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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...
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...
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...
"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,...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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....
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...
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....
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...
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...
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,...