Just got my biopsy results .. now what?
just got my results 14 samples, 2 were 3+4 and 3 were 3+3. Ranged from 5% involved to 15%. 1mm to 3mm.
recommendation is robotic surgery, dr Patel , Florida Hospital within 6 months. He has performed more than 11,000 over 15 years. with high success rate of minimal side effacts and fast recovery. Was considering radiation till I read “the truth about cancer “ and the suggestion radiation can stimulate other cancer cells and impact DNA.
Welcome any advice. Thanks in advance.
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Go for it, probably
If your surgeon is that good, go for it. A six month waiting list is a good indication that he is in high demand. Also, it will give you time to read some of the past successes and failures in this forum to decide if this is right for you.
One side effect he cannot minimize is the shortening. A section of the urethra is actually part of your prostate that will be removed. The urethra is then pulled up and reattached, and your sex tool will retract along with it by one to two inches. Can you deal emotionally with that? Unless you start out hung like a horse, you won't be winning any contests after surgery.
You likely will be incontinent 3 to 6 months, then recover full continence eventually after successful robotic surgery.
After a successful surgery, you should regain erectile functioning up to a year or more later. Some guys regain it in a very short time. You may want to find out the average recovery time for most of this surgeon's patients as a guideline.
Other guys can fill you in on the particulars... those are the general guidelines.
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Noted thanks.Grinder said:Go for it, probably
If your surgeon is that good, go for it. A six month waiting list is a good indication that he is in high demand. Also, it will give you time to read some of the past successes and failures in this forum to decide if this is right for you.
One side effect he cannot minimize is the shortening. A section of the urethra is actually part of your prostate that will be removed. The urethra is then pulled up and reattached, and your sex tool will retract along with it by one to two inches. Can you deal emotionally with that? Unless you start out hung like a horse, you won't be winning any contests after surgery.
You likely will be incontinent 3 to 6 months, then recover full continence eventually after successful robotic surgery.
After a successful surgery, you should regain erectile functioning up to a year or more later. Some guys regain it in a very short time. You may want to find out the average recovery time for most of this surgeon's patients as a guideline.
Other guys can fill you in on the particulars... those are the general guidelines.
good point re the hung horse scenario , I am more like a pigmy pony ! So one for the cons list for surgery route.
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Surgery?
Hi Grahambda,
Looks like you are doing your homework and studying the various treaments and their side effects. Don't be afraid to talk to both the oncologist & urologist if you have not already done so. I had surgery back in 2014 and don't regret it, still have a little stress incontinance and probably will have it for the rest of my life but no ED. It took me about a year to fully reover from my ED with progress being made over that time. Hopefully your doctors will guide you to a treatment based on where your cancer lies inside of your prostate and what collateral damage could happen from both surgery or radiation. Take the time to study and learn. Sounds like the doctor you have picked has a good track record, very important for your sucess.
Dave 3+4
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I had surgery Sept. 20th.
I had surgery Sept. 20th. Catheter removed 9/29. I can't say recovery was a picnic-but considering the alternative it was a piece of cake. (4+3,Gleason 5, pT3a pN0)
Still have some incontinence after 6 months but improving. Slow but (I hope) Sure. Still ED but now that's a minor concern.Orgasms still happen, so I got that going for me.
PSA less than .01 on 3 and 6 month follow ups.
Lots of good info here and it pays to check in.
Best of luck.
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I've heard of Dr. Patel; he
I've heard of Dr. Patel; he is one of the most experienced surgeons.
This is the 10th year that I have been following an active surveillance protocol where I have avoided the side effects of active treatments. It may be that you might qualify. Can you share more about your situation; any other diagnostic tests to include but not limited to image. PSA history , dre results, size of prostate, etc etc
I haven't read anything about radiation stimulating cancer and changing DNA. I wonder if you can share more about , "Was considering radiation till I read “the truth about cancer “ and the suggestion radiation can stimulate other cancer cells and impact DNA" to include the author, and the qualifications.Here is a list of potential treatments that another member has posted on many occassions which you may find helpful.
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The following is a duplicate of one that I have posted in various threads on this forum to give men newly diagnosed w/lower risk prostate cancer (Gleason 6 or 7) an overview of the treatment options available to them.
