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Warning: Attempt at irreverent humor below. Apologies in advance if offensive to anyone. To treat or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1030394/

Discussion: Surgery or Radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 9, 2024

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/255833/

Discussion: Living with Prostate Cancer: Meet others & introduce yourself

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 14, 2020

Phil, Thank you for sharing your experiences with salvage radiation. I am so glad that it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1223366/

Discussion: Rising PSA years after radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 27 6:46pm

Dave I can't answer your question - looking for either proton or photon experiences from others...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1110842/

Discussion: Long-term radiation side effects post surgery: Any experiences or data

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

I've known my diagnosis for over a year, I started ADT at the end of May...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1143961/

Discussion: Notifying work

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

Gentlemen: These are truly your choices and I respect them. I had no problems with my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/976086/

Discussion: Multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) over diagnosis?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 6, 2023

I was "signed up" for HDR brachtherapy and on the table, all prepped and anesthetized. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1229206/

Discussion: Experienced Permanent Seed Brachytherapy Doctors

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 4 9:54am

Here's my clinical history. After surgery in 2014, I had BCR. At the time, the standard...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1003346/

Discussion: PSA detectable 18 mos after prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

I saw where you cancelled the trip... So, my experience is a little late in your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1201621/

Discussion: Advice on a trip after having Radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 1 9:23am

I agree 100% with the opinion of retiredITguy. You made a great decision by getting a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1111282/

Discussion: Gleason 6 But high decipher score.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

Great question. Intuitively, the time in chamber for each treatment might be based on the ATA...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1185649/

Discussion: HBOT therapy for radiation cystitis

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 6, 2024

You really don’t want to only speak to urologists. Urologist are surgeons so their answer to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1164274/

Discussion: Newly Diagnosed: Removal vs Radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 28, 2024

I had PSA persistence (0.93 6 weeks post op) after surgery probably because I was diagnosed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1042775/

Discussion: Treatment options for locally advanced prostate cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 30, 2024

Here's what I understand so far, as a layperson: Proton-beam and SBRT (aka "cyberknife") are both...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1117667/

Discussion: Type of Radiation machines

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 4, 2024

Most common accepted definition of BCR is two consecutive readings, 90 days apart. With standard PSA...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/255856/

Discussion: Living with Prostate Cancer: Meet others & introduce yourself

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 26, 2020

Well, as others have said, those who have not experienced side effects from SRT, may not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1088338/

Discussion: Salvage radiation therapy after radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 17, 2024

First of all, welcome to the forum and best wishes for success on wherever your journey...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1088693/

Discussion: 3+3 - others' experiences and questions I should ask doc?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 17, 2024

Towards the end of IMRT x 28 I began to have issues. The care team always...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1156983/

Discussion: Radiation causing constant urge to urinate and burning

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 14, 2024

I had recurrence 18 months after surgery so not the same but...time to gather some clinical...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/621869/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 31, 2021

Stage 3 metastatic prostate cancer patient here weighing in. Speaking for the rest of our group...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1097865/

Discussion: PSA of 4.1 when never previously higher than 1.0

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 2, 2024

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