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Positive margins - Now what?
I got my post-prostatectomy pathology back today. While I did talk to a physician’s assistant, I won’t meet with my doctor until Monday. It seems...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 20, 2025
Benefits of staying on hormone treatment past recommended 24 months
I was diagnosed eighteen months ago with locally advanced prostate cancer that metastasized to one regional lymph node. My cancer is considered highly aggressive, Gleason...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 12, 2025
Rumination
I’m stage four but my oncologist is saying some positive things about my Outlook. Nevertheless, I’m in a very very bad funk right now after...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 29, 2025
Typical Plan When Post RP PSA goes from < 0.02 to >= 0.02?
I moved out of state since my prostatectomy so for the 18 months following I just did ultrasensitive PSA tests every 3 months. Up to...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 18, 2024
Anyone have issues with vacuum devises post prostatectomy?
Hello all, Hope all are having good day. I have been using a medical grade electric vacuum device and having some challenges. My surgery was...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 16, 2024
One Week After Prostatectomy
I just wanted to update my experience. I had the prostatectomy last week. The surgery went as planned. Pathology confirmed stage 2 cancer. The doctor...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 22, 2024
A Quandry between two medical recommendations for mPCa to lung only
History is in profile and I have asked a few questions here already. The gist is we went to a large research center and got...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 9, 2025
Conflicting options - should I get a third?
Hi Everyone, I was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. I’ve received conflicting advice from my urologist and a medical oncologist I saw for a second...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 28, 2025
Can Prostate Cancer "Take a New Trajectory"?
Hello, forum friends. I know y'all are not doctors but I've been on this forum long enough to appreciate your knowledge gained from your experiences....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 29, 2025
Day Two of radiation treatment. Questions about diet, gas, exercise.
Hello again all. Multiple posts here from diagnosis to now. 53, Gleason 7, 3+4, PSA 8.7, Intermediate risk w/ 9 of 17 cores cancerous. Ended...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 9, 2024
Hormone therapy or surgery? Decipher Genomic score?
My husband is 68 and has localized (we hope) prostate cancer - PSA 9.2 in Sept., biopsy of 17 cores found 13 malignant, 2 of...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 31, 2024
New to the brotherhood, is my event timeline reasonable?
Wish I had found this group much earlier, but thankful to have eventually found you all shortly after my RALP on 8/14/2025. My surgeon is...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 5, 2025
How will I know EBRT has worked?
I'm writing to share with you my journey with Prostate Cancer. I am 73 years old, from Calcutta, India and getting treated at Tata Medical...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 26, 2023
Gleason 7 (4+3), ECE, PSA 3 – Considering IMRT + ADT vs. Surgery –
Hi everyone, I’ve recently been diagnosed with Gleason 4+3=7 prostate cancer, with extracapsular extension (ECE) and a PSA of 3 I'm 63 year of age....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 31, 2025
Living with metastic prostate cancer: Any positive stories to share?
Diagnosed with metastic prostrate cancer Nov17,2022, the cancer had already spread to my pelvic bone, lymph nodes , thoracic spine and throughout my bones fracturing...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 22, 2025
Night/Early-morning "anxiety" caused by need to urinate
I am a post-RP patient (April 2025). I've never had difficulty sleeping, and no issues sleeping through the night. However, in these post-op days, I...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 4, 2025
41-days of salvage RT - your experience with side effects?
Hello, First time post, but second go ‘round with prostate cancer. Let me start with my request to the group, then I’ll summarize my history.I...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 4, 2025
We All Need A Coping Mechanism
The Absurdity of Writing as Emotional Release. An Essay for the Emotionally Constipated (well, me, actually) Let’s skip the pretense: I write because the alternative...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 13, 2025
My Radiation treatment journey
I'm just finishing up my 2nd week of radiation. Radiation was decided when my surgeon didn't want to do surgery due to my prior history,...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 10, 2024
RARP Pathology report questions
Hi Everyone, first off i would like to say how helpful and comforting this forum is and how much we appreciate everyones feedback sharing of...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 5, 2025