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Hi, lots of good questions. There isn’t a one-best path. I’m 73 and had surgery on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/709383/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 18, 2022

Dodgerblue here. Last 5 months have been very stressful. I’ll try to shorten it. I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/971480/

Discussion: Intraductal prostate carcinoma: What is standard treatment?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 27, 2023

Nov 18, 2022 I had robotic RP and the surgeon spared the nerves on one side....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/815546/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 22, 2023

What I want to know is what the "neurovascular bundles" are "really" for, and why are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1462456/

Discussion: No erection after 5 years after radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 17, 2025

I am a 65 year old male who had a radical robotic prostatectomy in the fall...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1088917/

Discussion: Salvage radiation therapy after radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 18, 2024

I'm Alan and have been on the Prostate cancer journey for 11 years. I was diagnosed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/255865/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 21, 2021

Hello - I am surprised that with a 4.1 ng/ml PSA, that you are at a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1379876/

Discussion: Newly diagnosed with prostate cancer and still gathering information

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 26, 2025

I am 57 and had a radical prostatectomy last fall (Gleason 7 - 4/3). Based on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/862771/

Discussion: Intraductal prostate carcinoma: What is standard treatment?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 19, 2023

Assad, I would agree with your choice but please read on. Even though the biopsy may...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/325205/

Discussion: Prostate cancer: What treatments did you choose? Results?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 14, 2020

Thanks for the reply. With all of those recurrences and new strategies, the good news is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1380763/

Discussion: pT3b Prostate Cancer - where are you now post-op?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 27, 2025

Hello - thanks for sharing. When I opened the discussion of my "options" after receiving my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1325649/

Discussion: Surviving prostate cancer

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 12, 2025

Here is the (fairly) quick and dirty comparison: DaVinci Robotic Assisted RP is a "single incision"...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1371877/

Discussion: What does robotic prostatectomy look like? Is it like a vasectomy?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 16, 2025

Yes, there is hope for people diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. (Cancer that has spread beyond...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/866361/

Discussion: Any hope for aggressive metastatic prostate cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 25, 2023

Mine is a similar case although my PSA was 8.8. My first inclination was “cut it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1205978/

Discussion: Scheduled for a Radical Prostatectomy and having Second Thoughts

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 7, 2025

Hey Greg, it’s a bummer but welcome to the club. I am by no means an...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1129903/

Discussion: PET/PSMA / Decipher test results back (0.69). Radiation/hormone now.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 24, 2024

After my diagnosis in November 2023, we looked into both robotic surgery and radiation. My urologist...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/941853/

Discussion: Choose between robotic surgery and proton therapy.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 4, 2023

It would be interesting to see whether the new stats change the 20-30% chance of biological...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/934185/

Discussion: Seeking advice on treatment options

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 22, 2023

I did not consider RP, choosing Proton Beam Therapy. My good friend chose the best urological...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/757145/

Discussion: Erections post radical prostatectomy: What to expect?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 4, 2022

My wife and I met with my Urologist on Feb. 12th and spent about an hour...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1244121/

Discussion: Went from Grade Group 1 to 3 & 4 in a 3 year period, stressed

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 23, 2025

Thanks to Vancouver and others. I had my robotic prostatectomy in the relatively early years -...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1367858/

Discussion: What does robotic prostatectomy look like? Is it like a vasectomy?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 10, 2025

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