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Suggestions? How to tactfully declne giving info to friends?
I had a prostatectomy and now I’m currently going through salvage radiation therapy. I’m very fortunate to have close friends and family that are very...
Time for some good news
Just offering a bit of hope for others. I've just seen the surgeon 6 weeks post-prostatectomy. All clear. The cancer was contained completely within the...
Pursue 2nd opinion?
First a bit of context. Father had PCa at age 58 with radical prostatectomy. I'm 63, had urinary issues for several years, had a PSA...
Gleason score 3+4 plus perineural invasion
Last year I had a 3+3 biopsy in one core but that was in a random core. This year the MRI found a new target...
ADT and Castrate Resistance
Diagnosed Nov 2021. Gleason 9, Decipher .99, stage 4a (spread to seminal vesticles and 1 of 12 lymph nodes tested). I had prostatectomy in January...
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...
47 years old with newly diagnosed Gleason 7 (4+3)
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...
Detection and treatment of microscopic cancer cells
I had a robotic prostatectomy back in 2015 for PT3b Gleason 9 disease with intraductal carcinoma. I had salvage radiotherapy in 2019. I was diagnosed...
Newly Diagnosed: Removal vs Radiation
Hello, I suppose I'm exactly sure where to start this. I'm already a cancer survivor from 9 years ago, only to find out I now...
One year past prostatectomy, in waiting mode.
A year ago I had my prostatectomy- Gleason 8, age 71. Path report indicated ECE, but surgeon removed lymph nodes, seminal vesicles and bundled nerves....
Anyone received salvage lymph node removal for BCR after prostatectomy
After experiencing biochemical recurrence after robotic prostatectomy (4 years ago) current PSA 0.25 my social health care was scheduling me for 25 sessions RT with...
New Diagnosis: Prostate Cancer
PSA had gone from 4.24 to 6.62 in a couple months, had a mpMRI PIRADS 4 with 12mm lesion, then had a 4K Score blood...
Rapid Reccurance and Short Doubling Time after RARP
I had my non-nerve sparing prostatectomy at Mayo in Phoenix in late June. Pathology showed Gleason 9, stage pT3a IDC with Cribriform present, but I...
Radiation for Prostate Cancer with Ulcerative Colitis
Has anyone with ulcerative colitis had pelvic radiation, specifically of the prostate bed after surgical prostatectomy? After 13 cancer-free years, doctors are concerned my prostate...
BCR Analyzation; < Age 60
50 year old: 3/04/2019 PSA = 4.45 **Note** Was on Testosterone Therapy from age 40-50** Currently 55 years old: 7/12/2019: Davinci Prostatectomy, Gleason 3+4, no...
Radical prostatectomy 9 days ago. Need help with the pathology PLEASE
Hello everyone, thank you for taking your precious time to help. I previously wrote about my partner and his information, trying to figure out what...
Positive margins - Now what?
I got my post-prostatectomy pathology back today. While I did talk to a physician’s assistant, I won’t meet with my doctor until Monday. It seems...
Typical Plan When Post RP PSA goes from < 0.02 to >= 0.02?
I moved out of state since my prostatectomy so for the 18 months following I just did ultrasensitive PSA tests every 3 months. Up to...
Not sure test results and recommended treatment match up
About eight years ago, after a routine checkup, I got a call from my gp that my blood workup produced a psa level of 14!...
Lupron and Zytiga side effects
In July we learned my husband has BCR 1 year post prostatectomy. Imaging confirmed 2 small tumors in the prostate bed. We're so surprised given...