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Anyone beat Gleason 8 without surgery?
Biopsy came back with 12 of 12 positive for cancer, eight were Gleason 7 (4+3) and one was Gleason 8 (4+4). Six of the biopsies...
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Hello @bowmed and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I can understand with your gleason score why...
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Supplies recommendations post prostatectomy
I was recently diagnosed with mid grade prostate cancer (Gleason 4+3). I was given option of either Proton Beam+Hormone treatment or nerve sparing prostatectomy. I’m...
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Hydrogel (SpaceOAR) botched
I had fiducial markers and the spaceOAR inserted. Two weeks after this was done I noticed blood and pus in my stool and I never...
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Hello @daveywavey, I would like to add my welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect along with @dandl48...
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To share: I had 5 treatments with Proton Beam Therapy for prostrate neoplasm. But I suffered...
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47 years old with newly diagnosed Gleason 7 (4+3)
I was recently diagnosed with a Gleason 7 (4+3) after my PSA jumped from the 4's for several years into the 6.4-6.6 range in the...
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PSA numbers after radiation with no ADT
I tried to get a thread started about people who had radiation without ADT but often the thread got jumbled with input from people who...
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Recently Diagnosed, Intermediate Prostate Cancer
Hello, New to this group, new to this subject. I was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer at age 63. Had a 12 core biopsy, five...
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How long do the side effects of Lupron/Eligard last?
This Monday I am getting my number 3 and last injection of 6 month duration Eligard/Lupron. This is after 39 Proton Beam sessions which began...
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Patient movement during proton therapy more problematic than photon?
I am now 68 yrs old. My PSA level went beyond normal range in 2023 with a PSA of 4.3. Saw a urologist and had...
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Urologist not wanting to see you if you seek different provider
I have excellent care at my provider. However when diagnosed with prostrate cancer they did not offer proton radiation therapy that my primary doctor said...
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Prostate cancer-related abbreviations: What acronym would you add?
There are so many acronyms related to prostate cancer. When newly diagnosed these can be overwhelming and frustrating. As you become more familiar with the...