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Silly accounting tricks
So, I'm nearing the end of my treatment - 6 months of ADT with 28 sessions of photon EBRT in the middle. I'm looking at...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 26 4:13pm
Alcohol and Risk of Reoccurence
I've had a couple reoccurrences and recently underwent spot radiation treatment with Dr. Davis at Mayo (under Dr. Kwon's care plan). My diet is generally...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 31, 2023
A brief update to "Ready to throw in the towel"
Hi all.First, thank you all so much for responding to my previous post. I reread it as an impartial observer and thought "OMG this guy...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 25, 2024
CT scan before radiation
Dr ordered a CT scan prior to Brachytherapy and IGMRT radiation. My partner has been on ADT meds for 3 months. Wanted to know how...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 31, 2024
Advice for further treatment
I’m sorry if I’m submitting this again. Internet interruption. So, I’ll try again. I would like your advice on further treatment. History Robotic assisted radical...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 8 4:38pm
BCR after RP inconsistent rise in PSA
I had a RP in January 2023. PSA was 35 at the time and I was stage T3b with Gleason 9 (4+5) and N1, as...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 28 8:37am
Post-treatment update
It's been a year and two months since I started treatment (Gleason 7 4+3). I had three months of Casodex and Lupron with 5 sessions...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 11 3:37pm
Fifty shades of beige -how to deal with your chemically castrated mate
Let’s begin with a truth bomb that should come with its own trigger warning: once you’re chemically castrated, you don't "feel like less of a...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 22 11:52am
Surf is UP !!!! @@
So- here we go ! 😣 The time has FINALLY come, but at the same time "suddenly” ... This Tuesday (tomorrow) my husband is having...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 12 8:11am
Has anyone else moved from Firmagon to Orgovyx?
I have stage 4 (oligometastatic) prostate cancer, and will be on ADT and androgen-reception inhibitors, basically, forever. I've been on monthly Firmagon (Degarelix) injections for...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 13 11:02am
Lung metastasis: Curiosities from VATS to BATS
“Metastasis to the lung is present in more than 40% of men with metastatic prostate cancer (3); however, lung metastases without any bone or lymph...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 10 8:28pm
Treatment Decision - Radical Prostatectomy versus Radiation Therapy
Recently diagnosed and now stuck in that frustrating "no man's land" between surgery and radiation therapy. Diagnosed after an increase in my PSA to 5.2...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 29 7:34am
Should I be seeking extra treatment?
Hey guys and wives, this is my first post here but have been lurking a couple months. I have a pretty good heath plan at...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 1 6:50pm
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 3:26pm
New (to me) PCRI Resource and 2022 review
Background: I had PBT therapy in early 2020; with a PSA of 8.3, and I did a 4 month course of ADT. When I was...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 16, 2023
Sling (or other treatment/prodedure) for climaturia following RP
I had a RP just over 3 years ago for G9 and subsequently had triple therapy plus whole pelvic radiation for oligo metastatic disease. My...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 5 7:20am
Any advice or shared experiences with SpaceOAR Hydrogel?
Question: My urologist has presented the option of using the Boston Scientific SpaceOAR Hydrogel between my prostate and rectum. It can be injected during the...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 4 10:47am
Tracking Weight Trends for Better Weight Management
As someone trying to manage my health while navigating prostate cancer (PCa), I’ve found that tracking weight trends using a Wi-Fi scale connected to an...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 2 7:56am
Woodworking Sans Wood
It begins, as all tragic love stories do, with a clean bench and a naïve heart. You think you’re just stepping into the shop to...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 27 12:00pm
Switching from Orgovyx to Bicalutamide
Hi everyone, I’m looking for insight or personal experiences with Bicalutamide as a follow-up or alternative to Orgovyx. I’ve been on Orgovyx (relugolix) for about...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 26 12:57pm