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I’ve never heard of “GlowClub.” I had 28 sessions of proton beam radiation for a Gleason...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1279801/

Discussion: Glow Club Photon and Proton Beam Class at Mayo AZ

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 12 7:12am

I’m sorry to hear about your failed Spaceoar procedure. I was having my fiducial makers and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1029476/

Discussion: MRIdian Viewray Experience

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 7, 2024

I was put out for my spaceoar with a twilight drug and did not feel anything.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1248602/

Discussion: Any advice or shared experiences with SpaceOAR Hydrogel?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 2 10:25am

My RO also did the placement, but I had Barrigel, not SpaceOar.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1114996/

Discussion: How long after spaceOAR is inserted before physical activity?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

https://pcri.org/news/2017/12/14/things-to-know-about-spaceoar?rq=space%20oar

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1339595/

Discussion: I'm conflicted

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 2 9:13am

Thanks for the reply. Did you have SpaceOAR placement prior to treatment?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/645496/

Discussion: Photon Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 15, 2021

I did the mridian in February. They had just completed the Mirage randomized trial which showed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/944514/

Discussion: MRIdian Viewray Experience

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 9, 2023

@tjp1958 No real need for the little blue pill or the like. I did have spaceoar...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1349070/

Discussion: prostatectomy vs radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 15 6:21pm

I did 5 & 1/2 weeks of hypofractioned radiation treatment. I had SpaceOar gel inserted.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1341042/

Discussion: Buzzing in rectum after radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 4 12:47pm

Interesting. Thought SpaceOar was beneficial and generally standard for MRIdian. Is this something new at UCLA?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/944381/

Discussion: MRIdian Viewray Experience

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 8, 2023

I attended a webinar in 2022 listening to a speaker from Boston Scientific. He showed this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1145385/

Discussion: How long can SpaceOAR last?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 22, 2024

I had SpaceOar implanted in April 2024, a few weeks before SBRT, Neither the urologist who...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1115044/

Discussion: How long after spaceOAR is inserted before physical activity?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

Great news. I'm curious. What was your experience with SpaceOAR? Do you think it heled and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1326954/

Discussion: Had my 4-month PSA test today

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 14 10:07am

I haven't noticed that but I guess that's as good a measure as any as to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1146078/

Discussion: How long can SpaceOAR last?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 23, 2024

Can you recommend a full/empty routine? A recent colonoscopy didn’t mention any damage. SpaceOar inserted before...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1341225/

Discussion: Incontinence during/following treatment?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 4 6:43pm

I was never given those instructions, I regularly played pickleball, lifted weights, ran 5Ks, and swam...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1294940/

Discussion: SpaceOAR and pickleball

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 2 10:33am

I did ViewRay in March at UCLA MRIdian, no SpaceOar or markers . Doing great, no...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/941347/

Discussion: MRIdian Viewray Experience

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 3, 2023

I had a successful Barrigel. IMHO it is a superior product to SpaceOAR as it has...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1038136/

Discussion: Hydrogel (SpaceOAR) botched

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 22, 2024

web265: I started my MRIdian treatment in January of this year and finished my 5 treatments...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/874000/

Discussion: Any diet restrictions with radiation? What were your side effects?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 7, 2023

May I ask if you had SpaceOAR? I understand that the rectum is an organ at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1273731/

Discussion: Anyone have rectal pain after radiation? What helps?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 3 9:21pm

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