Had adjuvant radiation starting last July, the RO and techs used sharpie marker for the initial mapping, no permanent tattoos or such....
I'm able to buy a months supply for $30 at the compounding pharmacy. My Uro set it up....
When I was deciding to have ART or not, which was an incredibly hard decision, I got three opinions, 1 from my URO/Surgeon, and 2 from RO. Both ROs thought it wasn't necessary with my pathology for...
Sounds like the same thing I'm going through for my adjuvant, except I get the balloon in the rectum each time and 72g and 36 fractions....
Excellent op/ed, thanks!...
So TA, based on your response I assume you are not an advocate for "Cancer Fighting" Diets like Mediterranean diet etc. (I know this has been discussed in another thread) No Red Meat or processed...
Dr. Greger's book has a lot of great ideas, he has a number of excellent videos on youtube. I switched to a plant based diet right before my DX, lost 50 pounds, and healed fast from RP. Good luck...
I do yoga and meditate, it helps with both my mental and physical well being, especially beneficial to my RA sore joints. I find meditation helps with depression that we sometimes get with our Pca....
Sorry to hear of this, I hate this disease....
Good luck and stay the course!...
Hopefully the SE continue to be non existent!! I've got 9 sessions down of 36 for adjuvant radiation. My wife has been my rock as well! Good luck!!!...
Sorry about the rise, good luck with your treatment....
Clever responses!...
Andrew, My hospital machine is older with the gerbils running on the treadmill powering the accelerator, faster then when the techs were cranking it by hand! :)...
It is good to get as many of ideas we can. What work for Cashless, might not work for you, but it's an excellent start to build on. Thank you for posting!...
Hospital near me uses a True Beam, just had it installed last November. Don't think they have a second option. Curious to hear other responses....
Thanks for all your thoughts Cyclone-ISU, big help!!...
Good news at my 6 month RP follow up: uPSA came back at .006!!! Prolaris score came back at the top end of the "Less Aggressive" than average high risk section with a 3.3 score. 10 year biochemical...
Thank you for all your time, posts, and information....
ED issues after 6 months RP, but no noticeable loss of girth or length....
It's a relief and good to be at peace with your decision. Good luck with your treatment and keep us posted....
Many more!!...
I believe in food as medicine and a heart healthy diet is good for you across the board. Nothing wrong to look at the latest studies and possibly give yourself and edge. We should eat to live, not...
Glad you are home, good luck with your recovery! Getting the cath out is simple, fast and painless. The nurse removed the little ball holding it in and pulled it out, nothing to fear. I had no...
Continued good luck!...
Garyl: that's my thought as well. Tall Allen: Thank you for all your help, radiation was cancelled for Monday. My wife and sister in law, who is a pulmonologist, agree with you about being over...
Thanks for everyone's reply. Tall Allen: getting a uPSA and will delay radiation. Saipan: Dr's office said a genome test would cost me $350 out of my pocket. After what TA and you wrote, I'm inclined...
Good Luck, hopefully a fast and complication free recovery....
Thanks for the articles and comments. I'm going to email URO about getting a uPSA and Decipher. I could put the radiation on hold until the results come back or as TA recommends, monitoring uPSA over...
Excellent article about positive surgical margins, PNI, adverse pathology, and how to treat. https://www.harvardprostateknowledge.org/positive-surgical-margins-following-radical-prostatectomy...
Thanks to all that had replied. Tall Allen: was a conventional PSA test. Didn't the recent studies show that getting adjuvant radiation sooner was better than waiting for my PSA to rise and getting...
Hopefully everything continues well and it's a minor blip. Please keep us posted. Good luck!!...
AJMan: thank you for the links to Tall Allen's blog, what a wealth of information. lapilot: No problems with incontinence, stopped wearing pads 11 weeks post op, still ED issues, on daily tadalafil...
New Member, thanks to everyone on this site for the knowledge! Please see my signature for pathology. I'm considering adjuvant radiation, approx 4.5 months after Robotic RP. My URO recommended...