Anyone newly diagnosed with prostate cancer rated Gleason 6 (and usually Gleason 7) has all treatment options available to him and, since this cncer is considered "low risk", he has time to decide which choice is best for him. So, the first thing a new prostate cancer patient should do is to do research on the available options before he actually has to make the decision regarding which treatment to choose.
The following is my response to other men who asked for similiar advice about the treatment choices avilable to them. It's a summary of the available treatment options and my personal opinion on the matter. You can, of course, ignore my opinion about which treatment choice I think is best. The overview of the choices is still otherwise valid.
. . . People here know me as an outspoken advocate for CK and against surgery of any kind. I was treated w/CK 6 years ago (Gleason 6 and PSA less than 10). You can troll the forum for my many comments on this point. Here are the highlights of the treatment options that you need to consider:
1) CK (SBRT) currently is the most precise method of delivering radiation externally to treat prostate cancer. Accuracy at the sub-mm level in 360 degrees and can also account for organ/body movement on the fly during treatment. Nothing is better. Accuracy minimizes the risk of collateral tissue damage to almost nil, which means almost no risk of ED, incontinence and bleeding. Treatment is given in 3-4 doses w/in a week time w/no need to take off time from work or other activities.
2) IMRT is the most common form of external radiation now used. Available everythere. Much better accuracy than before but no where near as good as CK. So, it comes with a slightly higher risk of collateral tissue damage resulting in ED, incontienence and bleeding. Unless things have changed, IMRT treatment generally requires 40 treatments -- 5 days a week for 8 weeks -- to be completed. I think some treatment protocols have been reduce to only 20 but I'm not sure. Still much longer and more disruptive to your life than CK but, if CK is not available, you may have no other choice.
3) BT (brachytherapy). There are 2 types: high dose rate (HDR) and low dose rate (LDR). HDR involves the temporary placement of rradioactive seeds in the prostate. CK was modeled on HDR BT. LDR involves the permanent placement of radioactive seens in the prostate. 1/2 life of the seeds in 1 year during which time you should not be in close contact w/pregnant women, infants and young children. The seeds can set off metal/radiation detectors and you need to carry an ID card which explains why you've got all of the metal in your body and why you're radioactive. Between HDR and LDR, HDR is the better choice because with LDR, the seeds can move or be expelled from the body. Movement of the seeds can cause side effects due to excess radiation moving to where it shouldn't be causing collateral tissue damage -- ED, incontinence, bleeding, etc. Both HDR and LDR require a precise plan for the placement of the seeds which is done manually. If the seeds are placed improperly or move, it will reduce the effectiveness of the treatment and can cause collateral tissue damage and side effects. An overnight stay in the hospital is required for both. A catheter is inserted in your urethra so that you can pee. You have to go back to have it removed and they won't let you go until you can pee on your own after it's removed.
4) Surgery -- robotic or open. Surgery provides the same potential for cure as radiation (CK, IMRT or BT) but which MUCH GREATER risks of side effects than any method of radiation. Temporary ED and incontinence are common for anywhere from 3-12 months BUT also sometimes permanently, which would require the implantation of an AUS (artificial urinary sphincter) to control urination and a penile implant to simulate an erection to permit penetration (but would not restore ejaculative function). Removal of the prostate by surgery will also cause a retraction of the penile shaft about 1-2" into the body due to the remove of the prostate which sits between the interior end of the penis and the bladder. Doctors almost NEVER tell prospective PCa surgical patients about this. A urologist actually had the to nerve to tell me it didn't even happen when I asked about it. Don't trust any urologist/surgeon who tells you otherwise. Between open and robotic, open is much better in terms of avoiding unintended tissue cutting/damage and detection of the spread of the cancer. Robotic requires much more skill and training to perform well; the more procedures a doctor has done the better but unintended injuries can still occur and cancer can be missed because the doctor has to look thru a camera to perform the surgery which obstructs his/her field of vision.
4) You may also want to consder active surveillance (AS), which is considered a form of treatment without actually treating the cancer. You just have to get regular PSA testing (usually quarterly) and biopsies (every 1-2 years, I believe) and keep an eye out for any acceleration in the growth of the cancer. Hopeful and Optimistic (who has already posted above) has already mentioned this and is your best source of info on this forum about it.
I personally could not live w/the need to constantly monitor the cancer in my body. Like most other men, I just wanted it delt with. Some men gravitate to surgery for this reason, thinking that the only way to be rid of it is to cut it out, but I did not like the risks presents by surgery and opted for CK, which is a choice I have NEVER regretted. I am cancer free, there is no indication of remission, there were no side effects and my quality of life was never adversely affected. Other men on this forum have reported similiar results.
