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I started taking Flomax 5 days after I started proton beam therapy pain during urination. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/872126/

Discussion: Tips for getting off Flomax (tamsulosin)?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 4, 2023

Thank you all for the advice given to me. My appointment with Dr Lee is on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1030502/

Discussion: Surgery or Radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 9 11:42am

I had photon SBRT with a focal boost the the dominant lesion and urethral steering to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1030735/

Discussion: Is SBRT with proton beam now a gold standard for prostate cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 9 7:18pm

@jeffmarc True, what the statistics now show is at least with radiation the outcomes are equal....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1151418/

Discussion: Gleason7(3+4) - treatment options recommendation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 3 4:47pm

Mine was 5.53 with Gleason Score of 3+4. I have had two PSAs since under active...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/771596/

Discussion: What was your initial PSA number when diagnosed?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 10, 2022

This is a good group/newsletter I found out about when we first arrived at Phx Mayo...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/305886/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 22, 2020

vinny59 (@vinny59) One variable that you haven't mentioned is your age since if you are 70+...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1067828/

Discussion: Newly diagnosed

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 14 12:32pm

Hi Mike, your schedule for Lupron and Proton Beam treatment is exactly one year after mine....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/312551/

Discussion: Follow up after proton beam treatment: GREAT PSA NUMBER

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 6, 2020

You are not offending us, we are all guys right? Here is what I read on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910959/

Discussion: Help with PSA reading

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 11, 2023

josgen, I did not have the 5 treatment but the 30 treatments of proton. I have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/939737/

Discussion: After treatment discussions

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 1, 2023

I had 30 round of proton radiation for a low risk (Decipher test) for a 3+4-7...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/964320/

Discussion: Not that you would want to but if you could do it all over again?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 13, 2023

saxman911, Good to hear your results. Where did you have your proton radiation done? I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/975292/

Discussion: 1st PSA results after Proton Beam Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 5, 2023

Which type of radiation did you get. Photon or proton? I has low dose also but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/967153/

Discussion: After radiation: Any advice on next steps, what to expect next 12 mos?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 18, 2023

Hi Dave, you are where I was a year ago. I was looking for the best...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/273644/

Discussion: PSA numbers: Questions about new treatments

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 10, 2019

Gleason 6 diagnosis 9/2022. Mayo Clinic Rochester 5 Proton Beam treatments finished 1/19/2023. PSA has dropped...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/875869/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 10, 2023

I received SBRT Proton beam therapy. And one dose of Lupron. Most noticeable effects were fatigue,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/917644/

Discussion: Radical prostatectomy vs external Beam and Seeds for Inter. risk PC

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 23, 2023

I was diagnosed with prostate cancer on 9 February 2012, with localized, low-grade disease. I chose...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1030844/

Discussion: How Much Time Between Your Diagnosis to Your Start of Treatment?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 10 7:33am

fredz: PSA 10 is the border between Gleason 6 Low Risk and Gleason 6 Intermediate Risk....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/793838/

Discussion: Prostate lesions found, biopsy results, No symptoms

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 8, 2023

Thanks for the comment. It appears that with radiation or surgery, if PSA begins to rise,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/845570/

Discussion: Rising PSA years after radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 19, 2023

I recommend the Mayo Proton Beam Team. They are consummate professionals before, during and after treatment....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1037326/

Discussion: Who is the most experienced doctor for Proton Beam Therapy?

Support Group: Proton Beam Therapy

Posted: Mar 20 4:13pm

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