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What is the average age of the gentlemen on here?

Posted by john57 @john57, Mar 26, 2020

good evening men. i have a group question here. i,m 57 years old and i feel that is kind of young to have prostate cancer. so my question for the men is what is the age of some of you?

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ava11 | @ava11 | Nov 2, 2024

hbp,
You proved them wrong. Wish you many years of quality life.

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jeremy904 | @jeremy904 | Oct 8, 2024
In reply to @colleenyoung "@jeremy904, I'm glad that that cancer was caught so early. I bet neither you nor your..." + (show)
@colleenyoung

@jeremy904, I'm glad that that cancer was caught so early. I bet neither you nor your doctor were expected the biopsy to come back positive at your age. What treatment has been recommended?

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Hi @colleenyoung ,

First off - thank you for the wonderful job you do moderating this board.

Everything is going slowly at this point due to my urologist being hard to contact and hard to get my records from for second opinion. I was recommended to get a RALP due to my age from the 10-minute consult I did with him based on my results. I'm currently working to get a second consult from a few places (BAMF virtually and Mayo locally) as well as sending my biopsy slides to Johns Hopkins for review.

I am open to their suggestions and am prepping mentally and physically for a RALP. I'll follow-up when I know more.

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hbp | @hbp | Oct 7, 2024

77. Diagnosed 3 years ago G9, locally advanced aggressive and told incurable. PSA .01 since surgery 2.5 years ago

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Oct 7, 2024
In reply to @jeremy904 "I am 38 years old and diagnosed with Gleason 3+3 as of a week ago. I..." + (show)
@jeremy904

I am 38 years old and diagnosed with Gleason 3+3 as of a week ago. I did random bloodwork at the start of the year that included PSA (a test I didn't know about). It showed a high PSA (4.2) which led me to the urologist. Another PSA test of (4.7) and a biopsy was ordered. Results show Clinical stage T1c, Gleason grade 1, PSA 4.7.

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@jeremy904, I'm glad that that cancer was caught so early. I bet neither you nor your doctor were expected the biopsy to come back positive at your age. What treatment has been recommended?

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jeremy904 | @jeremy904 | Oct 2, 2024

I am 38 years old and diagnosed with Gleason 3+3 as of a week ago. I did random bloodwork at the start of the year that included PSA (a test I didn't know about). It showed a high PSA (4.2) which led me to the urologist. Another PSA test of (4.7) and a biopsy was ordered. Results show Clinical stage T1c, Gleason grade 1, PSA 4.7.

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rhenderson | @rhenderson | Sep 27, 2024
In reply to @colleenyoung "@rhenderson, that's a bittersweet "accident". Have you found out when you'll be having surgery yet? Any..." + (show)
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@rhenderson, that's a bittersweet "accident". Have you found out when you'll be having surgery yet? Any questions as you prepare?

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Meeting with surgeon at the end of October

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Sep 27, 2024
In reply to @rhenderson "Diagnosed at 67. PSA has always been < .5 but was detected after TURP performed. Caught..." + (show)
@rhenderson

Diagnosed at 67. PSA has always been < .5 but was detected after TURP performed. Caught by “accident”. 3+4 and waiting to get on surgery schedule

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@rhenderson, that's a bittersweet "accident". Have you found out when you'll be having surgery yet? Any questions as you prepare?

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Sep 26, 2024
In reply to @rudy904 "81. Radiation therapy ended June 24, 2024. Just had my second Lupron injection." + (show)
@rudy904

81. Radiation therapy ended June 24, 2024. Just had my second Lupron injection.

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@rudy904, how are you doing? How are you doing on Lupron?

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VancouverIslandHiker | @vancouverislandhiker | Sep 23, 2024
In reply to @tom9410 "Hey James, in 2020 diagnosed (PSA 5) .. MRI showed two PIRADS three lesions, fusion biopsy..." + (show)
@tom9410

Hey James, in 2020 diagnosed (PSA 5) .. MRI showed two PIRADS three lesions, fusion biopsy showed several cores of Gleason 6 in each of those lesions- Started AS. Next MRI and biopsy showed the same. Third MRI in 2024 showed only one lesion! I'm thinking things are at least status quo, but biopsy showed Gleason 6 in the lesion, and 4 of the non targeted cores surprisingly showed 3-3+4=7, and 1-4=4=8 cores. None of the three MRI's or PSMA PET scan noted any of the higher grade lesions, psa remained stable throughout. Catheter is a nuisance but tolerable. Low genomic score is only good news. RP on 9/16 went smoothly with little pain or complications, until last night ended up in ER overnight due to severe bladder spasms with spurting bloody urine out around cath entry point. Meds are helping. Scheduled for cath removal on 9/24. Still waiting pathology report.
How are you doing brother?

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I think overall yoru doing well! You just had RP on 9/16/'24 , so it takes some time . Pathology will be interesting . get a hard copy of that for sure !! You need that copy to talk to the doctors too ! So mainly 3+4= 7 was found in cores ?
Yes the catheter is not fun - but gone soon! What was yoru PSA going into operation again ?
Im doing fine Post RP and a year after at 0.14 PSA I had 22 sessions of External beam radiation ( EBRT) . No ADT . That was 2 years ago . Now im at 0.040 ! The radiation acts slow , but the results are good I think. I speak to RO and urologist in 2 weeks . God Bless Tom . Keep me in the loop of you developments . James on Vancouver Island .

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melcanada | @melcanada | Sep 23, 2024

80th BD this week 2017 radiated out prostate
2020 radiated L 2 lumbar then Xtandi in 2021 In 2023 Xofigio or Radium 223
Now first chemo of 8 today 2024 On Xgeva since 2021 and Zolodex since 2017 Fell great but anxious

Prayer Precious Blood of Jesus please Heal me

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