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What supplies to stock up before prostate surgery?
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 8 7:51am
Question you wished you had asked before your Prostatectomy
I've made a list of questions to review with my Dr. regarding my upcoming Prostatectomy. I don't know what treatment they will want to do...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 12, 2025
I want to learn more about side effects of robotic prostatectomy
Hi all: I am 65 and have recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer. I am stage 2A with a Gleason score of 7 (3+4). The...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 24 5:17pm
Any experiences with Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AUS) or Sling?
Hello. Just wondering if anyone has a long-ish term experience with either the sling or AUS. I had a partial nerve sparing prostatectomy in 2018....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 26 11:16am
How do you deal with your friends' ignorance about your condition?
I have been open and frank with my golf and pickleball buddies about my incontinence after my RALP of several months ago. They have come...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 30, 2024
Pelvic Floor muscle training post-prostatectomy
I hate incontinence and have been spending some time researching treatmentone issue that has come up has to do with how many Kegels a day...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 20 3:10pm
Two years post proctectomy with pelvic floor pain
Hello, I had radical proctectomy via da Vinci robot two years ago. At first, I was fully incontinent, using 10 pads per day for about...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 17 8:36pm
What is life like after having the AUS?
Considering AUS since my sacral nerve procedure doesn’t seem to be the answer. What is life like after having the AUS? Do you have to...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 18 12:55pm
Catheter Removal Day is World Cancer Day And So Far So Good!
Might be too soon to tell, but the catheter came out finally, and of course I felt like I needed to pee the whole way...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 5, 2025
Questions about MRI report
I had an abnormal PSA for my age and so I was referred to an urolgist who did a digital rectal exam and didn't feel...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 24, 2023
Total Gland Ablation Experiences w' TULSA-PRO?
Greetings All, I'm seeking feedback on others' experiences w' PC who had total gland ablation via TULSA-PRO. Cured? ED? Incontinence? Complications? Other? My PC is...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 7, 2025
Finding the right dosage of Trimix
Since my RARP was non-nerve sparing, I'm permanently impotent. I've tried everything with no usable results, so now it's Trimix. I started at 0.1 ml...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 11, 2025
Post treatment update #3
Exactly 1 year since 45mg Lupron hormone therapy injection that was followed by 20 radiation sessions. 90 day post treatment PSA test showed no cancer...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 4, 2025
Apprehensive, and asking for your advice pre RP
Hello there, in the span of a week I have had a biopsy with positive PC results and scheduling of surgery 8 days from now...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 7, 2025
New to the group
I'm new to this group and was diagnosed with prostate cancer in mid July, an absolute shock to me and my wife. I'm 61 and...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 8 12:36am
Who saw Dr. Ram Pathak at Mayo Jacksonville for Tulsa Pro?
Discussed both removal and Tulsa Pro with Dr Ram Pathak at Mayo Jacksonville for my localized Gleason 3+4=7 cancer, PSA 4.5. Have been on AS...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 22 9:05pm
Results after high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)
Fortunately, I (@ 77 years old) qualified to ablate my 3+4 tumors on the right side of my prostate gland through a HIFU procedure. Performed...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 18 12:45pm
Sacral nerve procedure
19 months after prostate surgery and 9 weeks after sacral nerve implant and little to no improvement in incontinence control. Regardless of the program settings...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 15 7:12am
SBRT vs. Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy
Well, my last visit to Mayo didn't go as well as I wanted. I'm 72 years old and I had an Ultrasound-guided transperineal prostate biopsy...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 6, 2023
Getting ready for RARP...things to get ahead of time?
Well...my RARP is now scheduled for the end of July. I'm trying to figure out some basic stuff I'll need soon after that.1. Incontinence pads:...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 23 10:02pm