So, for obvious reasons, I highly recommend that you consder CK as your choice of treatment. The choice seems obvious when you consider the alternatives but you'll have to decide that for yourself.
Good luck!"
Best wishes
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Radiation treatments causing DNA changes
Hi All,
H&O wrote: "I haven't read anything about radiation stimulating cancer and changing DNA. I wonder if you can share more about" Attached are a few of the many articles about radiation treaments causing DNA mutations.
As mentioned, ionizing radiation inevitably reaches normal tissue, inducing bystander effects in tumor-adjacent normal cells that may contribute to chromosomal aberrations and to increase the risk for new malignancies. Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4763322/
It has long been known that radiation therapy can slightly raise the risk of getting another cancer. It’s one of the possible side effects of treatment that doctors have to think about when they weigh the benefits and risks of each treatment. For the most part, the risk of a second cancer from these treatments is small and is outweighed by the benefit of treating the cancer, but the risk is not zero.
Source: https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/treatment-types/radiation/basics.html
If the cell is exposed to ionizing radiation, double-stranded breaks occur along the entire length of the DNA. Mutations occur if the repair mechanisms re-attach the wrong piece of DNA back together, so that a part of the DNA strand goes missing. This may lead to the deletion of important genes, or a change in the location of a gene within the DNA. These types of mutations are linked to the development of a number of cancers, including leukemia.
Source https://www.livestrong.com/article/118080-effects-radiation-dna-mutations/
Dave 3+4
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Thanks...........interesting information...good use of sources
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Once opted for radiation , robotic surgery is not a fall back
I was told by my urologist earlier this week, who specalizes in robotic surgery, that if I initially opt for any form of radiation treatment and it is not successfull then surgery will result in major sideffects. Apparently the radiation will also destroy healthy tissue and therefore low probability surgery will be succesfull due to the collateral damage of radiation resulting in a high probability of long term ED and IC. So essentially the decision to have robotic surgery has to be the only choice from day 1 if I am to have any hope of minimal side effects.
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Some Historyhopeful and optimistic said:I've heard of Dr. Patel; he
I've heard of Dr. Patel; he is one of the most experienced surgeons.
This is the 10th year that I have been following an active surveillance protocol where I have avoided the side effects of active treatments. It may be that you might qualify. Can you share more about your situation; any other diagnostic tests to include but not limited to image. PSA history , dre results, size of prostate, etc etc
I haven't read anything about radiation stimulating cancer and changing DNA. I wonder if you can share more about , "Was considering radiation till I read “the truth about cancer “ and the suggestion radiation can stimulate other cancer cells and impact DNA" to include the author, and the qualifications.Here is a list of potential treatments that another member has posted on many occassions which you may find helpful.
"
The following is a duplicate of one that I have posted in various threads on this forum to give men newly diagnosed w/lower risk prostate cancer (Gleason 6 or 7) an overview of the treatment options available to them.
Anyone newly diagnosed with prostate cancer rated Gleason 6 (and usually Gleason 7) has all treatment options available to him and, since this cncer is considered "low risk", he has time to decide which choice is best for him. So, the first thing a new prostate cancer patient should do is to do research on the available options before he actually has to make the decision regarding which treatment to choose.
The following is my response to other men who asked for similiar advice about the treatment choices avilable to them. It's a summary of the available treatment options and my personal opinion on the matter. You can, of course, ignore my opinion about which treatment choice I think is best. The overview of the choices is still otherwise valid.
. . . People here know me as an outspoken advocate for CK and against surgery of any kind. I was treated w/CK 6 years ago (Gleason 6 and PSA less than 10). You can troll the forum for my many comments on this point. Here are the highlights of the treatment options that you need to consider:
1) CK (SBRT) currently is the most precise method of delivering radiation externally to treat prostate cancer. Accuracy at the sub-mm level in 360 degrees and can also account for organ/body movement on the fly during treatment. Nothing is better. Accuracy minimizes the risk of collateral tissue damage to almost nil, which means almost no risk of ED, incontinence and bleeding. Treatment is given in 3-4 doses w/in a week time w/no need to take off time from work or other activities.
