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How fast does a gleason 8 prostate cancer grow
I am not able to see the surgeon until April 10th for a consult and probably won't have surgery until 2-3 weeks after that. I had 2 core samples of 12 that showed cancer. One was a gleason score of 6 at 10% but the other was aggresive at a gleason score of 8 at 40%. Am I okay waiting a month and a half until surgery. Right…
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Stimulus Response sexuality
moved this from the other thread... I have noticed something a little different after my RP that i am wondering if anyone else has experienced... I may have to get explicit to discuss this, so be forewarned. The pre-RP sexual response was: outside stimulus, such as sexually explicit visual stimulus, or the touch of a…
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Update on husband's surgery - 5 weeks post
Just wanted to give a brief update on my husband's surgery. Quick background - diagnosed at age 55 October 2017 after 2.5 years of rising PSA. Original biopsy done locally showed 4 + 3. We did our research, and landed at Memorial Sloan Kettering with Dr. Befhar Edhaie. Tried to qualify for the Ablation Study at MSK and…
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PSA up while on zytiga
well here i am going on 2 years with stage 4 metistatic prostate cancer, i was told that the average life with what i have is 2 & 1/2 years.. as i am 80 i have already beat the average life xpectancy of the american male, so maybe i can beat the other one too.. i am off zytiga and prednisone as my psa jumped to112..…
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PSA went from 2.0 to 2.7 in the last 3 months finished radiation May 2017
I guess this might be that PSA bounce they talk about with radiation. They have also been watching a tumor in my ulna that showed up on a bone scan back in July 2017. ( not a normal place for METS which is a good thing) It hasn't grown, the Ortho Oncologiist has been doing the wait and see due to I could lose some use of…
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New diagnosis - any advice appreciated
Hello all, I'mve recently received my diagnosis of PCa and I'm in the middle of learning, weighing options, talking to docs, etc. I'm very glad to have found this board to read and learn, and tap for informed advice! My particulars: Age - 48 No family history of PCa 8+years montioring of slighlty elevated, but steady PSA…
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Proton Radiation Therapy - any experience?
Have any of you had any Proton Radiation Therapy for PCa and if so, what were your outcomes? Also, if any of you have had consultatations about it, what were your thoughts? I have posted before, but as a refresher, I have Gleason 6(3+3) in 3 cores with 2%, 2% and 5% tissue involved. Stage T1c with PSA of a little over 10…
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Psa 0.04 after 4 and a half y after RP
Hello, My dad had rp at age 57 in 2013 Sept, pt3a I think and I think Gleason 7 (dont know if 3+4 or 4+3). Dont know the details, but there are no seminal vesicles and node lymph involved... Psa has been for the first one or two years below 0.02, after that 0.02, then in Autumn 2017 0.04. three months after that 0.02, then…