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Posted: Apr 14, 2024

@bgm1157 No I haven’t; that is new to me. There have been studies done finding it...

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Discussion: Irradiated prostate & bladder bleeding: Have AFib & cancer

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: 4 days ago

@beachflyer Was the cancer in the peripheral zone? Transitional zone cancers are harder to distinguish on...

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Discussion: MRI before biopsy, & then fusion biopsy if targets found (?)

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 23 4:22am

I had an obstruction in the medial lobe and it was done with Green Light laser...

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Discussion: Quandry on my chosen pathway

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 26 9:31am

If you are talking about possible emergencies that may arise - such as urinary retention, which...

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Discussion: Is there a need to stay close to the clinic during radiation treatment

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 11, 2025

I was prescribed Flomax by urology to try to combat urinary retention. Blood pressure crashed to...

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Discussion: Side effects of FloMax?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 19, 2025

I miss coffee. I recently had some urinary retention and a UTI, so I've gone to...

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Discussion: Fatigue after Eligard and proton Beam

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 11, 2023

Man, I’m praying for you - that it will not be like what I went through...

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Discussion: Sudden onset of heavy blood in urine.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: 8 hours ago

I have been catheterized a few times, it wasn't as big a deal as I expected....

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Discussion: Anybody here ever refuse to be catheterized through their urethra?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 27 4:34pm

@frw I had SBRT (5 treatments) with 6 months of ADT at a "center of excellence"...

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Discussion: What side effects have you experienced from SBRT for prostate cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 5, 2025

Thank you for sharing. Gives me some hope. Hubby also has catheter due to urinary retention...

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Discussion: 3rd opinion: How many opinions did you get for prostate cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 24, 2023

Yes, last year in June was in the ER at 2 am for urinary retention, Put...

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Discussion: Urinary Retention after Biopsy and continuing

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 14, 2023

I took it for several years for urinary retention and it was extremely effective, until it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1361098/

Discussion: Myrbetriq-when to take it-Side effects

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Anecdotally… Radiation can be just as destructive or more so than surgery. It wasn’t the prostatectomy...

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Discussion: Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer Treatment Decision

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Posted: Jun 18, 2025

Gleason 9; GG5 with mets here, so no surgery. ADT/ARSI and IMRT for treatment. No improvement...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1508623/

Discussion: Difficulty urinating: What helps with urination reluctance?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 18 8:03am

Hi @trimmer, I'm tagging @rec48 and @paul55 as I believe they also experience urinary retention related...

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Discussion: Urinary Retention after Robotic assisted Prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 8, 2022

I had radiation damage resulting in scar tissue inside my bladder. On April 15, scar tissue...

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Discussion: HBOT therapy for radiation cystitis

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 25, 2025

@vernscw Thanks... Last week I asked my great primary care physician if she could approve me...

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Discussion: Anybody here ever refuse to be catheterized through their urethra?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 26 1:56am

My medical oncologist thinks there can e a cure. His first suggestion was surprising - SBRT,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1327118/

Discussion: How long will Lupron work before prostate cancer becomes resistant?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 14, 2025

Hello, @ddewitt, and welcome. I'm adding your post to the prostate cancer support group, where you...

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Discussion: Urinary Retention after Prostate Radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 10, 2025

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