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Anyone have issues with vacuum devises post prostatectomy?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/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...
Prostate Cancer Working Group 4 - New Terminology and Definitions
Those who know me, know I talk about learning the language, terms, definitions, so that you can speak the language and have graduate level discussions...
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...
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...
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...
How low vitamin D causes a high PSA
I tell everyone to sign up with ancan.org for their advanced prostate cancer meetings. You don’t even need to go to a meeting, but you...
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....
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...
PSMA scan report is in : (((
Ok .... First I want to say that PSMA obviously works at very low PSA, at lest worked for us at 0.14. Tracer used was...
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...
Post-treatment testosterone
I was G7 (4+3) and treated two years ago with five sessions of SBRT, two months of doublet therapy and then four months of Orgovyx...
I now will need to decide on SBRT or Brachytherapy
My original post is here: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/received-the-news-on-halloween-i-have-prostate-cancer-need-advice/?pg=3 To do a quick summary: I was diagnosed with 2 cores of Gleason 6, 1 core of Gleason 3+4=7...
Alternate ADT drug shaking things up: Estrogen?
At my latest appointment with the oncologist who is managing my care during my 2 year ADT sentence, he said the prostate cancer specialists at...
Beware the siren song of the greedy urologist.
For me, it took a while to get up to speed on everything prostate cancer. Just before the pandemic my PSA was rising and once...
TULSA PRO Results at 3 plus years - Treated for High Grade Gleason 8
In February of 2023, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Of my 12 core biopsy, 5 came back with cancer. I had 1 Gleason 6,...
Type 2 Diabetes, Jardiance, Boxer briefs, and Shields = Infection
As a post-prostatectomy, Type II Diabetic, I have had an unexpected negative outcome to improving my urinary continence, that I wonder if anyone else who...
Yes - It Is Okay To Whine
In some of the recent comments that have been posted, I have detected a certain amount of snark. I like it. There is much that...
Why I am glad I chose Proton Therapy (for now). Good, bad and ugly.
My Treatment Decision Journey – Surgery vs Radiation (Proton Therapy Experience) Making the decision about which prostate cancer treatment to pursue was agonizing. When I...
Ready to throw in the towel
I'm 60 and was diagnosed as Gleason 7, T2B. Was given Lupron, 5 sessions of SBRT and they want me to continue Lupron for a...
I Am Not a Medical Professional, Which Puts Me in Excellent Company
Observations from the trenches of prostate cancer, marriage, and the occasional bewildered goldfish Let me be perfectly clear: I am not a medical professional. I...
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