FeaturedActive 4 days agoSharing my Radiation Therapy ExperienceI will be starting this new thread and as promised will be sharing my experience going through External Radiation Therapy.. As a background and for exiting or new incoming bros...Reactions 0 reactions Comments61 repliesTreatmentDiagnosis
FeaturedAnyone Get SBRT?I am 67 years old with unfavorable intermediate prostate cancer. I have spoken to several experts with a top cancer center and the treatment plan is 4 weeks of ADT...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesTreatmentAwarenessDiagnosis
FeaturedRadiation First week downSo last week I had the SpaceOAR rectal spacer and fiducial markers inserted. My Radiation Oncologist also put me on a prophylactic 50mg daily dose of sildenafil (Viagra) starting 3...Reactions 0 reactions Comments12 repliesTreatment
FeaturedCyberknife in FloridaPlease recommend a high volume facility in North Florida for cyberknife treatment. Thank you...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 repliesTreatment
FeaturedWhat Treatment Did You Have for Prostate Cancer?Hello, my PSA was 6 when I got had my biopsy done, came back 3+4=7. Just starting to look at treatment options for prostate cancer. I would like to hear...Reactions 0 reactions Comments42 repliesTreatment
FeaturedAnyone had MRI guided radiation therapy?I searched the forum for the common acronyms MRgRT, MR-RT, and MR-Linac but nothing came up. Perhaps I did something wrong. I ask because I'm undergoing this type of radation...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesTreatment
FeaturedPSA continues to riseI had a prostectomy in 2014, radiation in 2016 because of an increase in psa. In the last 2 years my psa has been increasing again, my doctor ordered a...Reactions 0 reactions Comments9 repliesTreatmentSide EffectsSurgery
FeaturedThoughts on surgical or chemical castration I am 66 I have a 4-3=7 gleason score. With the side effects from my Turp surgery, radiation is the best solution. With health risks I am leaning on surgical...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesTreatment
How can we communicate best with our doctors? Sometimes it can be difficult to talk with our doctors. At times we may not feel heard, and other times we might not understand what they are trying to tell...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesTreatmentAwarenessHealthcare Team
FeaturedHigh PSA and biopsyHi, My dad just went to the urologist yesterday. His PSA was 27.7. In the past year I didn't know but, his nephrologist had been testing him and his PSA...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesTreatmentAdvanced Prostate CancerAwarenessDiagnosisPSA
