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They performed the newer PSMA Pet scan which helps find smaller tumors. At a .3 psa...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/688385/

Discussion: Starting radiation & hormone tx for recurrence: Your experience?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 10, 2022

Seems like protocols have changed since my Prostatectomy in 2013 at 53 yo. I was referred...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/682567/

Discussion: Beginning prostate cancer treatment

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 19, 2022

I'm sort of new here as well but wanted to reply. My history is being dumb...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/649252/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 29, 2021

Good afternoon! I apologize upfront for the lengthy post. I'm trying to wrap my mind around...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/621710/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 30, 2021

Hi there @bobpros. I just opened my computer and found your post. So....let me take a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/325350/

Discussion: High PSA three years post op

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 16, 2020

Getting older sucks. I've gone the whole route including Radical Prostectomy and radiation in 2009. A...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/274881/

Discussion: Had a biopsy done recently - they want to do another one!

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 24, 2019

And mine was the opposite. My PSA + biopsy put me right on the bubble of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1231697/

Discussion: Any other methods Better than PSA to monitor prostate cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 7 3:10pm

Are you saying that you were 4+3 from the pre-op biopsy and when they removed your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1229718/

Discussion: Gleason 4+5, up from 4+3

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 5 12:38am

Thanks for your participation and thoughtful input. It also reinforces my dilemma. As I commented, I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910900/

Discussion: PSA post radiation: how to interpret?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 10, 2023

I had a PSA of 5.9 and the subsequent biopsy revealed a Gleason score of 8....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1245952/

Discussion: Low PSA, MRI shows likely cancer

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 26 12:11pm

Since the PET includes injecting a dye into your system and tracing where that dye shows...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1243704/

Discussion: PSMA Pet scan interpretation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 23 10:53am

Same thing happened to me. I had a radical prostatectomy in 2005 (Gleason 6) , and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1264017/

Discussion: Rising PSA after 17 years

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 22 10:15am

Yes, had prostatectomy in 2014, had radiation 4 months after, and then another radiation after 5...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1278655/

Discussion: Lifting weights while on ADT: hitting a wall?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 10 12:07pm

Kind of different procedure than what I am going through. Had prostatectomy in 2014 after mri,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1292368/

Discussion: What's your experience with Orgovyx (relugolix)?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 29 2:27am

Sorry to hear...it was a shock to me 5 years ago with a very similar situation....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1286257/

Discussion: Newly diagnosed with prostate cancer and still gathering information

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 20 4:49pm

I am thankful I had a Prostatectomy first. 8 years later, a recurrence, then radiation. No...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1122096/

Discussion: Surgery or Radiation for Intermediate Prostate Cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 12, 2024

Hi I am 75 and had a full prostatectomy at 72. I was incontinent for a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1190811/

Discussion: What to expect after prostate surgery: How bad is the incontinence?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 15, 2024

I will have my PSMA Pet Scan this Friday, at the Charlton Building, Mayo Clinic. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1188776/

Discussion: Newly Diagnosed: Removal vs Radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

Yes, Jeff, that genetic component cannot be overlooked - it may not cause the cancer (or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1188729/

Discussion: Testosterone replacement after radiation and Orgovyx?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

Hi Vancouver Hiker, My Gleason score was 7 (3+4), grade 2. Since surgery each test has...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1187381/

Discussion: PSA is .4 ng/ mL 3 years after prostectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 9, 2024

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