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Ran into an old friend yesterday - we were both buying Valentine’s Day candy for our...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1234184/

Discussion: Is 76 too old for prostate cancer surgery?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 11, 2025

@larrypt3b It sounds like you need to go to a different doctor. Maybe you can present...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1489679/

Discussion: Anyone get PSA Test Angst days before that post-treatment PSA test?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 23 7:05pm

I agree with Jeff and North and based on my husband's experience and taking into consideration...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1479046/

Discussion: Dr. Bert Vorstman skeptical of any PC treatment. What do you think?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 10 3:04pm

yes that is helpful !! I am 73 also..I had 2 lesions in prostate that were...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1369392/

Discussion: just diagnosed 2 mos ago Gleason 8 2 lymph nodes

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 12, 2025

Thanks very much for the reply! This was the first PSMA PET scan - I did...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/859618/

Discussion: Orgovyx and Zytiga combined

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 14, 2023

Hello Russm, I have had 2 Prostate HIFUs. The first by an in-experienced urologist in Dec...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/782960/

Discussion: Anyone do Tulsa Pro, newer laser ablation procedure?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 9, 2022

Always - no matter what get a second opinion. I didn't do that with lung cancer...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/757903/

Discussion: active surveillance no longer recommended?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 6, 2022

PSA of 40 sent me to a university hospital near me. No outward systems except frequent...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/991477/

Discussion: Overtreatment of Prostate Cancer

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 4, 2024

I had three of these biopsies over a period of 4 years of active surveillance. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/951430/

Discussion: Your experience during & after Transrectal Prostate Biopsy (TRUS)

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 21, 2023

I was diagnosed with PCa in 8/2022 at age 70 when PSA doubled to 6.97 in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/881722/

Discussion: Radiation VS. Prostatectomy? Looking for advise on which best for me.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 20, 2023

"Perform routine DRE's? PSA? You decide." Exactly. I believe all these things are certainly indicators but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/790313/

Discussion: PSA Persistence after RP and Salvage Radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 30, 2022

I'm a little confused here, did you call off the biopsy you said was "now scheduled...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1430422/

Discussion: Been on TRT for over 10yrs: Upcoming biopsy & PSA levels

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 4, 2025

At 65y, I had localized prostate cancer, PSA of 7.976, PIRADS 5, and Gleason 7(4+3). After...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1403147/

Discussion: Newly diagnosed and looking for treatment advice.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 27, 2025

@northofthebirder In the context of the last paragraph of your comment, my "old-fashioned" family doctor asked...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1355956/

Discussion: Is there an average and/or an expected drop in PSA after Lupron shot?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

You're correct, there is no "right" answer - you have to make the best, most-informed decision...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1324270/

Discussion: Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer Treatment Decision

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 10, 2025

My journey is similar to cs2024. Multiple consults surgery vs radiation. Had an ArteraAI test which...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1189668/

Discussion: Gleason 6 But high decipher score.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 13, 2024

Ozzie51: Thanks for this link! I read the interview and it sounds like the IsoPSA test...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1086434/

Discussion: Polygenic Risk Score - the “new and improved” PSA screening result

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 13, 2024

I would not advise you what to do because of variables but I was about your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1492395/

Discussion: Was on active surveillance, now gleason 3+4: Any advice?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 28 8:10am

I started out with a Gleason 7 and cancer had metastasized to pelvis,lung and lymph nodes....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1064135/

Discussion: How soon should treatment start for aggressive cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 8, 2024

My husband had bacterial prostatitis, managed with long term antibiotics… his PSA continued to rise to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1338522/

Discussion: Psa 13, biopsy benign

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 30, 2025

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