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@jeffmarc This is a good discussion with a lot of good information; I thought I would...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1507694/

Discussion: I want to learn more about side effects of robotic prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 16 8:30pm

@overage I should add the Gleason 8 is high risk cancer and the Standard of Care...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1505901/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 14 5:16pm

@wwsmith So glad you were able to get that appropriate length of ADT on top of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1505228/

Discussion: Decipher risk: prostatectomy RP vs radiation.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 13 8:58pm

@xahnegrey40 Thanks so much for sharing your ADT and radiation success and experience < 3, it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1505001/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 13 2:26pm

The drugs you are taking are the best. I’ve had prostate cancer for 16 years, Four...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1504440/

Discussion: RARP vs RT plus ADT for Gleason 8 with cribiform and high Decipher

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 12 8:56pm

Decipher is not the only biomarker (genomic) test available to provide pre-treatment information. There are many...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1503784/

Discussion: Decipher risk: prostatectomy RP vs radiation.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 12 8:38am

Sometimes the worrying is worse than the prostate cancer itself. Sit back, take a breath, and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1502942/

Discussion: Not Good News after prostate biospy when MRI didn't look too bad

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 11 7:19am

My brother at 77 had Five sessions of SBRT radiation and he’s now 80 and doing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1502428/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 10 10:54am

So, here is my story: went to the ICU Aug 2025 with a DVT-UE...3 days there,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1501805/

Discussion: Firsthand Experience with Fenbendazole, Ivermectin, Lactoferrin?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 9 1:34pm

I'm in the IRONMAN trial/registry/whatever, so my radiation oncologist *has* to see me every 3 months,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1500441/

Discussion: How do you know what issues concern Family Doctor vs Oncologist?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 7 4:44pm

@gkgdawg Yes! Mine was Gleason 7 with metastasis to two nearby lymph nodes. 44 radiation treatments...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1498581/

Discussion: Are castration sensitive prostate cancer patients being over treated?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 5 9:12am

You really need to speak to your RO about this; prostatitis from BPH is very different...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1497025/

Discussion: Prostatitis after Brachytherapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 3 8:44am

Sorry to hear that your PSA is detectable. I am going through something quite similar, so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1496281/

Discussion: Puzzling about PSA rise 7 years after prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 2 10:42am

You are right, a PSMA PET scan is really what is needed right now. Since this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1529088/

Discussion: Rut Roh Rorge - PSA wrong direction

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 17 12:51pm

Well, you sure have come up with a mouthful of issues. This sure shows a biopsy...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1527792/

Discussion: Went in T2a, came out T3a — anyone else blindsided by post-op path?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 15 6:56pm

I've made an executive decision: I'm no longer waiting. Since the prior PET scan in 2021...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1530169/

Discussion: Share your test results (if you'd like)

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 18 6:08pm

@cadaddy I saw a study that compared fixed ADT intervals and increased either pre or post...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1530897/

Discussion: Hormone therapy before radiation treatment question....

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 19 5:28pm

It is not a muscle but @pesquallie said very correct thing - a man has to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1531611/

Discussion: Anyone who had prostate surgery experience penis length shortening?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 20 4:10pm

@john1951 ADT is not a lifetime sentence. When you stop it, your testosterone comes back. Have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1525607/

Discussion: Anyone considered bilateral orchiectomy: Why or why not?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 12 8:46pm

@seeker001 Thank you for your reply. Does not the same thing happen on ADT? Testosterone levels...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1531712/

Discussion: Anyone considered bilateral orchiectomy: Why or why not?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 20 8:03pm

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