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Hi . Sorry to hear about the metastatic diagnosis. Surgical castration is an option for treating metastatic cancer. This article looks at the surgical vs. medical castration: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31746656/. I'm not going to lie - this is not a question we get often, probably due to the finality of the procedure. I will note that the study I provided found a similar survival rate, which makes sense in that, once the testosterone levels are controlled for, the other aspects of treatment will play a greater role in survival rates. What treatment are you on or is being recommended? If no one has shared information with you about it before, Xofigo may be of interest. Back to the castration: a lot of factors may play a role in such decision (prognosis, age, individual life factors, etc...) and one that only you, in conjunction with your medical team and those close to you, can make, but from a medical perspective it is an option. Wishing you the best and know that this community is here for you. Richard (ProstateCancer.net Team)

Thank you for replying I am just starting hormonal therapy Casodex started it on 9/16/21 for 30 days got Lubron injection on 10/5/21 Good for six months I will start on a Abiratrone when I finish Casodex also prednisone,I go tomorrow 10/12/21 for radiation simulation , mapping I will be getting radiation treatments once A week for six weeks on the prostate and one treatment to one of my ribs , since I I wasn’t offered the option of having a Orchiectomy I am continuing to do research on it and may have it done at the end of the six month period, I guess that will give me more time to research it that’s why I’m trying to talk to people that have maybe had it done and I’m still trying to figure out how to contact these people I will be reading those articles you gave me any more input would be well appreciated thanks Digger