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Mayo, surgeon, assumption is he/she is managed, developed and supported very well.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1510213/

Discussion: How do I assess my surgeon’s experience?

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Posted: Feb 20 7:58am

@mlabus3 My urologist/surgeon showed me how to do Kegels. A PT was not necessary.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1502304/

Discussion: Go with local prostectomy surgeon or pursue big center 2.5 hours away

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Posted: Feb 10 8:41am

@bwjb The “possibly” means that it all depends on how the rectal healing progresses. I know...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1517651/

Discussion: Has anyone on here experienced a recto-urethral fistula?

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Posted: Mar 2 7:28am

@sandguy 50%? Did your surgeon gain length? I lost a little but nothing significant.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1509533/

Discussion: I want to learn more about side effects of robotic prostatectomy

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Posted: Feb 19 9:12am

Looking for this elusive number once, I asked my surgeon once what he used as a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1471259/

Discussion: Why do different cancer centers use different PSA undetectable limits?

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Posted: Dec 31, 2025

@jmacllm, you'll find several discussions in the Prostate Cancer forum about choosing a surgeon. You're not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1098447/

Discussion: I'm trying to select a surgeon and finding it to be complicated.

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Posted: Jul 3, 2024

@heavyphil Thank you Phil. I feel like I am stuck at the moment between surgery and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1529716/

Discussion: Deciding between radiation and prostatectomy

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Posted: Mar 18 9:23am

@heavyphil Thanks Heavy. Yeah-I think the local surgeon is good at what he does....but experience counts.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1502744/

Discussion: Go with local prostectomy surgeon or pursue big center 2.5 hours away

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Posted: Feb 10 7:11pm

@lizziew I had robotic surgery done one month ago. The surgery went very well. The only...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1526073/

Discussion: Any experience with Robotic assisted simple prostatectomy (RASP)?

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Posted: Mar 13 12:57pm

@keywest19 I am meeting with surgeon Monday. He likely uses Hood but if not I will...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1494063/

Discussion: Are most surgeons using Hood technique or Retzius sparing RARP?

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Posted: Jan 30 9:48am

@edinmaryland I had Zero incontinence after RP, and my surgeon said I was one of the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1507037/

Discussion: I want to learn more about side effects of robotic prostatectomy

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Posted: Feb 16 8:32am

Given all the emotional ups and downs, I just glad to be alive, and that what...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1492043/

Discussion: A wife's manual for her husband's prostate cancer support

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Posted: Jan 27 4:23pm

My husband had the highest Decipher score possible (1). It did not effect surgeon's plan at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1504279/

Discussion: Decipher risk: prostatectomy RP vs radiation.

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Posted: Feb 12 4:48pm

@jeffmarc they said Gleason 2. The urologist surgeon did 15 biopsies, 11 positive. He was “confident”...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1522849/

Discussion: How fast does Orgovyx work to reduce PSA?

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Posted: Mar 8 9:40pm

My biopsy results came back Gleason 3/3, Decipher .23, however second opinion said Gleason 3/4! Following...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1528084/

Discussion: Does Decipher gene sequencing look at healthy & cancer cells?

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Posted: Mar 16 9:07am

@bodean I've been on Dutasteride for a while now and don't really know if it is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1525968/

Discussion: Can anyone share their experience with Dutasteride (Avodart)?

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Posted: Mar 13 11:03am

I have the same problem. I had imrt and seeds in 2006. In 2014 my urethra...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1523724/

Discussion: Scar tissue growth after radiation

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Posted: Mar 10 7:55am

@wwsmith I agree and both my surgeon / oncologist, Joseph Wagner, and radiologist, David Byan advised...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1535098/

Discussion: Radical Prostatectomy vs. Radiation therapy?

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Posted: 4 hours ago

UPDATE: My surgeon is somewhat concerned and he is certainly evidence-based. Our initial concurrence is that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1533494/

Discussion: Healing process following a urinary sling and penile implant

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Posted: 2 days ago

@psychometric Very good info. I will discuss this surgery process on next Visit (in a month)...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1476415/

Discussion: Possible Extracapsular Extension - How much influence on treatment(s)?

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Posted: Jan 7 8:20am

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