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I thought I had it bad. Nine years is a long time. I'm 3 years post...

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Discussion: Tips for getting off Flomax (tamsulosin)?

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Posted: Feb 3, 2024

Cannot agree more emphatically with what jeffmarc has advised. Nowhere in your posts do you mention...

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Discussion: Prostate cancer T3b: Anyone else had radiation and what was outcome?

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Posted: Dec 18, 2024

What kind of radiation treatment? I've had HDR brachytherapy, where they insert hollow needles (that block...

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Discussion: Anyone have rectal pain after radiation? What helps?

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Posted: May 25 10:41am

Regarding the “if I did radiation then surgery was not an option after the fact.” According...

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Discussion: Choice between radiation or surgery: thoughts on what I should do?

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Posted: Mar 6 8:20am

I won’t call it luck but I will agree that I’ve been fortunate, even blessed. I’m...

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Discussion: Post prostatectomy: What do rising PSA levels mean?

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Posted: May 21, 2024

Wishing you the best. I’m 60, was diagnosed at 58. Stage 1 intermediate, Gleason 4+3/7. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1017742/

Discussion: Treatment questions for "younger men" with PC (40 to 60?).

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Posted: Feb 18, 2024

It might be just how you wrote it but you may be misunderstanding the exact mechanics...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1157319/

Discussion: My Treatment Decision Is In: Single Seed Brachytherapy

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Posted: Oct 15, 2024

I am a 4+3 also. 3 of 12 cores were +. 1 was 4+3 and two...

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Discussion: Proton therapy with short term hormone therapy

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Posted: Jun 16, 2024

Your six weeks of radiation are IMRT which is the lower dose radiation. They do the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1151415/

Discussion: Brachytherapy: Regrets & Why ?

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Posted: Oct 3, 2024

Great question and like most things with PCa, the answer is complicated. As I understand it,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1072626/

Discussion: Second Opinions in Prostate Cancer

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Posted: May 22, 2024

Sorry--I don't want private messages; that setting is intentional. My husband was first diagnosed and treated...

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Discussion: Where to take Leuprolide infusion? Arm or stomach?

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Posted: Jul 30 5:17pm

I was 4 + 3 = 7 with PSA going from 4.0 - 7.1 before treatment....

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Discussion: Gleason 7 (4+3), ECE, PSA 3 – Considering IMRT + ADT vs. Surgery –

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Posted: Jul 31 11:26am

I'm not second guessing your team at MD Anderson, but did you speak to anyone there...

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Discussion: Weighing my surgery options (aka lost in the weeds)

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Posted: Apr 18 7:32am

I'm 71 and felt about 80% rested & recovered just 3 days after my HDR Brachytherapy...

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Discussion: HDR Brachytherapy treatment recovery process?

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Posted: Aug 5, 2024

You don’t just want a medical oncologist, you want a Genito urinary oncologist, They specialize in...

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Discussion: Do I need find a medical oncologist following proton therapy?

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Posted: May 19 2:03pm

I also read this Brachytherapy Report . In my case I am 85 years young ,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1152970/

Discussion: Gleason7(3+4) - treatment options recommendation

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Posted: Oct 6, 2024

I’ve commented before on this thread but wanted to share something related. I’ve known one of...

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Discussion: Do you tell others now to get a PSA?

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Posted: May 17, 2024

Much like the OP (milans), I'm 71, Gleason 9, Stage 2; PSMA PET Scan shows no...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1044221/

Discussion: Radical prostatectomy (RP) vs radiation post age 70

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Posted: Apr 2, 2024

Hi Frank, My diagnosis was almost exactly the same as yours. Stage 3. Gleason 7 (4+3)....

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Discussion: Lupron Treatment Duration: How long were you on it?

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Posted: Jul 7, 2020

I recently complete the first of 2 procedures for HDR Brachytherapy at Mayo. If you have...

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Discussion: How to choose a Mayo doctor? (Rochester, MN)

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Posted: Jun 17, 2023