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Thoughts from my own experience: 1. When I got a 2nd opinion at the local center...

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Discussion: Scheduled for a Radical Prostatectomy and having Second Thoughts

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 7 8:51am

Hi everyone! Just had our first PSA test following RP. Undetectable!! I was ready for the...

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Discussion: Any suggestions for the wife on how to support my husband?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 26 9:29am

Yes, we don't all start with an MRI to the prostate. Sometimes it's just a backache,...

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Discussion: Ready to throw in the towel

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 4, 2024

Cancer may also NOT be in a different location. Read the report and see if there...

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Discussion: Gleason 4+5, up from 4+3

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 5 8:32am

Very good input from others; array of information. I would suggest reading relevant portions of "Surviving...

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Discussion: Can I Manage Testosterone w/ ORGOVYX and Skip Radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 30, 2024

I believe that if the cancer remains completely within the prostate, the usual course of action...

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Discussion: Conflicted/Confused, any Guidance/Advice out there?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

My biopsy showed two cores out of 14 at 3+4=7. After numerous consultations I decided on...

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Discussion: Prostate cancer: Anyone had surgery at 3+3?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 23, 2024

Good input from others on the "medicine side". My Qs: Are you comfortable with your treating...

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Discussion: Biopsy Infection

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 22 8:48am

Thanks Phil. I asked my surgeon about the number of cores with Gleason 4 cells. He...

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Discussion: Focal Cryotherapy vs RARP

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 6 10:23am

Thanks everybody for additional input and prospective. It is very much appreciated. I hope surgeon will...

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Discussion: What do you do when one lymph node on PSMA is inconclusive ?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 21 1:44am

I'm 65 and I am in excellent health. I live in Northern Wisconsin summers and winter...

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Discussion: Finished 28 Proton Therapies

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 26, 2023

I beg to differ on the miniscule aspect of a prostate removal's affect. If a prostate...

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Discussion: What causes penis to change size after prostate surgery?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 18, 2023

One word of caution. When I decided on surgery my Gleason score was 3+4 =7 in...

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Discussion: How much short term disability to seek for robotic prostatectomy?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 23, 2024

The easiest way to explain a Kegel is to squeeze your cheeks. DO NOT use your...

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Discussion: Do those Kegels!

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 19, 2023

I had robotic prostrate surgery at UCLA. My surgeon is a professor there at the university...

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Discussion: Prostate cancer treatment options?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 2, 2023

Rex5789, definitely agree with what has been stated above. Your Gleason Score (4/3) is the same...

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 20, 2023

Hey Bruins, You say you are having your prostate removed and they are going to look...

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Discussion: Living with metastic prostate cancer: Any positive stories to share?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 18 7:37am

Two thoughts. First, don't "stock up" on large numbers of anything. Odds are if kegel's are...

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Discussion: What supplies did you have ready for urinary incontinence after RP?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 27, 2024

I had surgery at age 67. Talked to medical, surgical and radiation oncologist and got input...

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Discussion: SBRT vs. Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 14, 2020

I’m also in my forties and was very unexpectedly diagnosed a couple months ago. PSA was...

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Discussion: 44yr PSA180 Gleason9 non-metastatic. Surgery or Treatment?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 31 11:24am

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