2) IMRT is the most common form of external radiation now used. Available everythere. Much better accuracy than before but no where near as good as CK. So, it comes with a slightly higher risk of collateral tissue damage resulting in ED, incontienence and bleeding. Unless things have changed, IMRT treatment generally requires 40 treatments -- 5 days a week for 8 weeks -- to be completed. I think some treatment protocols have been reduce to only 20 but I'm not sure. Still much longer and more disruptive to your life than CK but, if CK is not available, you may have no other choice.
3) BT (brachytherapy). There are 2 types: high dose rate (HDR) and low dose rate (LDR). HDR involves the temporary placement of rradioactive seeds in the prostate. CK was modeled on HDR BT. LDR involves the permanent placement of radioactive seens in the prostate. 1/2 life of the seeds in 1 year during which time you should not be in close contact w/pregnant women, infants and young children. The seeds can set off metal/radiation detectors and you need to carry an ID card which explains why you've got all of the metal in your body and why you're radioactive. Between HDR and LDR, HDR is the better choice because with LDR, the seeds can move or be expelled from the body. Movement of the seeds can cause side effects due to excess radiation moving to where it shouldn't be causing collateral tissue damage -- ED, incontinence, bleeding, etc. Both HDR and LDR require a precise plan for the placement of the seeds which is done manually. If the seeds are placed improperly or move, it will reduce the effectiveness of the treatment and can cause collateral tissue damage and side effects. An overnight stay in the hospital is required for both. A catheter is inserted in your urethra so that you can pee. You have to go back to have it removed and they won't let you go until you can pee on your own after it's removed.
4) Surgery -- robotic or open. Surgery provides the same potential for cure as radiation (CK, IMRT or BT) but which MUCH GREATER risks of side effects than any method of radiation. Temporary ED and incontinence are common for anywhere from 3-12 months BUT also sometimes permanently, which would require the implantation of an AUS (artificial urinary sphincter) to control urination and a penile implant to simulate an erection to permit penetration (but would not restore ejaculative function). Removal of the prostate by surgery will also cause a retraction of the penile shaft about 1-2" into the body due to the remove of the prostate which sits between the interior end of the penis and the bladder. Doctors almost NEVER tell prospective PCa surgical patients about this. A urologist actually had the to nerve to tell me it didn't even happen when I asked about it. Don't trust any urologist/surgeon who tells you otherwise. Between open and robotic, open is much better in terms of avoiding unintended tissue cutting/damage and detection of the spread of the cancer. Robotic requires much more skill and training to perform well; the more procedures a doctor has done the better but unintended injuries can still occur and cancer can be missed because the doctor has to look thru a camera to perform the surgery which obstructs his/her field of vision.
4) You may also want to consder active surveillance (AS), which is considered a form of treatment without actually treating the cancer. You just have to get regular PSA testing (usually quarterly) and biopsies (every 1-2 years, I believe) and keep an eye out for any acceleration in the growth of the cancer. Hopeful and Optimistic (who has already posted above) has already mentioned this and is your best source of info on this forum about it.
I personally could not live w/the need to constantly monitor the cancer in my body. Like most other men, I just wanted it delt with. Some men gravitate to surgery for this reason, thinking that the only way to be rid of it is to cut it out, but I did not like the risks presents by surgery and opted for CK, which is a choice I have NEVER regretted. I am cancer free, there is no indication of remission, there were no side effects and my quality of life was never adversely affected. Other men on this forum have reported similiar results.
So, for obvious reasons, I highly recommend that you consder CK as your choice of treatment. The choice seems obvious when you consider the alternatives but you'll have to decide that for yourself.
Good luck!"
Best wishes
PSA last tested 3 years ago , just under 2.80,tested again December last year came back 10.7. Slightly enlarged prostate some minor ambnormailites on right lobe felt during DRE. Had MRI showed 3 small lessions, this mri scan was used as an overlay for the biopsy last week which came back with 5 of the 14 cores samples positive , two 3 + 4 and three 3+3. One other sample was classified as PIN.
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A Myth perpetrated by Urologists
It seems that everyday I read somebody (or several) repeating the myth that "you can't have surgery after primary radiation" and that "surgery first, radiation secondarily, gives you two bites at the apple".
