Prostate treatment choices and out of pocket costs.Greetings all. I read a lot on here about choices and outcomes and all great information, but don't read a lot about out of pocket expenses for brachytheropy vs EBRT...reactions2repliesCost
FeaturedTreatment AdviceI am 63, diagnosed stage 2, Gleason 7 score in 5 out of 14 samples, PSA 4.6. I am consider no treatment and choosing surveillance by PSA testing every 6...reactions44replies
Vac Erection Device questions.I'm 3 weeks post RP. Started into the Pde5 inhibitors this week. My clinic/surgeon offers a number of classes including a Surgical Impotence Management Support (SIMS) class prior to surgery...reactions1replyTreatmentSide EffectsIntimacy & Relationships
5 days before surgery...what to expect?I was positively diagnosed with Gleason 3+4 in December of last year after 3 years of slowly increasing PSA (4.86 at last test). MRI Showed like cancerous lesion in November...reactions6repliesSurgeryTips & Advice
ErectionI am a 76 year old man who hasn't had an erection in over 2 years. Is this normal? I've had my prostate removed via robotic assistance surgery. That was...reactions2replies
Lupron fatigueI am experiencing extreme fatigue, some days sleeping up to 18 hours. I am wondering if this is common and if so, has anyone found relief?...reactions1reply
DECIPHER TEST AFTER BCRI am 13 years post prostatectomy thank GOD path report 3+4 , positive margins grade 3 at margins psa 4.9 at diagnosis. I am currently seeing a medical oncologist ...reactions3replies
Not being able to peeI had blood in my urine come to find out I had prostate cancer I had radiation soon after that I began to lose control over urination I pee a...reactions2replies
PIRADS 5 on MRII’m 57 and my most recent PSA level was 1.6 in June 2022. I had an out of pocket full body scan Monday. This is what was reported: Prostate gland:...reactions4repliesCopingDiagnosisAdvanced Prostate Cancer
Dealing with the initial news that you have prostate cancerAfter never being sick or never being on any medication. To get the news that you have prostate cancer has overwhelmed me....reactions1replyAdvanced Prostate CancerDiagnosis