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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
Irradiated prostate & bladder bleeding: Have AFib & cancer
I had both external beam brachytherapy for prostate cancer twenty years ago and am cancer free. I take Eliquis for congestive heart failure and for...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 19 7:59pm
What is radiation like at Mayo Jacksonville?
I have inquired here before about RARP there. But there is now a non-zero probability that I might not be cleared for surgery. In that...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 10, 2025
Radical prostatectomy vs external Beam and Seeds for Inter. risk PC
I am weighing my options of radical prostatectomy vs external beam radiation and Brachytherapy/Seed Implantation. I have T2A tumor with six out of 12 cores...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 30, 2023
Urge to urinate & pain and burning due to radiation: Tips?
I had HDR brachytherapy, hormone and external beam radiation which finished in June 2024. Since then I have developed sever pain and burning when passing...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 13, 2025
Low fiber diet for salvage RT to pelvic lymph node basin questions
Hi all. I’m hoping to hear from fellow PCa patients who endured a low fiber diet and can share ideas of what they ate while...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 26, 2025
Anybody get treated in Portland, Oregon?
I live in Portland, Oregon. I have a urologist I really like, and in keeping with Dr. Scholz's YouTube videos, I'm leaning toward radiation rather...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 28, 2025
How long can SpaceOAR last?
Earlier this week I had a SpaceOAR injection in preparation for LDR brachytherapy in early October. The plan is then to wait 4 or 5...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 23, 2024
Can radiationi side effects come in "waves"?
Hi all. I had LDR brachytherapy 10 weeks ago.Some days I feel good and start to think I'm coming out of the worst of it...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 15, 2024
Rising anxiety: my two doctors don't agree
I may have posted this before, but today my anxiety level is rising, and I have no idea how to decide. My two doctors (urologist...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 20, 2025
Seeking advice on treatment options
55 years old and otherwise in good health. No symptoms and very active lifestyle. Been on AS for 10 months, currently under care at Mayo...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 6, 2023
Increased PSA from 0.268 to 0.344 after 6 months, pain passing urine
I'm 69 years old, diagnosed with PC Gleason Score 4+3 =7, had Brachytherapy, HT and 15 sessions of RT, the last one was June 24....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 20, 2025
Post Radiation ABS Lymph and Mono Numbers
My husband is two weeks out of his radiation treatment had his first blood test after his Brachytherapy and IG-IMRT 25 sessions. The PSA is...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 2, 2024
ED meds and side effects
My husband is getting brachytherapy in September and then IG IMRT in October. He is currently on Orgovyx for month two and will be adding...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 16, 2024
Starting ADT
Hi All, My first post in the un-fun club. I'm looking for some advice on my next step. First some history: I was diagnosed in...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 15 1:05pm
Am I Under-Reacting to my Prostate Cancer Proposed Treatment?
I just had a post-Fusion Biopsy follow-up with my Urologist. I have two lesions of interest. The first lesion is rated a Gleason 3+3=6. The...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 12, 2024
Orgovyx & Gynecomastia
Hey, I'm 56, in really good health and will start a 6-month treatment of ADT with Orgovyx. Brachytherapy and Targeted radiation is scheduled for mid...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 14, 2025
Did you choose active surveillance? Why was it a good choice?
Biopsy showed 3 + 4 MRI showed pirad 2 bone scan CAT scan no metastasism nothing found. psma pet scan radiologists said nothing found. but...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 15, 2025
ED after prostatectomy? Any first hand experiences overcoming it?
I originally had brachytherapy in 2020. I chose that so I could continue my active sex life with my wife. The cancer responded favorably and...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 7, 2024
Anybody do 44 treatments of IMRT ?
My Dr is recommending 44 fractions of IMRT instead of Brachytherapy that I had set up last November. A Stricture was found prior to the...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 15, 2024