Radiation advocates will trash these statements as deliberately misleading. Why? because there are several salvage options should primary radiation fail. Some links for you:
https://pcnrv.blogspot.com/2017/09/focal-salvage-ablation-for-radio.html
https://pcnrv.blogspot.com/2016/08/salvage-sbrt-for-local-recurrence-after.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160418145458.htm
https://pcnrv.blogspot.com/2016/09/5-year-sbrt-trial-high-cancer-control.html
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As far as the possibility of Active Surveillance, monitoring, read about what I did.
https://csn.cancer.org/node/315620
Additioanlly if you are over 70 the guidelines for active surveillance are more relaxed.
As far as the high PSA, there are various factors other than prostate cancer that can elevate; infection, sex or bike riding before the PSA even a hard stool. In addition larger prostate lay on the uretha thus secreting more. In active surveillance one looks for the ratio of the prostate size to PSA to be less than 0.15
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I agree with ASAdvocate, radiation is a perfectly aceptable choice for cure, with less side effects than surgery. Like ASAdvocate I have been in an active surveillance program for many years, and have had a chance to study the various treatment modalities during this time........my thoughts about active treatment are virtually the same as ASAdvocate; SBRT is my first choice and HDR is my second....(kinda interesting since I was not aware of ASAdvocate until he started posting at this forum in Apr 2017)
Here is a nine year study about SBRT which lists outcomes by risk ranking, low, intermediate and high, and side effects that were found.
https://prostatecancerinfolink.net/2016/01/06/nine-year-outcomes-after-treatment-with-sbrt/
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Active Surveillance - but what happens if..
With a PSA of 11.48 and 5 of 14 cores positive with Gleeson scores of 6 and 7 (3+4) and one PIN, the concern i have with AS is what happens between routine checks and the cancer spreads beyond the prostate - is this possible if I have PSA tests every say 3 months and an annual biopsy? if the PSA stays at around 10-11 does this mean the cancer is not growing/spreading?
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Your PSA is high and of concern; which hopefully is due to factors other than cancer, infction, bike riding , sex before, etc. If that is so and a new targeted biopsy reveals that the cores that you had and are positive are cancerous, are small, that is, have not extended outside the cores that were found. You will have to do additional testing to see if you are eligible for AS. To be honest you are currently on the cusp.
There is a targeted biopsy that is done, which I think that you had; that consists of a T3 MRI--the results of which are locked into a three dimensional ultrasound biopsy machine that major institutions of excellence have. The facility that did mine used a machine manufactured by Artemis. there were four cores of small amounts of cancer that was found in your biopsy. If i this was a three dimensional, not a two dimensional biopsy that is done in most doctors offices, the urologist had the ability to go back to the exact same spot where a 3+4's were located to see if the tumors were more extensive.........also the doctor can take other cores in the prostate to determine any onther activity if any....because, if there is a lot of cancer even of gleason 6's, it is likely that a gleason 7's and above can be hidden. If there is a lot of cancer in the prostate active treated is necessary
Now to answer your direct question, the PSA is an indicator only....the critical information is found in the results of the biopsy, the gleason; so for example in my case, the doctor does a biopsy every two years unless there is something going on, then an extra biopsy is done....I've had 7 in the last 10 years.
It is important for you to see a urologist who specializes in the ACtive Surveilance protocol, preferably at a major institution of excellence, who has the t3 mri and a three dimensional biopsy machine , to obtain an opinion before enrolling in an active surveillance protocol. Currently there are four cores ound, although small in volume that was found in your porstate, which is high for AS, , so you want to speak with an expert medical professional to see if you qualify to investigate active surveillance as a treatment.
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It's my opinion
that you are not a good candidate for Active Surveillance.
Let's focus on the big question: surgery or radiation?
I agree with ASAdvocate that the radiation/no surgery issue is a fallacy. This forum has proponents of both forms of therapy, but the decision is up to you, obviously. Carefully consider the data (!) and don't get misled by anecdotal opinions expressed on this, or other, prostate cancer forums.
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All the information I have
I did have a 3T MRI (with and without contrast), this image was used to direct the recent Biopsy to target the identified lesions. A very summarized version of MRI findings:
Prostate size 48.41 cc.
1)areas of signal abnormality and enhancement in the transitional zone suggesting BPH with prostatitis.
2) PI-RADS, three lesions in the base of the peripheral zone both left and right this includes focal areas bilaterally.
3) Prostate gland size and PSA are discordant with high PSA density.
So based on the above off to Florida Hospital (Orlando) for the MRI assisted biopsy.
