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@surftohealth88 yes..I do about the same..more of a nuisance and lately, the hot flashes have been...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1504673/

Discussion: Oxybutynin superior to placebo in reducing ADT-associated hot flashes

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 13 9:00am

@jercalif If you want, no pain, then the regular catheter is the solution. I had to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1492640/

Discussion: Choosing a simple RALP vs. a radical RALP vs. a compromise RALP?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 28 12:22pm

I was diagnosed with Prostate cancer a few days before my 90th birthday. Like yours, mine...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1505819/

Discussion: What is treatment for Gleason Score 8 at 80 years old in good health?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 14 3:29pm

Pbmurph: Very curious why double hip replacement dq'd you from proton therapy. I have 2 replaced...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/946858/

Discussion: How did you choose between proton or photon radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 13, 2023

@robertov PC seems so personal: I had no palpable lump, PSA 6.x, Gleason 7 but PSMA...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1525891/

Discussion: Optimal Duration of Hormone Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 13 9:57am

@robertov I think there are some subtle issues here. First, a well done gel spacer is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1466100/

Discussion: Blood in Stool 3 months after Proton treatment

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 22, 2025

Good point, ozelli. Allow me to provide some definitions to help readers who may be wondering....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/959468/

Discussion: How to prepare for IGRT radiation - full bladder & empty bowel?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 5, 2023

I see a red flag as well. Is it possible for you to get a PSMA...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/844685/

Discussion: Great results with Zytiga and Eligard want to put off radiation.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 17, 2023

Hi, I am on 17 of 20 IMRT sessions. I have had daily discomfort in my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1149350/

Discussion: Prostate pain after my 2nd IMRT treatment

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 29, 2024

@briang1958 I wish I could say I hadn’t heard this before, but when I brought side...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1514495/

Discussion: Salvage Radiation Therapy Experience

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 25 1:59pm

@fritzo I am not aware of a similar nomogram prediction on recurrence after radiation treatment. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1504530/

Discussion: Decipher risk: prostatectomy RP vs radiation.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 13 1:37am

I had ECE with extensive G4+3 - which yours is not, thank goodness. However, surgery revealed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1476426/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 7 8:26am

The history of the SBRT approval in 5 sessions by Medicare is new to me. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1345765/

Discussion: prostatectomy vs radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 11, 2025

Thank you so much for your detailed response. One thing I did do was do an...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1111294/

Discussion: Gleason 6 But high decipher score.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

@surftohealth88 The thing is, there’s nothing for the radiation oncologist to do once you come in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1411479/

Discussion: Expected side effects of adjuvant radiotherapy after prostatectomy?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 8, 2025

@rlpostrp Yeh, I’m one of those guys. Ten years after a RARP, and undetectable PSA, my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1514889/

Discussion: Waiting is the worst part

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 26 8:17am

I had five weeks of IMRT at a major center of excellence facility. I drank 33...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1369215/

Discussion: Is there a need to stay close to the clinic during radiation treatment

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 12, 2025

You need to get a 2nd opinion from a center of excellence RO or from a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1312447/

Discussion: Looking for info on HDR Brachytherapy to ask Radiation Oncologist

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 25, 2025

There are different types of radiation. I’ve had 7+ weeks of IMRT savage radiation. Had no...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1415065/

Discussion: Can anybody describe what radiation is like?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 13, 2025

I had 25 IMRT treatments and one HDR procedure from a leading university COE facility. It...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1480372/

Discussion: Why I am glad I chose Proton Therapy (for now). Good, bad and ugly.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 12 9:51am

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