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When I had proton radiation treatments in April 2021, my RO had never used SpaceOAR; he...
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Thanks for your helpful post! Glad you had a good experience. I'm concerned about the insertion...
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There are a number of reasons why they might have stopped. From the literature, it’s usually...
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The injection of SpaceOAR is less painful than a biopsy. If you experienced only minor discomfort...
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I had the SpaceOAR insertion at Mayo Rochester (late Jan 2020). I didn't particularly feel any...
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Today’s PSA Test Results
Today was my 6-month PSA test (4-1/2 years after proton radiation treatment). As usual, I experienced a little anxiety when the MyChart text message popped...
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Silly accounting tricks
So, I'm nearing the end of my treatment - 6 months of ADT with 28 sessions of photon EBRT in the middle. I'm looking at...
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MRIdian Viewray Experience
Making a decision related to which radiation machine one uses seems to be something that does not get a lot of discussion by urologists and...
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Any Tips For Radiation Patients Who Suffer Constipation?
I am 73 and have had chronic constipation for a few years now. The Orgovyx I have been on for three months has made my...
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SBRT Cyberknife exploratory visit today
Today I explored cyberknife sbrt for unfavorable intermediate . The RO explained that the cyberknife provides real time imaging using xrays(about two a minute). The...
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Had my 4-month PSA test today
Today was a very good day - my 4-month PSA test came back at 0.473 ng/mL. So, now we move from 4-month tests to 6-month...
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ProstoxUltra & Prostox CFRT both high risk-switch to RALP?
I had already started scheduling for SBRT and have a date for SpaceOar. Then I got the results of my ProstoxUltra and ProstoxCFRT back and...
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Post SBRT - 5 years ago - 0.2 PSA - no orgasm last 8 months...
My name is Paul and I’m 67 years old. I finally decided to check out the Mayo Clinic blogs and I read your story... I...
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Thank you!! (for your support, answering my questions and fears)
Good afternoon, just rang the bell following SpacerOAR placement with five treatments of SBRTI wanted to thank all of those in this group for your...
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Proctitis from radiation: Is your Dr addressing this with you?
I’m seeing more reports of Proctitis or rectal bleeding . This is from RadiationDr Schol of PCRI suggests Drs use Spacor or HydroGel to protect...
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