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Surgery or Radiation?
Got my Biopsy results today at 5PM. 5 cores Gleason score 4+3 2 cores Gleason score 4+5 Cancer still in the gland but it is...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 18, 2024
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Turp surgery
Had Turp surgery June 9. 1st 2 days better flow and little less going. I then got scar tissue and got cleared up I think...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 25, 2023
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Ultrasound after surgery
I had surgery on Monday and was told it was successful, including lymph nodes. But the surgeon has ordered an ultrasound. Has that happened to...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 13, 2024
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Orgovyx before surgery
I am scheduled for RARP 4/3/2025. I am on Orgovyx for 3 months prior to this as a way to "shrink the tumor." The ca...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 12 8:04am
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Recently Diagnosed - Surgery or Radiation?
I'm 53 years old and a veteran. I only have insurance through the VA. Late last year my labs revealed PSA level 4.52. I had...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 28 10:32am
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Nerve-sparing surgery
Hi I'm scheduled for a prostatectomy in 2 weeks (PI-RADS4 from the MRI, Gleeson 4+3 from the biopsy). Just turned 60 (and feeling it). I've...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 10, 2024
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Retzius sparing surgery
Have been reading about surgeons who are doing Retzius sparing techniques. Is this done by most RP surgeons or is it just a few? It...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 3 10:49am
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ADT and Open Heart surgery
My husband has been advised to have open heart surgery, for valve replacement and aortic root aneurysm graft. It is recommended to be done within...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 30 9:34am
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Hernia surgery post prostatectomy
Anyone have experience with hernia surgery post prostatectomy? Evidently, the normally "routine" abdominal hernia surgery is much more complicated for those who have had prostate...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 2 4:21pm
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Hernia surgery after SBRT?
Finished Sbrt mridian Viewray Tx in September 2023. Have a small inguinal hernia that a surgeon told me didn’t need to be treated yet. But...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 3, 2023