People won’t like this response but if your main goal is to avoid Ed then I would NOT do radical prostatectomy. I was 52 and had robotic prostatectomy and had ED for 18 months. Three months recovery...
Thanks for the input. I will start with a change to sildenafil but I may also try combo Muse and sildenafil. I did shots before during rehab and they work but it is a pain. Muse seems more...
I am nine years out from robotic prostatectomy for G7 (3+4)and underwent SRT in 2016. I waited over two years to check a PSA as I was afraid to know if I failed. I was undectable and I have chosen...
Just making the point that it happens more than people like to admit. I think RP will eventually go away. Just my opinion....
I was only 53 and had nerve sparing and it took 16 months before pills worked a bit. By 20 months I had a 90% erection With levitra 20mg - unusable erection without. I then underwent SRT and three...
Good to know you are still whole after SRT. I too had SRT in 2016 and still getting erections with pills. I live in constant fear things will get worse because everyone said that would happen after...
I have been lucky to a degree with this disease. I did need SRT after RP but am negative almost three years post the IMRT. I am still able to have sex with meds but recently felt that things were...
It took me 18 months to get erections that were reasonably normal with Levitra 20mg. I then had SRt but levitra still works. I’ll never get off pills. Everyone is different bu5 my general take is...
I am six years out from RP and two years out from SRT. I am about 90% with Levitra. I cannot pull off intercourse without meds. Generally happy with this situation. I am also 6 yrs older that I was...
Congratulations. I think that you are making an informed decision. I had surgery and needed SXRT as well. I was young and survived the SE (i.e. ED). In my opinion it comes down to ED. I think if you...
Just because a double blinded randomized controlled trial of something doesn't exist it doesn't mean it doesn't work. No one may have bothered to do the study or did not see any financial benefit in...
I was only 52 at diagnosis and I wanted the best accepted chance for long term cure. I am undectable and can still get decent erections (with meds) 6 years after diagnosis, so I don't have major...
Everyone is different. I know that I had severe pain in the pelvis after surgery that got worse as the day went along. I figured out that I was too aggressively doing Kegels and my muscle's were...
I would wait as you have a low level and at Gleason 6 your long term outcome is excellent even if you wait until .3. That said I had salvage and it was a breeze - some rectal sx and I worked and went...
Thanks for the kind words of support. Gonna keep posting to stay engaged....
I hope that your ID means that you are retired in Naples. I love it there and that is where I am going in retirement. Also, I believe that there is data to suggest that PSA moves slower in the summer...
He may need salvage but - regardless - he will likely be alive many years. After PSA relapse there is a median of 14 years of life - half get more time than that. Also - salvage XRT is not that bad -...
Regular CT is low sensitivity. There are some scans that could pick up something at your PSA such as the choline scan which may allow detection of another node to hit....
I feel the need to update my situation. I was on this board as HCV about 6 years ago. I was diagnosed in 2012 and had surgery 4/12. My stats are below. I thought I was cured and spent most of my...