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Let me echo Rick137’s experience, same as mine five years ago at Mayo Phoenix. As I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1112074/

Discussion: What is a CT simulation appointment for radiation therapy?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 26 8:18am

I am in your shoes. Just started proton radiation treatment. Had normal PSA but rising fast...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/868864/

Discussion: Starting Proton Treatments for Prostate Cancer: Any experiences?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 29, 2023

If you have a PSA of .012 you defiantly have low Testorone I had proton beam...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/826290/

Discussion: Prostate Cancer: sex drive after surgery or other treatments

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 15, 2023

@dougs411 If going the radiation route like I did I would advise SBRT Proton treatment. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/763852/

Discussion: active surveillance no longer recommended?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 21, 2022

I guess I must be the lucky one, been on Orgovyx for almost a month and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/866856/

Discussion: Hot flashes, fatigue 4 months after radiation and Orgovyx

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 26, 2023

.14 sounds like a great PSA. I have not had my tested yet after my proton...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/904408/

Discussion: PSA after 20 Proton treatments

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 30, 2023

I'm scheduled for an MRI fusion biopsy Monday morning August 5. I'm in the Tampa/St Pete,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1106588/

Discussion: MRI Fusion Prostate Biopsy.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 16 11:58am

Helpful Thread! I comppleted 5 treatment Proton beam at Mayo Rochester January 19, 2023. PSA was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/975757/

Discussion: 1st PSA results after Proton Beam Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 6, 2023

Thanks SeaSuite for your thoughtful response. Glad to hear you are doing well! Either treatment seems...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1018272/

Discussion: MRI-Guided SBRT vs Proton Therapy (5-fraction)

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 19 6:05am

Thanks JC, that's exactly what I am doing. I have been leaning towards Proton for the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1018273/

Discussion: MRI-Guided SBRT vs Proton Therapy (5-fraction)

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 19 6:05am

That was one thing about my sessions...I never had any pain. I, too, had a Lupron...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/305895/

Discussion: Anyone had Proton Beam SBRT radiation at Mayo Clinic?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 23, 2020

My recovery from salvage treatment has been very good. RP Aug 2022 PSA 90 days postop...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1027199/

Discussion: Rising PSA years after radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 4 8:16am

At 77 I also had my biopsy in Urologist's office. My PSA 4.6 I had been...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1029107/

Discussion: Anesthesia for a Prostate Biopsy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 7 8:17am

@brianjarvis Sorry, should have included PSA. PSA: 2023-08-21 17.5ng/mL 2023-09-25 18.5ng/mL 2024-03-28 37.3ng/mL (Three days before...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1082349/

Discussion: Side Effects from Eligard-Erleada Therapy as a Function of Time

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 7 8:28am

Here's what I understand so far, as a layperson: Proton-beam and SBRT (aka "cyberknife") are both...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1117667/

Discussion: Type of Radiation machines

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 4 11:17am

I am 65 years old. PSA pre-treatment ranged from 8.9 to 12. The SpaceOAR seems to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/876231/

Discussion: What were your side effects of proton therapy both during and after?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 10, 2023

I chose Proton because I didn't want the radiation passing through my entire body. Before my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/945381/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 10, 2023

I had the mridian linac in Febuary instead of proton. 5 hypo fractional Treatments. No ADT....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/936553/

Discussion: First PSA test after Proton therapy. Pre PSA: 17 Post PSA number??

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 26, 2023

Thanks for the reply... I had my Pylarify pet scan on Dec. 19th and it showed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/986702/

Discussion: Finished 28 Proton Therapies

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 26, 2023

Since you are close to Minn., I would tell you to get yourself to Mayo. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/814901/

Discussion: 4 + 3 = 7: Should I involve a prostate cancer specialist?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 21, 2023

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