FeaturedActive 6 days agospike in PSA 4 yrs post surgeryHi, I am 76 yrs old. I underwent surgical removal and radiotherapy of prostate cancer several years back. The PSA levels had more or less been low, there was once...Reactions 0 reactions Comments10 replies
FeaturedCancer Mistaken for BPH 5 YearsJust wondering if anyone else had experienced this? I started treatment for BPH in 2019. I had a scope done in 2022 and they said I had 50% obstruction. They...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 replies
FeaturedActive todaySharing 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 Comments104 repliesDiagnosisTreatment
FeaturedActive todaySex after prostate cancerI am a pelvic floor physical therapist who treats men following a diagnosis of prostate cancer. I often ask this question of my patients and would welcome the responses of...Reactions 0 reactions Comments142 replies
Active todayPenile implantsIt saddens me to read all the posts about having ED after prostate surgery. I went through this and finally made up my to get an inflatable penile implant. I...Reactions 0 reactions Comments9 replies
Active yesterdayNewly diagnosed 53 year old very scaredHi I am a 53 year old diagnosed 2 days ago. Psa 8.4 gleason 7 4+3. Waiting on bone scan and mri. Having Night terrors and feeling like cancer has...Reactions 0 reactions Comments10 replies
Active yesterdayHIFU HIFU HIGH INTENSE FOCUSED ULTRASOUND is now paid by Medicare. Many of the lager hospitals are now doing it. LVHN Lehigh valley hospital network is now doing high school You...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Active yesterdayCOLOGUARD results 9 months after proton beam therapyI was due for my 10 year colonoscopy. The Dr told me not to do it within 2 years of proton therapy. So I did thr Cologuard. It came back...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesSide Effects
Active yesterdayI'm absolutely terrified.Had an enlarged prostate for years. PSA went from 2 to 6 in a year. The urologist sent me for a 4k. 4k was 59 (so there was a 59%...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesAdvanced Prostate CancerDiagnosisNewly Diagnosed
Active yesterdayProstatic adenocarcinoma I am 52 yrs old had psa last yr 8.1 didn't follow up and go this time it was 9.3 so I had biopsy and the results came in Mychart...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Active yesterdaySex libido after prostatectomy Hello Will my sexual desire, feeling return after radical surgery? If so how long before I may start to feel horny again? I’m 73 and didn’t suffer until now. I’m...Reactions 0 reactions Comments19 repliesIntimacy & Relationships
FeaturedActive yesterdayEmotional support for prostate cancerRunning a prostate cancer support group for gay men has opened me up to the psychological and sexual price we pay having prostate cancer. Our personal identity is closely tied...Reactions 0 reactions Comments46 repliesAwarenessIntimacy & RelationshipsMental HealthSupportive CareTips & Advice