As an aside the procedure was painless (had general anesthetic ) , done in 45 minutes, out within 2 hours, other than taking time to initially urinate there were no side effects at all and zero post procedure pain, to the point after a day I was beginning to doubt whether they actually did the biopsy! – but after couple of days blood (a lot) appeared in the seaman (none in the urine), so in a way I was relieved as proof they actually did something!
A summary of the Biopsy results.. of the 14 samples (most centred on the identified lesions from the 3T MRI.
- Samples 1 through 6 all left lateral, one of them Left Lateral Apex a PIN was identified all others benign tissue
- Sample 7 – right base prostate, one of two cores positive 3+3 = 6. Andenocarinoma It is 5% involved max length 1 MM grade group 1 (of 5)
- Sample 8 – right mid prostate, one of two cores positive 3+3 = 6. Andenocarinoma less than 5% involved max length 1 MM grade group 1 (of 5)
- Sample 9 right apex- benign
- Sample 10, right lateral base, two of two cores positive for gleason 3 +4 = 7. It is 15% involved max length 2mm. Grade group 2 (of 5), percent pattern 4: 10%
- Sample 11, right lateral mid , two of two cores positive for gleason 3 +4 = 7. It is 15% involved max length 3mm. Grade group 2 (of 5), percent pattern 4: 10%
- Sample 12, right lateral apex , one of two cores positive for gleason 3 + 3= 6. It is 5% involved max length 2mm. Grade group 1 (of 5)
- Sample 13, Right base, crushed sub-millimeter atypical small acinar proliferation (ASAP).
- Sample 14 Left base, benign prostatic and seminal vesicle tissue
I am 60 years old and otherwise in good health I exercise 5 days a week (HIIT), have high blood pressure but controlled with drugs for the past 15 years so average 120/70, borderline pre-diabetic but been on a Keto diet for a couple of months which had brought the sugar down to around 90 after fasting. So other than this pesky prostate issue I feel I am in good health. I am reasonably sexually active, my wife is 17 years younger than me, so the thought of anything other than mild ED and short term incontinence as a result of any treatment is a major concern for both us (but of course not at the cost of not getting the Cancer sorted).
So I am back to big question that I need to find answer over the next few weeks – robotic surgery, radiation, HIFU, Immunotherapy or ???
Welcome any and all input, thanks I am feeling I can get through this but not on my own.
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Need more info?
Hi Graham,
Do you know where in the Prosate your cancer is located? Close to the edge, buried deep inside? That could make a difference on how long you have to wait before the cancer escapes. I was a 3+4 and had surgery, when they did the pathology on the removed Prosate they found the cancer right at the edge of the gland. I was very glad I did not wait several months on AS or probably it would have escaped the Prostate, then I would really have had a problem. Radiation and surgery sound like good ways to hopefully eradicate the beast from your body. Just remember both radiation & surgery have side effects, but different ones. For me the main goal was to get rid of the cancer and live with the side effects. Study them because which ever you choose they will be with you for a while. Great doctors & great facilites usually produce great results, don't be afraid for a second or even a third opinion. Study, study & choose wisely my friend.
Dave 3+4
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Well
Apparently the urologist who did the biopsy recommends active treatment. You may ask for his opinion on going back to the cores that were cancerous to see how extensive, but 5 out of 14 is a large number, and active surveillance may be in the cards
As far as surgery I am not an advocate of surgery because the great side effects of which ED is a potential issue..
If I were to do surgery there is a doctor tewari in NYC who is the best of the best. He developed a technique to minimize incontinence.
http://www.prostatecancercenternyc.com/robotic.html
http://www.mountsinai.org/profiles/ashutosh-tewari
I strongly suggest that you look into SBRT aka cyberknife, novalis and other machines that deiliver SBRT. The side effects during thee administration which is done in 4 or 5 sessions depending on the preference of the radiation onchologist are mimimal, and you can go on with your daily life.
As far as sexuality, there will be a dry ejactulation, I believe.
Nine year study of procedure listing cure rates and side effects
http://www.prostatecancercenternyc.com/robotic.html
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Well worth a read .. “I want my prostate back”.0
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Any side effects?Grinder said:Yeah well...
I dont want my prostate back, period. It was ruining my life, not to mention the threat of cancer. I wish I could give that guy my prostate. He would run screaming to the surgeon "Get this accursed thing out of me and good riddance!" .
Thanks Grinder, are you able to share any sde effects you had post surgery? was it robotic?
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