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Understanding PSA spike and what questions to ask
Hello...first time posting. Had my bloodwork done for my upcoming annual visit to my urologist. The results caught me off guard. My total PSA has...
Surgeon appointment for Robotic Prostatectomy: Questions to ask?
Tomorrow I will have an appointment with a surgeon for possible robotic surgery (prostatectomy).59yrs oldGleason score 3+4=7One positive core 1.6cmAcinar adenocarcinomaPSA 6/12/23= 4.24PSA 12/12/23=5.13BPH on...
Post-surgery doctor visit: What questions to ask?
I appreciate the support I've found here. I was diagnosed this summer and had surgery last week. It appears everything went as planned, and my...
What questions to ask in first meeting regarding treatment decisions?
We have our first post diagnosis meeting with our Mayo doctor on Wednesday (transferring from local urology clinic). What do you recommend asking in this...
Recently diagnosed with prostate cancer: What questions to ask docs?
I was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer, I have a Gleason score of 7 in 3 areas and a 4 in another spot, I'm scheduled...
New and Need Guidance: What questions to ask about prostate cancer?
Hello everyone, sadly I have had to join this area of the internet which we don't wish on anybody. I am on here because my...
PSA Post surgery: What questions to ask medical oncologist?
Hi,My partner has his PSA blood test yesterday (just shy of 2 months post surgery). He had also had it taken 9 days post op...
After Radiation Treatments: What questions to ask at follow-up?
Just finished 37 Radiation Treatments to Prostate Bed. Have an appointment with my Radiation Oncologist this Friday. What questions should I be asking 🤔? Thanks
Prostate Cancer: What Questions to ask doctor upon initial diagnosis?
Is there a list of questions that need to be asked of urologist when initially diagnosed?
New to Prostate Cancer with a boatload of questions, but who to ask?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/very-new-here-with-a-boatload-of-questions-but-who-to-ask/
So many questions to ask !!! Diagnosed July 2022. PSA was 37 and was told my Gleason score was between 6 and 9 after biopsies...
What questions should I ask at first meeting with the Oncologist?
My first meeting with my oncologist it’s coming up, what it’s some important questions I should ask? I’m a bit lost in this whole PC...
Question you wished you had asked before your Prostatectomy
I've made a list of questions to review with my Dr. regarding my upcoming Prostatectomy. I don't know what treatment they will want to do...
Questions I should have asked about prostate cancer, but did not
A cynical, slightly pissed-off handout for the newly diagnosed. Congratulations ! You’ve joined the club no one wants to be in. You’ve just heard the...
3+3 - others' experiences and questions I should ask doc?
Just received pathology report from MRI fusion biopsy with one 3+3 core and another adjacent core suspicious cells. 1.7 cm lesion, PSA 4, been having...
Update and question
I was diagnosed Gleason 9 last week and negative result of PMSA PET scan received this morning. No abnormalities seen in prostate area or distant...
This is about prostate cancer coming back after 20 years.
I'm 75 years young. I had prostate cancer when I was 54. The prostate was removed, I was cancer free for 6 years. Took a...
Should I be seeking extra treatment?
Hey guys and wives, this is my first post here but have been lurking a couple months. I have a pretty good heath plan at...
Don’t know what I don’t know…diagnosed 5/13/25
First post here but, not after spending countless hours reading countless pages of this forum. First, let me say thank you to all who take...
The Dogma-Infested Labyrinth of Professional PCa Treatment Advice
I was raised in a boarding school where we were taught to think critically, to ask bold questions, and to develop broad, inquisitive minds. This...
Hubby’s Exhausted
Hi everyone, Wife here! Some of you may remember me from before asking questions. Hubby has had the trifecta thrown at him since his original...
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