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Thank you for your insight. Much appreciated. I’m 76. Diagnosed at age 70 with Gleason 6....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1286591/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 21 9:54am

My recovery from salvage treatment has been very good. RP Aug 2022 PSA 90 days postop...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1027199/

Discussion: Rising PSA years after radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 4, 2024

The study started 12 years ago before many of the new radiation techniques were developed. It...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1176187/

Discussion: Long-Term Adverse Effects and Complications After Treatment

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 19, 2024

So if I’m reading right, you said the Mayo oncologist said he felt “IMRT was the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/858734/

Discussion: Intraductal prostate carcinoma: What is standard treatment?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 12, 2023

I went four weeks between the spacer implant and starting IMRT. I received the Bioprotect spacer,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1184090/

Discussion: How Long is Too Much Time Between SpaceOAR and Radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 4, 2024

So speaking with my medical oncologist, staying on ADT for 2 years is an arbitrary number....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/783468/

Discussion: Lupron Treatment Duration: How long were you on it?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 11, 2022

You become castrate resistant when your PSA starts rising significantly after being on one of the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1203963/

Discussion: What does Capsular Invasion mean? What are the next treatment options?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 4 5:50pm

Not very sure about PSA below 20 not showing metastatic clusters. I was 2.6 PSA when...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/986962/

Discussion: list of 10+ years metastatic prostate survivor on lupron

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 27, 2023

I think the biopsy is telling you that there is cancer in the prostate. Radiation worked...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/821183/

Discussion: Gleason 9: ADT before radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 5, 2023

Thanks Remoteman for your very informative reply. Like you, I'm somewhat hesitant about the 5 treatments...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/305881/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 22, 2020

Congratulations you are done. The worst is behind you. I did 28 rounds of IMRT &...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1214119/

Discussion: 25 Fractions IMRT PROSTATE RADIATION Completed Yesterday

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 15 7:47pm

@hanscasteels I am a Prostate cancer patient of exactly one year. I've had the PSA, Digital...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1287929/

Discussion: The Waiting Room: A Post Treatment Parable for the Terminally Stable

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 23 7:23am

While you have a lot of Gleason scores, the only one that counts is the 4+3....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1245171/

Discussion: Any advice or shared experiences with SpaceOAR Hydrogel?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 25 10:15am

Congratulations on completing treatment!!! Your numbers look pretty good to this layman. For reference, at age...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1234172/

Discussion: ADT, Brachytherapy, IMRT...done!

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 11 7:22am

Age 68 & diagnosed at 66. Had 28 rounds of IMRT radiation & 18 months of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1257982/

Discussion: What is the average age of the gentlemen on here?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 14 3:27pm

The MRI guided is more accurate and affects nearby tissue less. If you’re just doing a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1239449/

Discussion: Treatment options and help with how get a third opinion from Mayo?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 17 6:48pm

I’m with those who say to shrink it with ADT if you can before surgery; proximity...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1263095/

Discussion: Final countdown to RP on 3/26th and I’m anxious

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 21 5:54am

I had 39 IMRT sessions starting in May 2022. I watched what I ate but didn't...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/775780/

Discussion: Any diet restrictions with radiation? What were your side effects?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 21, 2022

I went through same six sessions of chemo with Lupron and Nubeqa. Used ice on fingers...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1141868/

Discussion: Swelling of feet and ankles, numbness

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 15, 2024

Pbmurh: Very interesting. I received my IMRT salvage radiation at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore. A friend received...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/947426/

Discussion: How did you choose between proton or photon radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 14, 2023

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