not the 3 plus 3 lesion.

He recommends killing the 3 plus 4 and leaving the 6 as it may not need treatment. He says he can blast the whole area (and kill the 6 also) but it cause some nerve damage.

In theory, Tulsa sounds better than surgery but it seems like some cases of the cancer returning. I really torn now and need to decide in the next day.

It`s really hard to find a lot of Tulsa experiences only a few negative and yet to be determined.

Does anyone have any feedback both positive or negative about Tulsa?

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bjroc | @bjroc | 19 hours ago

I had Tulsa, I would call it something just about anyone can handle. And if for some reason it fails, you can always get another treatment. I have no side effects from Tulsa, a few weeks in a catheter was only thing to handle.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/tulsa-pro-initial-experience/

billfarm | @billfarm | 18 hours ago

Having had surgery and subsequent psa failure why not do Tulsa and see what happens? Or another Tulsa if it doesn’t get it all surgery seldom gets it all either. You may retain more continence and sexual function.

northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | 14 hours ago

Side note: I still find it weird that the procedure is called "TULSA-Pro" when it was developed in Toronto. I know it stands for "Transurethral Ultrasound Ablation", but it sounds like it should have come from Oklahoma, not Ontario. 🙂