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I'm also Gleason 9, age 67, had surgery in November. I had several indications that recurrence...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1352539/

Discussion: Being treated for Gleason 9

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 20, 2025

In my case, it took about three months for my PSA to go down from 67.9...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1346244/

Discussion: Husband’s low psa, aggressive Gleason 8

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 12, 2025

sure Scott, you don't have to take the hormone blocker. Six months is bearable, but you'll...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1231596/

Discussion: Rising PSA years after radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 7, 2025

You can request they put in a hydrogel spacer to protect your rectum. They put it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1156330/

Discussion: My Treatment Decision Is In: Single Seed Brachytherapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 13, 2024

I’m 10 months post surgery. Gleason 4+3. Questionable margins. PSA was in the mid 30s going...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1152504/

Discussion: One year past prostatectomy, in waiting mode.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 5, 2024

I went in for another PSA test today before my tel-med with my oncologist this Thursday....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1110135/

Discussion: What was your highest PSA and still have a clear PET/CT scan?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 22, 2024

So sorry that you weren’t told why to take Cialis! That sucks. It might have made...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1151784/

Discussion: ED after prostatectomy? Any first hand experiences overcoming it?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 4, 2024

That was an interesting first post-surgery discussion. Must’ve been a real shocker! Leaving prostate tissue behind...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1325711/

Discussion: The Gray Area of Favorable Intermediate Risk 3+4=7

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 12, 2025

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Discussion: Gleason 7 (4+3) radiation, but ADT also? Over treatment?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 27, 2024

My husband is diagnosed with prostate cancer with gleason score of 6 but perineural invasion shows...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1005152/

Discussion: Surgery or Radiation + Hormone Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 28, 2024

Lupron killed my body's ability to produce testosterone. After about 18 months post Lupron my testosterone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/776554/

Discussion: Testosterone “Supplements” After RT?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 23, 2022

I am in the midst of SBRT (5 treatment regimen) and ADT (Lupron) for Stage IIIC,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1401201/

Discussion: Radiation vs. Prostectomy (nerve sparing)

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 25, 2025

Given the Gleason Score, the time to recurrence and the pathology report, you may want to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/888565/

Discussion: Need Radiotherapy guidance

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 2, 2023

A prostatectomy will remove the cancer. You may or may not have a recurrence later, but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1381159/

Discussion: Newly diagnosed with prostate cancer and still gathering information

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 28, 2025

Met with my surgeon onc today. Reassuring to some degree. We are testing again at 6...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1355535/

Discussion: Concerned that I have hit BCR

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

gallium-68 and pylarify are the two imaging agents that have been used up till Recently. Those...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1480763/

Discussion: Which is a better PSMA/PET Radioligand - PYLARIFY or POSLUMA?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 12 4:31pm

You might Google AI your question There's a Dr. Roy who is following this. The follwing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1377473/

Discussion: Can Prostate Cancer "Take a New Trajectory"?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 23, 2025

I’ve had both knees replaced since I started ADT. It was not a factor in having...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1521052/

Discussion: How Important Is Having A Full Bladder During Radiation Treatment?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 6 12:59pm

@melvinw @melvinw Thank you for taking the time to respond to my inquiry. The impetus for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1390611/

Discussion: Vesicourethral Anastomosis and BCR

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 9, 2025

You are correct. PSA .20 or more x 2, after a prostatectomy, is considered a biochemical...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/777359/

Discussion: Rising PSA years after radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 25, 2022

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