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Attitude 3 weeks to RALP and PLND
RALP (Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) and PLND (Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection) I am a Gleason 9 with negative PMSA PET heading toward surgery in 3 weeks. Feel...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 1 8:23pm
Why do some only need 5 proton beam sessions and others more?
I am 74 years old. In February of this year, a biopsy revealed two 4mm and one 1mm adenocarcinoma in one side of my prostate,...
Support Group: Proton Beam Therapy
Last active: May 20, 2025
Neuropathy following Robotic Prostatectomy
I’m 64. Had my robotic prostatectomy in November of 24. Several months after the surgery I developed severe pain in my penis. Mainly in the...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 11, 2025
Radiation + ADT
Like many of you, I am weighing my options regarding surgery vs radiation. 61yo, healthy and active guy. PSA 5.5, MRI negative for any spread...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 20 2:10pm
Cranberry RCT study
Always interested in natural methods that have solid science behind them. Stumbled upon a double-blind RCT study where 64 PCa patients were randomly assigned to...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 24 3:54pm
Chemo, Lupron & Nubeqa (Triple treatment) Outcomes
I would appreciate hearing about anyone's experience on this triple therapy, in particular about: 1) How long have you/did you remain castrate resistant after the...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 4, 2025
Active Surveillance vs Treatment Now
I'm 55 and my PSA in 2020 was 3.8, 2021 was 3.3, and 2022 jumped to 4.5. Got a biopsy and on this past Thursday...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 21, 2023
Seminal Vesicle Invasion & PR22/MIDS/SPORT Trials ADT & ART
Hello all, Thanks for reading. My father is 63 close to 64. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer (acinar adenocarcinoma) late last year 2022. We...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 10, 2023
Can someone help me about life after AUS 800 implant?
This is my first question/post so please excuse me as I a new at this. I am 58 and have had an RP in October...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 11 1:07pm
Prostatectomy last Monday and my first week experiences
First, thank you to all of the contributors in Mayo Connect. I have been reading every day in preparation for my surgery. Had RARP on...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 22, 2025
Canceling Radical Prostectomy In favor of AS
56 year old male. Had biopsy, there were two cores with 3+4 (4 less than 5%), and 6 cores were 3+3 left side only (at...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 24, 2025
PSMA PET with undetectable PSA, how to confirm right imaging order?
Hi! New to the forum and a fellow cancer survivor (so far!). I had an Xray taken recently (for kidney stone monitoring--the least of my...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 10, 2024
Looking for Recommendations for a Urologist Second Opinion
I was recently diagnosed with Gleason 4+3=7 prostate cancer, with "potential" extracapsular extension (ECE) with a PSA of approximately 3 and I'm 63 years of...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 16, 2025
Seeking your thoughts on PSA of .1 on Orgovyx and Nubeqa
Some of you might remember my sharing that my husband’s PSA kept rising after his prostatectomy, more positive lymph nodes were found by PSMA pet,...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 7, 2025
Artificial sphincter: Was it difficult to learn how to use? Tips?
How difficult was it to learn to use?I had another visit to the surgeon yesterday & showed him a spreadsheet from the last week, showing...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 12, 2025
Persistent urgency even after urinating, 3 months after prostatectomy
My prostatectomy was 3 months ago. My incontinence has been complicated by an unrelenting urgency to pee. Oddly, it's most acute right after emptying my...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 9, 2024
Best Prostate Cancer Treatment Options If You Have BPH Symptoms?
I've been on active surveillance for two years. I also have some BPH-like symptoms and take Flomax for it. I may need to get treatment...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 12, 2025
Recently Diagnosed, Intermediate Prostate Cancer
Hello, New to this group, new to this subject. I was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer at age 63. Had a 12 core biopsy, five...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 17, 2023
Orgovyx - asking for advice
Hi everyone, I’m hoping to get some advice from anyone who’s currently taking Orgovyx. I had surgery to remove my prostate in January 2025, but...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 6, 2025
Sildenafil (Viagra) and Aortic Dilation/Aneurysm
@carlwgordon Asked in another thread about the risk of Viagra in the presence of aortic dilation of 4.1 cm. An echocardiogram is often done during...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 7, 2024