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I do not know the answer to your question . I noted in Dr. Patrick Walsh's...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1150805/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 2 2:03pm

I too had a medial lobe issue about 10 yrs ago but mine was treated with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1135079/

Discussion: TURP Alternatives

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 2 12:59pm

First of all, thank you for taking the time to post a response. As you’ve likely...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1124415/

Discussion: Total inability to have an orgasm post radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 15 8:47pm

First off, my sympathies. The combination therapy is a bit of a barrage to the prostate....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1183109/

Discussion: How long between IMRT and brachytherapy boost?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 2 8:15am

You are totally correct - the nightmare never goes away but it dies become less and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1188389/

Discussion: Newly Diagnosed: Removal vs Radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 11 8:51am

Hi jc76, I met with my urologist and oncologist at one highly regarded hospital in a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/868896/

Discussion: Starting Proton Treatments for Prostate Cancer: Any experiences?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 29, 2023

Thanks a ton @retireditguy and @robertmizek, good info both of you. I was wracking my brain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1114092/

Discussion: Gleason 6 But high decipher score.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 29 1:49pm

I too was treated in 2017 for a Gleason 8 case of PC at a specialty...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/925076/

Discussion: Faced with a treatment decision: Brachytherapy vs high dose radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 6, 2023

Thank you for your comment. My grandfather got diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014 and had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/852824/

Discussion: PSA - 17.1, are Lupron injections necessary?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 1, 2023

Cannot agree more emphatically with what jeffmarc has advised. Nowhere in your posts do you mention...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1192848/

Discussion: Prostate cancer T3b

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: 18 hours ago

@robertmizek gives a good anecdote about how our own experience is at a point in time...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1121831/

Discussion: Brachytherapy? Anyone have thoughts?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 11 5:21pm

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

Hi Kevin. Thanks for the thoughtful response. That’s a lot of great information there. Looking at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1055210/

Discussion: Starting Orgovyx - any advice based on experience?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 22 9:45am

I've had two sessions of HDR brachytherapy. My understanding is that it is usually done in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1158557/

Discussion: My Treatment Decision Is In: Single Seed Brachytherapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 17 1:55pm

Photon radiation will hit the targeted area in the prostate but will have an entry and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/888601/

Discussion: MRIdian Viewray Experience

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 2, 2023

I have looked at options to treat prostate cancer. My local urologist gave me two options...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1057715/

Discussion: Prostate Cancer Treatment Options

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 26 12:02pm

I was pretty much in the same boat. 70, 3+4. Though my MRI showed five lesions,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/923720/

Discussion: Prostate cancer treatment options?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 3, 2023

First of all, best wishes for success on your journey. Whatever treatment direction you choose now...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1058300/

Discussion: Prostate Cancer Treatment Options

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 27 11:16am

I am 59, was diagnosed in Sept 2022 at 58. After my biopsy, the surgeon didn’t...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/863355/

Discussion: Recently diagnosed: Treatment options for early stage prostate cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 20, 2023

Thank you - the comment about making a choice being almost incapacitating sure hits home. We...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/770762/

Discussion: Low dose brachytherapy long term side effect risk

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 8, 2022

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