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Hypothyroidism and orgovyx.
This will be a long comment. I am a 75 year old Vietnam veteran, served on 2 destroyers , assigned to the Naval Gunfire Support...
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...
Latest PSMA Scan results - Meeting with Oncologist Friday
I'm not an expert yet - but not as bad as I thought. Surely time for some sort of ADT. < snip> EXAM: NM PET/CT...
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,...
Prostate Cancer Sucks-But good to celebrate victories big and small
I just had my post-surgery pathology consult with my doctor today after my radical prostatectomy surgery four weeks ago. Talk about apprehension and worry. The...
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...
Turkey Tail mushrooms and FOS. Anyone else here use these?
I have been taking Turkey Tail Mushroom tea or capsules, along with Lion’s Mane’s mushroom tea or capsules and FOS for 4 years now. For...
Sharing my biopsy experience. And I'm a nervous patient.
I am grateful for all I have learned from folks in this support group so now that I have FINALLY had my own biopsy I...
Very interesting pathology report about cribiform
I found this very interesting after reading on this forum and internet about cribriform being a negative factor. I've been to 2 different centers of...
What if this prevents cancer from becoming resistant?
I saw a thread about half-dose medications. Guys, what do you think about whether resistance can be avoided? Read below. Another option is to use...
Nine Months Into Recovery
I am nine months into recovery from HDR Bracytherapy and External Beam radiation. My first dose of HDR was September 10, 2025. My recent PSA...
Just started immunotherapy trial (neoadjuvant Xaluritamig)
Hello. I haven’t seen any posts in forums about Xaluritamig clinical trial participants so figured I’d share in case there are folks out there who...
Surgeon Experience for Gleason 8
Despite doing yearly PSA tests for the last 24 years, DREs whenever recommended by my primary care doctor, and visits to urologists in centers of...
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...
RARP Pathology II: Looking for direction
Ok. Quick summary is I was diagnosed this year with PC. May 12 had RARP. Post surgery doc (extremely well qualified DP surgeon and head...
Why would PSMA-PET scan fail to detect known primary GG2 tumor?
Background: I had a recent TRUS biopsy resulting in 4 out of 12 cores positive, one 7(3+4) and 3 were 6(3+3) for a GG2 Favorable...
The Gray Area of Favorable Intermediate Risk 3+4=7
There has been much discussion on this thread about how to approach favorable intermediate risk 3+4=7 PCa. Many on here have been adamant that active...
Newly diagnosed
Hello, I’ve been lurking on this forum since I received the results of my MRI. I’m 73, my PSA jumped from 3.22 to 4.37 in...
Biopsy Decision
I’m 59 and in good health. After a PSA spike from 3.1 to 4.8 ( since bounced around to 4.4) I had an MRI. Currently...
Hormone Levels after 90+ days Lupron
Background: @ age 62 Radical Prostatectomy May 2020. Post RP pathology report stated high risk, confirmed 4+3 Gleason, positive margins, Perineural invasion, as well as...
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