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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
Experiences with Gabapentin for hot flashes or Botox for incontinence?
After prostate surgery in 2019 and radiation with hormone therapy in 2022-23, aftereffects of incontinence and hot flashes continue to be intense 4 months after...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 14 10:30am
Serious complications and side effects from prostate cancer treatments
My spouse is experiencing side effects from all the prostate cancer treatments that include radiation to chemo to surgery and hormones and over a period...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 8, 2023
"Remission" for oligometastatic prostate cancer
As I mentioned in another post, I have prostate cancer with a single metastasis to T3, treated initially with debulking surgery to the spinal lesion,...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: 3 days ago
How long after EBRT does the PSA bounce around?
Hello from Vancouver Island. I had a prostatectomy about three years ago and the PSA went down from 4.0 to about 0.03 after surgery. Within...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 16, 2023
PET Scan Results in
IMHO, this is the best news possible! I haven't talked to my Doc yet, but to me, it sounds good. Results Impression 1. Intense PSMA...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 21 7:17pm
Advantage of staying at on-campus hotel: Partner's perspective
We made the best decision when we decided to go to Mayo Phoenix for my husband's prostate cancer. I can't say enough good things about...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 28 4:47pm
Positive margins
I recently had a robotic prostatectomy period there was no cancer detected in the lymph nodes, Seminal vesicles, and did not appear to be migration....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 1 7:21am
What supplies did you have ready for urinary incontinence after RP?
Can anyone help with what type of UI supplies my husband may need in the days, weeks following his RP surgery? Best options/brands, what exactly...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 8 8:57am
My dad's cancer returned and now it’s stage 4 metastatic cancer
Hello,6 years ago my dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer and had prostate surgery. He seemed to have an aggressive form and had to do...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 11 6:12am
Stress Incontinence Running after Prostatectomy
It's 30 months since my surgery and I am very satisfied overall with the results. I only occasionally use a light shield and most of...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 2 9:56pm
Knowing ASAP if with recurrence - Your Thoughts, Please!
My husband had planned radiation (HDR Brachy or SBRT) for 3+4=7. But since we have learned of cribriform and now a Decipher "high risk" score,...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 11 7:35pm
PSA, cancer and life insurance
Hi Have Gleason 6 stage 1 prostate cancer. Have MRI set for sept and Psa test. They want do 3 months after my Turp surgery....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 30, 2023
Anyone dealing with concurrent prostrate and kidney cancer (RCC)?
My husband was recently diagnosed with prostrate cancer Grade 2, he was given two options either radiation or surgery, pending his CT scan. He just...
Support Group: Kidney Cancer
Last active: Nov 5 12:09pm
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: 15 hours ago
Chronic radiation proctitis: What specialty treats this?
Proctitis developed 8 months after surgery. Tx with suppositories, sucralfate, APC, anti biotic, and currently ending 50 hyperbaric treatments; the latter showing only modest improvement...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 3 11:21am
Proton Therapy or Cyberknife without ADT for Gleason 8?
My husband, 71, G8, PSA 8, PSMA PET no spread, has planned surgery for September. He ruled out radiation options because of required 18-24mos ADT....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 17, 2023
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 17, 2023
Do those Kegels!
I needed to discuss my current situation regarding Kegel exercises. In September I met with my surgeon for the first time to discuss my November...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: 4 days ago
My Radiation treatment journey
I'm just finishing up my 2nd week of radiation. Radiation was decided when my surgeon didn't want to do surgery due to my prior history,...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 10 4:25pm