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Prostate Cancer

Blood in urine after biopsy
Urine after tranpernial biopsy is color of red wine even after a few days. Anyone with similar experience.How long does this last? Concerned about blood loss over time.
On the fence about my treatment choice.
Hi guys. I'll try to do my best to relay all the facts and where I'm at. I'm turning 60 in a couple weeks. One year ago, PSA 3.2, nodule felt during exam. Six weeks later, follow up PSA was 3.4. Saw urologist, he suggested biopsy. 3 of 12 random cores positive Gleason 3+3, left side of prostate. Perineurial invasion…
Re-occurring Prostate Cancer
I am new to the forum and have been reading. I am a 12 year prostate cancer survivor after surgery. I have incontinent and manage it with pads (3-4 a day) and a Cunningham clamp. But four years ago, my PSA went from non-detectable to 0.02, 0.03, 0.09, 0.17 and is now 0.36 after a 6 month ready of 0.26. (I replaced the…
Catheter Removal
Any of you that had RP do the catheter removal at home? If you did, any learnings you can share? My option, home or back at MDA. They taught my wife and me how to do it with both a video and hands on another catheter. Thought I see what others did before I schedule an appointment for this Friday,
Terrified by PSA results
Greetings. I am a 51 year-old white male and I have been on testosterone replacement therapy weekly for about 7 years. My PSA levels have always hovered between .81 - 1.3 the past 4 years. Yesterday my latest lab results showed a sudden spike from .81 to 2.37 from my last test 16 months ago. My urologist stopped my weekly…
Thoughts on this.
I had a physical in March PSA was 9. Met with urologist in April. PSA 8.4 Over next few months, MRI, biopsy, (3+4) 5/15 positive. PSMA in July. (Clean) Met with several doctors, which took time. Scheduled and completed Cyberknife (SBRT) on 10/9. When I was getting opinions, I met with a MO who seemed very knowledgeable…
Indecisive picking a prostate treatment
I am having trouble deciding on either surgery, or radiation therapy for my prostate cancer.
Localized Stage 2 Gleason 8 (4+4) treatment options
Recently diagnosed with Stage 2 PC. My PSA hovered between 4 and 5 for about a year. Had MRI, biopsy and PET scan and results were Gleason 8 in 4/12 zones in my prostate. Mostly in the upper right 2 zones and small percentages in the mid right zones. There was a 1 cm spot in the mid left zone but it was Gleason 6 (3+3).…
Should I be concerned?
I’m 67 and was diagnosed w/low grade prostate cancer (3+3 Gleason) early ‘23, had brachytherapy procedure first of June and now, have tested w/ultrasensitive PSA of 2.79. Don’t see my Doctor for more than a week now… what am I likely facing as next steps?
Pluvicto Round 2 coming
I have my 2nd Pluvicto treatment in a week. The first round went well as far as side effects. Other than the isolation from everyone it was good. My blood work results after 4 weeks were a surprise to me. My PSA went from 8.1 to 50. The oncologist didn't seemed concerned and the lady I meet with about treatment gave me an…
PSADT
I finished EBRT/Relugolix in February 2023. My PSA was .01. I am now at .52 (in December). All the calculators I check seem to indicate my doubling time is really low...like 1.6 months. Is this cause for concern?
New PC diagnosis
I was just diagnosed with PC- PSA 4.98, Gleason 3+4 with 11/15 cores positive on biopsy with maximal Gleason 3+4 in 4 cores (3 targeted), 5% overall pattern 4. MRI indicated DIL (dominant intraprostatic lesion) in left post lateral PZ with 1mm ECE (extracapsular extension). I’m just beginning my journey to get educated but…
PSA and chemo
I’m a 73yo Started journey in 2005. Watch your PSA. Once it started doubling the * hit the fan , but chemo has reduced the level . At 741.5, I was in pain after the first treatment the pain subsided no pain meds except cannabis. So far I’ve had robotic prostatectomy radiation treatment hormone therapy Chemo. 7 scheduled 2…
Active Surveillance continues
Results are back Total 19 cores taken Positive Prostate Biopsy Cores in Target Biopsies: (these cores were prior positives in systematic biopsies) Gleason 3+4=7 4mm (5 % Gleason pattern 4) occupying 30% of biopsy tissue Gleason Grade 3+3=6 involving 1 of 2 cores, measuring 1 mm, occupying 5% of biopsy tissue Gleason Grade…
Opinion on second treatment
so after five years, I have a reoccurrence. I chose radiation with one round of breaking therapy as a booster. Biopsy is showing very small tumor, but it looks like it is gleason 8 cribiform nature .. Doctor Who does cryotherapy suggested I’m a good candidate for that. He says the success rate is about 85% or better the…
Prostate Cancer Research Institute
Hi everybody- I just found this amazing resource on YouTube- Search for " Prostate Cancer Research Institute" - I have gained so much information today just after watching a couple of the videos- If you haven't heard of it, check it out! - It's a MUST! I tried to post the link, but apparently, I'm too new here! So, just…
Transperineal biopsy options
I am looking for doctors who perform transperineal biopsy in California preferably in a large health system. I have an appointment in late Jan but trying to see if I can get anything earlier. Also any experience in getting appointments with mayo in Arizona, MD Anderson. How quick/easy was it to get one. thanks
Meloxicam
Anyone been on meloxicam and have a really low psa, but still have stage 4 with bone cancer?
