Prostate Cancer Support Group

My husband Jeff was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. He is 62 yo and mostly in good health- walks, runs, bikes, pickleball, lifts weights. He...

Just thought I'd share. Started this journey in spring 2024. Gleason 4+3. Decipher 0.78. PSMA scan negative outside of the prostate lesion. PSA 13.4 when...

My Dr is recommending 44 fractions of IMRT instead of Brachytherapy that I had set up last November. A Stricture was found prior to the...

Anyone ever ecperienced severe abdominal pain and constipation after 6 docataxel chemotherapy treatments followed by 6 IMRT radiation treatments? It has been 15 months since...

I am 72 years old and had< .02 PSA for two years after my prostatectomy. My PSA went up to .05 then jumped to .15....

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...

I just finished 38 sessions of IMRT for locally recurrent PCa last Tuesday (Nov 18). As I’ve posted about previously, the only notable side effect...

Hey all glad to find this postings and be in the group. Very helpful and comforting! I'm a 64 years old. Just diagnosed with prostate...

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...

Hello and thank you for reading this. I’m 62, G9 with 3 bone metastases and a couple involved small pelvic lymph nodes (de novo oligometastatic...

Back in March I was diagnosed with Gleason 9 prostate cancer, PSA 11. In April started hormon therapy, (Firmagon). In July got a six month...

My treatment plan called for an LDR brachytherapy "boost" followed by 5 weeks of IMRT. I realize this is the reverse of the usual order...

HiI completed IMRT on 15 Oct 2023. I got my Ultrasensitive PSA < 0.03 today.It means that my treatment was successful.Thanks

I started IMRT last week for a local recurrence (small nodule in prostatic fossa detected by DRE, PET PSMA and MRI scans; PSA is 0.11)....

So I had my simulation last week and started my 28 IMRT treatments on Monday. Yesterday in the afternoon I started having pain in what...

Finally rang the bell yesterday! I tried uploading this directly as a post, but apparently it is too long for that, so I put it...

Iam so happy that I can stay home today! I went 25 times over 5 weeks. I finally "went along" with Oncologists insisting on IMRT....

Was told by specialist at Mayo in.my case intraductal carcinoma..proton beam was not recommended..said go with imrt..35 rounds..they offer both..wondering why..thought it had less side...

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...

This is a little different but wandering if anyone has gone through this situation before. I had rotator cuff surgery 2 weeks ago and will...