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Confusing Messaging about Prostate Cancer
I won't go into great deal again, but I had an RARP and the pathology showed Gleason 9 Intraductal Carcinoma, locally advanced pT3a with cribriform...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 3, 2024
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 6:48am
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 10:39am
Ductal prostate cancer: Radiation + hormone therapy or surgery?
I’m looking for advice from anyone who has or has or has had DUCTAL prostate cancer because it is a rare and aggressive type. I’m...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 22, 2024
Treatment Decision - Radical Prostatectomy versus Radiation Therapy
Recently diagnosed and now stuck in that frustrating "no man's land" between surgery and radiation therapy. Diagnosed after an increase in my PSA to 5.2...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 29 7:34am
leakage after catheter removal
My husband had his surgery on 2/28 /2024 and catheter removal on 3/10. He went to a pelvic floor therapist prior to his surgery and...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 31 6:52pm
3rd opinion: How many opinions did you get for prostate cancer?
My husband was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. I think maybe stage four but I’m not sure. He has a 3+4 Gleason score 13 PSA...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 27, 2023
44-yr-old prostate cancer patient seeking advice, thoughts, etc.
Hello all, I’ve just been thrown into this scary world recently. I wanted to share my story and see what advice, wisdom, anecdotes, thoughts, etc....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 28 6:58am
Sling (or other treatment/prodedure) for climaturia following RP
I had a RP just over 3 years ago for G9 and subsequently had triple therapy plus whole pelvic radiation for oligo metastatic disease. My...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 5 7:20am
What does robotic prostatectomy look like? Is it like a vasectomy?
This week I watched a video of a complete robotic prostatectomy procedure in Italy. It was on a medical education site for doctors. What a...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 16 4:52pm
Can you advise on prostate cancer?
So my biopsy and MRI showed cancer cells according to the doctor. He's not my favorite. He's older and speaks like a surgeon. But mumbles....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 16, 2024
Hormone Sensitive, Advance Prostate Cancer - Agressive Treatments
I am 69 and live in Portland, OR. I was diagnosed with a PSA of 25 in 2019 at age 63 and had surgery in...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: 3 days ago
Info overload
I had a message almost complete on here and then whatever I pushed sent it ? ? ? Take 2 - much shorter I hope....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 21 7:59am
Advice on pursuing second opinion/treatment at UCSF.
Hello all. I have a few threads started since being diagnosed a few months ago (PSA 9, Gleason 7, Stage 2, no signs of spread...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 19, 2024
Radiation vs RARP for IDC prostate cancer with high Decipher?
70 years old, fit. PSA is 5 and slowly rising. Gleason 3+4. PIRADS 4. Localized. Clean PET. BUT, Biospy showed 6 positive cores - extensive...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 7 12:04pm
PSA anxiety
Help Freaking out because I had 6 consecutive PSA results < 0.05 readings after restarting degarelix in July, 2024. Yesterday my result was 0.05 -...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 22 2:12pm
Incidental findings on MRI's when beginning PCa treatment.
I had my RALP in Aug of 22 at 60 yo. I had a Gleason 4 + 3 with a PSA of 3.46 in March...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 21, 2023
Third SBRT Opinion Worth It?
Paging Dr. Google... Me: Age 50, Gleason 7 (3 + 4), 0.56 intermediate risk, 6/12 cores, PSA 6.68, PSMA showed no metastasis to lymph nodes...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 1 4:42pm
Internal Pain 1 Year After Prostatectomy
I am 71 years old, in good health and still run 4 or 5 miles several times each week. I had RALP one year ago...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 11, 2022
Athletic impact of radical prostatectomy?
Hi, trying to find out people’s experiences after radical prostatectomy with returning to athletic activities. It seems everywhere discusses the big risks of each treatment...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 10, 2022