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Considering Creating A Companion Cancer Site
After going through this journey there are some things that I found very helpful, especially here, but also some things that were lacking that could...
Pre-surgical kegels: Six sets vs. three sets
Two Kegel questions for pre-surgical preparation about five weeks ahead of the big day. Question One; I find the fast twitch, short kegels easy to...
Onward with durable remission
I add bits of pieces of my story to various posts, but I'm organizing my story and figured this would be a good opportunity to...
Can someone help me about life after AUS 800 implant?
This is my first question/post so please excuse me as I a new at this. I am 58 and have had an RP in October...
What side effects did you experience after salvage radiation?
Late 2022 I was diagnosed with PC (Gleason score 3+4=7), and elected to have surgery. Cancer was confined to one quadrant of the gland, nothing...
Post prostatectomy, any sexual release like nocturnal emission?
I had a prostatectomy and was impotent even before the prostatectomy. I have never successfully reached orgasm by masturbation while flaccid, even before the prostatectomy....
Just past halfway through salvage IMRT – status report
Today I finished #20 of 38 IMRT sessions for a local recurrence of PCa. I thought it might be worth sharing what I’ve experienced so...
Devastated by support group meeting: I'm doing everything wrong
Just absolutely devastated last night during a PC support group meeting. I thought I'd share with the support group (via zoom) that my RP surgery...
Did your Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AUS) fail before activation?
To make it short,02/08/*2021 had RP,left me totally incontinent.Dr. was urging me for years to get AUS.I thought it was medieval and there had to...
Prostate Cancer Sucks-But good to celebrate victories big and small
I just had my post-surgery pathology consult with my doctor today after my radical prostatectomy surgery four weeks ago. Talk about apprehension and worry. The...
Experience with radiation cystitis & repair of bladder neck
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/experience-with-radiation-cystitis-repair-of-bladder-neck/
Prostrate removed Jan. 2024. After 34 rounds of radiation completed July 2024, complicated by bladder neck contracture. April 2025 Iowa City preformed a DVIU balloon...
Newer surgery technique: da Vinci SP (single-port robot-assisted)
In reply to someone’s post I wrote about this new surgical procedure but realize if it is not a stand alone post, many may not...
41-days of salvage RT - your experience with side effects?
Hello, First time post, but second go ‘round with prostate cancer. Let me start with my request to the group, then I’ll summarize my history.I...
Large fluid retention after RARP
I had robotic radical prostatectomy on 3/31/26 at Mass General Brigham (partner of Dana Farber) by a world-renowned surgeon. (I am 67, overall good health,...
Recurrence post Tulsa Pro
Married 33 years, two kids, and don't want PCa being a real drag on my life and family. Here is my history, plus where I...
What I’ve learned in the 6 weeks since my RARP
This is my attempt to compile what I‘ve learned and tips/tricks to help cope with RARP and its side effects (while it's still fresh). Much...
How will I know EBRT has worked?
I'm writing to share with you my journey with Prostate Cancer. I am 73 years old, from Calcutta, India and getting treated at Tata Medical...
Knowledge Is Power
Don't believe me? Ask Google, they became quite powerful peddling knowledge. I see some recurring lines of questions and concerns on here, I thought putting...
Seminal Vesicle Invasion & PR22/MIDS/SPORT Trials ADT & ART
Hello all, Thanks for reading. My father is 63 close to 64. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer (acinar adenocarcinoma) late last year 2022. We...
A quick Question
why is dying from prostate cancer more dramatic than dying from good health? by Someone Who’s Had Just About Enough of It If dying is...
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