Prostate Cancer Support Group

I had to cancel my RP prostate surgery do to a cold. The doctors would not put me under with a cold. I have rescheduled...

Need any idea's, I am 63 so no Medicare. I applied for 28 Proton Treatments thru Blue Cross of Il., if I cannot get that...

Finished proton treatment 5 weeks ago, scheduled for follow up PSA test in about 7 weeks. Have plans for cruise two weeks from today. Is...

After a PSA of 37 which indicated a PSA doubling in 6 months, an MRI with two PIRAD 5 tumors in my prostate, a biopsy...

First let me reintroduce myself. I'm one of the grade 10's. An aggressive 10 at that so I have to be on top of things...

I’m seeing more reports of Proctitis or rectal bleeding . This is from RadiationDr Schol of PCRI suggests Drs use Spacor or HydroGel to protect...

I would be interested to hear about anyone’s experience concerning Testosterone therapy after Proton radiation and hormone pills. Earlier this year (2023) I had 29...

One of the side effects of ADT is muscle loss. I start ADT on May 13. Shortly after I will receive 44 fractions of proton...

Biopsy came back with 12 of 12 positive for cancer, eight were Gleason 7 (4+3) and one was Gleason 8 (4+4). Six of the biopsies...

I was recently diagnosed with mid grade prostate cancer (Gleason 4+3). I was given option of either Proton Beam+Hormone treatment or nerve sparing prostatectomy. I’m...

I had fiducial markers and the spaceOAR inserted. Two weeks after this was done I noticed blood and pus in my stool and I never...

Artera AI test results :Hey. Just wanted to follow up on getting my results yesterday from my Artera A I test. The test is similar...

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...

Ok. So trying to get my brain wrapped around expectations for my Dr appt on Tuesday 12/17. I’d like to hear from people who had...

Question about the best time of day to schedule radiation (??) To those that have had multiple radiation treatments - what time of day did...

I was recently diagnosed with a Gleason 7 (4+3) after my PSA jumped from the 4's for several years into the 6.4-6.6 range in the...

Went through proton radiation therapy in 2010 (PSA: 6.47; Fleason 3+3; T1a) as slow-growing prostate cancer concentrated in a "lump" on the right node of...

I tried to get a thread started about people who had radiation without ADT but often the thread got jumbled with input from people who...

My husband received his diagnosis last week. Prostate Cancer, Gleason 3+4, PNI in one sample, cancer in 5 of 12 samples. He has his PSMA...

I am interested in others experiences in what they had for medical care after receiving radiation treatments for prostrate cancer. I was surprised that the...