Life after prostectomy.I'll try to keep this short. I'm 63 and 2 years ago had 14.6 Gleason score. Biopsy positive. Total prosectomy performed. After surgery gleason dropped to .035, but gradually grew...Reactions0reactionsComments13 repliesAwareness
prostate canceri have been diagnosed with a score on gleason scale as a 6 i concerned the have miss something i want to know if others with this cancer about scores...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCopingAwareness
Life expectancy Through my research I have seen more than once that life expectancy is very similar for those who have been treated for prostate cancer and those who have chosen no...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesTreatment
Blood in urineI finished my proton radiation treatment for my stage 4 prostate cancer in May 2020, and my hormone therapy continues quarterly til the end this year. I have had no...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Using frozen fraction (neurosave) during surgery for nerve sparing?A high standing surgeon at a top German clinic informed me that during the DaVinci surgery they do a frozen fraction of nerves (neurosave If I'm not mistaken) and they...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesSurgeryDiagnosisTreatment
Bone scan I received the results of my bone scan today and there is no sign of metastatic prostate cancer in the bones. Big relief. I will see a surgeon next month...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosis
MRI in 2021 - nano MRI advantages?Some new information as of June 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoOecPYm0TM NanoMRI combined with PSMA/PET can yield even better screening results. Anyone aware of facilities un US and Europe that do this? The...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesDiagnosisAdvanced Prostate Cancer
Blood in urineI finished my proton radiation treatment for my stage 4 prostate cancer in May 2020, and my hormone therapy continues quarterly til the end this year. I have had no...Reactions0reactionsComments8 replies
[M59][EU] Why the recurrence rate% is so high even with brachytherapy+external beam for prostate cancer?I can't understand what makes cancer return even when people use brachytherapy and combine it with external beam radiation. The external beam for the pelvis area should take care of...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosisSurvivorshipAdvanced Prostate Cancer
Anyone have tips or recommendations on how to deal with leg and feet cramps?I just finished 39 of 39 radiation treatments and currently on first does of lupron. I get terrible leg/feet cramps throughout the night on top of having to pee every...Reactions0reactionsComments9 replies