radiation
I have to start radiation tomorrow after 12 year post prostectomy. Anyone have salvage radiation and if so what are the side effects like?? Do you need to run to the head like you drank water in Mexico if it irritates the bowel?? Does your urine control go ? TY
Second Opinion Question
Hello again. I went for my second opinion last week at Duke Medical in Durham North Carolina which, from what I understand is a top treatment center for prostate cancer and met with one of the teaching doctors/urology oncologists who has over 20 years experience and does 150 open radical prostectomies per year. I also met…
50 mg Casodex and Tamoxifen taken together
Hello everyone I'm Michael, I hope you are all getting helpful responses to all of your inquiries. I was diagnosed with stage 3 inter ductal carcinoma and had a total radical prostatectomy and on followup at Perleman Cancer Center UPENN my PSA went back up I was prescribed Lupron (which I refused) and 35 days of radiation.…
Leaning cryotherapy
Well, if you dont know my story, I had reoccurrence after five years. I chose radiation with a breakytherapy booster. It seems like it is the same tumor and that the radiation and a breakytherapy unfortunately didn’t kill it all. The doctor I talked to has been at UCSF for over 30 years, and he has been doing the…
Good News
I had a robotic prostatectomy in 2008 at age 59. PSA was 6.0 and Gleason Factor 6. In May 2023, my PSA elevated to 0.20. I went through 38 sessions of radiation at age 74 and completed the treatments in early October. One month later my PSA was 0.01 and I hope it continues to fall. Good luck to all.
High PSA
New to the group. 66 y/o male. Having bleeding problems with blood and clots in urine. PSA result. Last year 9.6. New reading 16.0 flagged critical. See urologist in 2 weeks. What do you all think I can expect. 16.0 seems very high.
Biopsy report in
Everybody knows my story, but if you don’t prostrate cancer five years ago, 3+4 radiation treatments plus the breakytherapy booster. Now five years later PSA dropped from its lowest point of 0.9 up to 1.9 but here are the results. Very confusing. I do have a follow up visit on November 8, looks like it’s 4+ 4 this time but…
Advanced Prostate Cancer
Hi, my father has just been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer which has spread to the pelive bones and lymph.. gleason score 8 and his PSA was 2800 before we started hormone therapy and after one month of therapy came down to 16. Is there anyone else who has had a similar situation and got better with treatment.…
Xtandi vs chemo vs clinical trial?
My husband has become castrate resistant on Zytiga according to his oncologist. Grateful we got 3 years out of this medicine but now it's time for plan B. The oncologist says Xtandi has a low chance of working but worth it to try. The other possibility is a clinical trial using Xtandi with a phase 2 medication. There is…
4 stage cancer Gleason 4+4
Hi survivors! Greatings from Ukraine! My dad was diagnosed 4 stage prostate cancer with metastases in lymph nodes and pelvic bones 2 months ago. Gleason 4+4. Local doctors agreed that surgery is inappropriate in this case. So they offered hormone treatment with Goserelin 10,8 mg once in every 3 months, Abiraterone 1000mg…
New PC Diagnosis - Intermediate Unfavorable
I went to a doctor recently for a check-up and was notified that I had a high PSA of 5.0 (I had no symptoms of prostate issues) and he recommended that I have a free PSA test done which also came back as 0.26 which was not great. MRI: I had an MRI done and that showed a lesion on my prostate which led to the dreaded biopsy…
Question about biopsy after possble treatment failure
So I’m five years out of radiation therapy. The failure limit is 2 ng from your lowest point. Mine is up almost one point from its lowest point I know they’re being cautious but since something showed up on the scan are they going to need to take a biopsy or Since I had cancer there before, is it just an automatic…

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