Yes, that is true. No hormone therapy, just radiation. My RO, I don't think is overly pleased but is supportive of my decision. As I have said in other posts, I am pursuing alternatives to hormone...
Hi All, Thanks again for all the support given to me over the last year and a half. Not sure if all my "stats" appear when I post here, so quickly, I am 53 years old, one year post-RP, G9. T2C (at...
Thanks for the reply. Why no HT....I am pursing alternative medicine for this. I have a doctor who specializes in Chinese medicine which I think is the way to go for me. Might be a bad choice but I...
Hi All, Been here before and the advice I get really helps. Not sure if my stats appear but a G9, year post RP. Positive margins, G9 at the margins. Two PSA checks at three and six months...
This is to Bololidat, G9 was 4+5 after RP. Three months earlier it was G8 - 4+4. Two positive margins, according to my pathology report, that were about one centimeter long each. There was some...
Hi All, First, thanks to everyone who has replied to my earlier posts. It really does help connecting with folks who have dealt - or are dealing with - high risk prostate cancer. It has been a bit...
Hi, I got my pathology report on October 1st after surgery and kind of got the same news. Gleason upgrade from a 4+4, tertiary 5 to a Gleason 9. Staging was T2C, at least - honest, that is what it...
Hey, Good luck to you. I had a RP three weeks ago. Back to work last week and very little incontinence problems. Just a little leakage when I sneeze or cough. Couldn't agree more with the folks who...
To "Almost a 10", my signature is in my profile but I am not sure why it doesn't appear. Thanks for your advice. To "Fox Run," I was given two choices: surgery or ebrt. I chose the surgery because I...
Hi All, First, this forum has really helped me so I thank all of you and wish you all well. I am not sure if my profile lists my "PC stats" but I am a G9, 5 of 12 cores tested positive, PSA = 18.7...
Thanks, guys, it is 50 some odd days until RP Da Vinci. I hope things kind of stay the way they are. You're right about the irritation of the my prostate....MRI/bone scan five days before the next...
Hi All, I really, really appreciate all of the information you folks have given me when I joined this forum in May and announced that I was diagnosed with PC. I biopsy slides were re-read at the...
Hi, and thank you, I live in Vermont. the Norris Cotton Cancer Center is where the pathology will be reviewed. Peace all and thank for the welcome. I am truly glad to hear folks are doing well....
Hey, Looking for a little advice. 51 years old and newly diagnosed with prostate cancer. Biopsy results: 4 of 12 cores positive ranging from 10% - 60% cancer from the tissue taken. Gleason: one 3 +...