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I had some urinary symptoms. What I got was the inability to hold the urge to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/912115/

Discussion: Are bladder isses normal after external beam prostate radiation? Tips?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 13, 2023

I did not have surgery just 30 rounds of proton beam radiation treatments. My urine flow...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/918007/

Discussion: Best Kegel App?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 24, 2023

The question that is often not asked is; what is the frequency of recurrence for radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1004146/

Discussion: Why would my doctors recommend surgery over radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 26 12:09pm

I did the five-proton treatment at Mayo Phoenix. It was a Monday-Wednesday-Friday-Monday-Wednesday. My three- and nine-month...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1028920/

Discussion: Radiation instead of removal (surgery delayed due to illness)

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 6 8:21pm

I went to their website. This institution (as you may know) does not offer proton radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1109396/

Discussion: Proton Therapy: any long term side effects? Any regrets?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 21 1:49pm

My treatment finished Thanksgiving 2021. I gave thanks! No lymph node treatment, just prostate and seminal...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/745886/

Discussion: Living with Prostate Cancer: Meet others & introduce yourself

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 5, 2022

I did not have "proton beam", I had "external beam". I am doing fine now 2mo....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/635530/

Discussion: Carbon Fidicial Marker, SPACEOAR Surgery & Proton Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 14, 2021

My husband, Jim, was informed that he was high risk even though the surgeon said that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1012800/

Discussion: Radiation + ADT

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 9 9:23pm

I did not want to have my prostate removed as I did not want the potential...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/947406/

Discussion: Why did you choose surgery instead of radiation or vise versa?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 14, 2023

Everybody needs to make their own decision, but reading Dr. Walsh's "Surviving Prostate Cancer" was very...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/900157/

Discussion: Treatment advice for prostate cancer

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 22, 2023

Yes, proton therapy. Urine flow was very restricted and painful during treatment even with the Japanese...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/904756/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 30, 2023

I had RP in 2008 with no follow up treatments. Eleven years later my PSA results...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/995363/

Discussion: PSA detectable 18 mos after prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 11 7:06am

I just want to comment on a previous post. Someone said they were told by their...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/875895/

Discussion: Anyone beat Gleason 8 without surgery?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 10, 2023

There are a variety of options for radiation which the radiation oncologist will explain to you....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/881354/

Discussion: Treatment Options

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 19, 2023

I think you can wait without too much worry. Your PSA at around 10 is elevated...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/909369/

Discussion: Recommendation for second opinion on prostate MRI scan?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 8, 2023

When I went to Mayo/Rochester for biopsy (11/2019) I was aware of laser ablation. I found...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/813095/

Discussion: Any experiences with HIFU localized ablation for prostate cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 17, 2023

@caryg1955 i had the MRIdian linac machine. Unlike other radiation machines, except the Elekta, it has...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1118654/

Discussion: Type of Radiation machines

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 6 5:29am

I had spaceOAR inserted via tranperenial and I had an awful infection. Not sure if the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/893266/

Discussion: Experiences with Mayo Proton, the Hitachi IMPT system, side effects?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 10, 2023

Kevin, you summed it up perfectly for what I have experienced. My last Eligard injection was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/972748/

Discussion: Do ALL men get side effects from Lupron shots?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 30, 2023

PSA was 2.9 before my five proton radiation treatments at Mayo Phoenix for my Gleason 7....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/976127/

Discussion: 1st PSA results after Proton Beam Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 6, 2023

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