Hello Ronnie, I'm a T3b from 2011. Surgery + adjuvant radiation. Gleason 7 (with tertiary 5), positive margins, SVI, etc.etc. But hey, so far, so good! Rob...
Hello Bronson, I just want to wish you well. I'm in Ontario too. I had radiation three months after surgery and I really can't say enough about how well I was treated through the whole thing. My...
I'm no expert, but it sounds pretty normal to me. I leaked a lot for about 3 months then over the next few weeks it came back under control. Like most, I was not very pleased about the situation...
T3B for me! Three months after surgery I did 7 weeks of radiation. Finished Halloween 2011. So far so good, but every PSA test is a bit of a challenge. I am currently awaiting the results of last...
Gleason 7 (4+3) but with tertiary 5. Still haven't figured out the significance of the tertiary 5....
Hello Purgatory, I can certainly relate to your comments about taste. My sense of taste was certainly changed and I lost quite a bit of weight. Still can't taste sweet or produce enough saliva. But I...
I did seven weeks of ART in 2011 following RP. But this was not my first radiation session. I did seven weeks of radiation in 2009 for stage 3 throat cancer – as well as chemo. That radiation was a...
I suppose that the vagueness of the conclusion -- that post-op path reports should include a comment if tertiary 5 is found -- suggests that it may be significant but that the significance has not...
No need to apologize for hijacking the thread! You've generated more discussion about tertiary 5 and that's just what I wanted. As a t3b with positive margins etc. I am very curious about all this....
Thank you. This is very helpful. As always, this forum is so useful for the circulation of information. All the best to you!...
I've been lurking on this list for more than a year and I am extremely (!!!) grateful for all the information and encouragement that I find here. I had surgery May 2011 followed by seven weeks of...
Hello all, As A newbie here, I'm not sure whether to post my Gleason question here or to start a new thread. . . but here goes: What is the significance of a tertiary Gleason score in a path report....