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I got the 5-fraction SBRT, total 40 Grey, without the SpaceOAR. (I believe that the spacer...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1337396/

Discussion: I'm conflicted

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 28 7:53pm

SpaceOAR after prostatectomy is very rarely done, but it apparently can be done to reduce radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1247064/

Discussion: Any advice or shared experiences with SpaceOAR Hydrogel?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 28 7:15am

I had a 30 core MRI fusion guided transperineally biopsy done at Mayo Phoenix with a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1319634/

Discussion: Biopsy Infection

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 3 4:52pm

I did Fiducial Markers and SpaceOAR in April, had five SBRT sessions in June and was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1171225/

Discussion: Mild pain and constant peeing six months after radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 10, 2024

I did not either but it gave me an infection and I had to wait till...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/856944/

Discussion: SpaceOAR gel: What do you feel after it is injected?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 9, 2023

I agree with @brianjarvis. The expertise with technique is really important. Doctors, in general, are not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1326830/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 14 7:38am

I can offer my SpaceOar experience from 2023. I do not recall receiving instructions such as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1294797/

Discussion: SpaceOAR and pickleball

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 2 8:31am

With more and more men getting PSA routinely tested these days, the queue sometimes gets busy...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1316831/

Discussion: My Radiation/Oncologist Visit

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 30 7:15pm

SpaceOAR Hydrogel stays in place for about three months and is naturally absorbed into the body...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1183794/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 3, 2024

@stew80 With either proton or any particular photon machine, if you don’t have the spaceoar and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1337702/

Discussion: I'm conflicted

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 29 10:53am

Had my fiducials inserted yesterday. The whole procedure took less than 20 minutes. The only soreness...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/857475/

Discussion: Fiducial markers implant and SpaceOar Gel

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 10, 2023

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

Brian… very interesting history, I hadn’t heard that! When I was treated in 2019, one of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1383951/

Discussion: Recent Proton Experience?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: 6 days ago

You guys are lucky to have received "spaceoar" . I was told they didn't offer it....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1115823/

Discussion: How long after spaceOAR is inserted before physical activity?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 1, 2024

Thanks for the reply. Was was your PSA pre-treatment? I am starting on Tuesday next week...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/876205/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 10, 2023

Hi jc76, By five high-dose, not sure what you’re mean. I’m familiar with HDR (high dose...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/966344/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 17, 2023

I'm having EBRT which I guess will be a linear accelerator (linac) sending high-energy X-rays or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1337369/

Discussion: I'm conflicted

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 28 6:54pm

About a year ago, in our first meeting, my RO recommended that I have the SpaceOAR...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1338080/

Discussion: I'm conflicted

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 29 7:22pm

Merwether: I did not have hemorrhoids and had spaceoar. If I had, or have to do...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/993614/

Discussion: Radiation treatment with endorectal balloons

Support Group: Proton Beam Therapy

Posted: Jan 8, 2024

I just finished the 5 session proton radiation at Mayo Phoenix two months ago, I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/879325/

Discussion: bleeding after radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 15, 2023

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