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RARP Scheduled After Transperineal Biopsy
Started my PC journey in Feb 2025 and so grateful for finding this support group and reading your stories/insights. My story (Age 56): following an...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 20, 2025
Where to draw the line between active surveillance, removal, radiation
Where do you draw the line between active surveillance and removal or radiation? Gleason 3+3, 4 cores positive out of 12 in biopsy. No more...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 27, 2023
Who prescribes ADT?
I’m working with Cleveland clinic and went to Mayo Jax last week to start the 2nd opinion process. I’m working on getting all my scans...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 25, 2025
active surveillance no longer recommended?
I"m not a Mayo patient. I'm 62 and was just diagnosed with prostate cancer, PSA 4.7, Gleason 3+3. I have no symptoms and am otherwise...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 16, 2024
PSMA PET CT question
Hi, Husband, healthy at age 66, is newly diagnosed with Gleason 3+4=7. That is to say, GG2. Targeted MRI-based biopsy. Single posterior core only was...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 6 4:52pm
PSA six weeks after radical prostatectomy
My PSA was 7.75 and MRI showed prostate lesion with extension into left nerve bundle, no other areas affected. I decided to have radical prostatectomy....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 22, 2024
Is a PSMA-PET scan of value if you have already started ADT treatment?
An acquaintance had a RP in mid July and while the pathology report had some positives his Gleason score increased from a 7 to an...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 10, 2024
Ultrasensitive PSA Test Post RP
RP Gleason 7a. Operation 04.04.2022 USPSA post op 04.06.2022. <0.005 and 28.07.2022 0.0010. I am a bit shocked at the rapid increase in such a...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 10, 2023
Biopsy 1 carcinoma found.
I’m very new but concerned. I’m 72 years old. I had a biopsy and 1 cancer was found. Gleason was 7, 3+4. I’m seeing my...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 7, 2025
Decision time
Biopsy may 2024. Gleason 6 PSA 5.1 decipher 0.64. Decided on AS Biopsy August 2025. PSA 5.7 Gleason 3+4 in 3 lesions. Percentage of 4...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 24, 2025
How long to does one stay on hormone therapy Orgovyx?
Psa < 0.1 after radiation n 6 months hormone therapy- psa was 47 n had gleason scores of 8 - 7 - 6 n cancer...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 25, 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
IMRT (Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy)
I haven’t read much about IMRT (Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy). In 1-2020, I was diagnosed with pc. Gleason score 7 (3+4) and psa of 8.7. Had...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 15, 2020
Any advice or shared experiences with SpaceOAR Hydrogel?
Question: My urologist has presented the option of using the Boston Scientific SpaceOAR Hydrogel between my prostate and rectum. It can be injected during the...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 4, 2025
Selecting Active Survelliance based on GG1 and small GG2 in biopsy?
67 years old, PSA of 7.8 and MPMRI with three PI RADS lesions…one 3, one 4 and one 5. Fusion biopsy of 15 areas indicate...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 8, 2023
Decision to be made on treatment
I'm new here. Diagnosed with a 3+4=7 Gleason score and will be meeting Friday to discuss next steps. Would like suggestions from those who have...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 16, 2025
Surgery / Radiation for Prostate cancer?
I have gotten a biopsy done on my Prostate, they took 5 samples. 3 of the cores came back with a Gleason score of 4+3=7...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 30, 2025
Proton treatment to prostate and localized node: Anyone else?
I have been diagnosed with prostate cancer on the right side of my prostate with a Gleason scale of 7 to 8. I also have...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 11, 2025
IMRT Radiation/ADT after surgery?
Gleason 4+3, PSA 7.6. Had RAP 9/27/23. First 3 month PSA test was < .01. Six month PSA test showed .o2. Doctors want to start...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 25, 2024
High fasting glucose of 115 after 7 mos on Orgovyx
psa is .008 down from 23 with Gleason of 8. Completed 44 radiation treatments. Is high glucose common with Orgovyx? Don't want to start treatment...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 29, 2025