Prostate Cancer Support Group

I'm 53 years old and a veteran. I only have insurance through the VA. Late last year my labs revealed PSA level 4.52. I had...

My husband has Gleason 7 (4+3) PCA with regional lymphadenopathy. Bone scan, CT negative. Current plan is radical prostatectomy. When originally asked surgeon about PET...

Hi - first time participant here. I’m looking for guidance or reassurance that my husband is receiving the best follow up care following prostate removal...

I have a question for my brothers . I am 4 years out from the Operation( at 4.5 PSA ) and 1.5 years out from...

I would like to share my experience about my RARP. I was 57 (turned 58 two days ago) and had PSA of 4.3 and was...

So- here we go ! 😣 The time has FINALLY come, but at the same time "suddenly” ... This Tuesday (tomorrow) my husband is having...

Greetings All. I've been following this group since early October when my GP referred me to Urology for an MRI after receiving the results of...

I just wanted to update my experience. I had the prostatectomy last week. The surgery went as planned. Pathology confirmed stage 2 cancer. The doctor...

Hi everyone, I am just shy of my 52 bday. I discovered I had the BRCA2 mutation via gene testing after my father passed of...

PC in family history, monitoring PSAs since 2005. Results jumping around 2014-2024 based on medications, injuries, etc... March 2025 off ALL meds prior to testing....

My surgery was 3 years ago and was nerve sparing and apparently successful given my continued insignificant PSA tests since. My recovery period was quite...

Hellos all, I am curious if other patients on this site have a similar situation to mine and what their course of treatment (decision of...

My husband is 68 and has localized (we hope) prostate cancer - PSA 9.2 in Sept., biopsy of 17 cores found 13 malignant, 2 of...

It is living hell You wear a catheter for 7-10 days after surgery, Then the fun begins. You are now incontinent, and you must wear...

Hello everyone, thank you for taking your precious time to help. I previously wrote about my partner and his information, trying to figure out what...

52 year old recently diagnosed with PC after PSA test of 8.66, MRI, and eventual prostate biopsy confirmed (details below). Leaning towards Robotic prostatectomy but...

Hello everyone. I wanted to ask if anyone has experienced gas pain (or similar) nearly two weeks after surgery. I woke up in the middle...

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...

Have been reading about surgeons who are doing Retzius sparing techniques. Is this done by most RP surgeons or is it just a few? It...

Ok. Quick summary is I was diagnosed this year with PC. May 12 had RARP. Post surgery doc (extremely well qualified DP surgeon and head...