Thanks for asking Halbert. My husband has decided to use a local surgeon that we consulted with this past week as well. We feel very confident with his experience and at peace about the decision. My...
I don't know how you feel about out of the box treatments. WWW.XXXXX This link is to a blog by Xxx. His story is amazing. He was given 3 months to live after SCLC diagnosis. He makes several...
Thank you everyone for taking the time to reply. We are trying to soak up all the knowledge we can! My husband, is leaning toward St. Louis, for surgery. Dr. Bahyani with Batnes Jewish Hospital. He...
Thank you all! He is trying to lose some weight before surgery. Our insurance says we can go anywhere we want as long as they are in network. I quickly threw out MD Anderson-Houston, Johns...
We definitely plan on doing that!...
His surgeon told him the same thing. Cancer is confined to right side. Left side all benign. So Dr felt pretty certain he could spare left side bundle, but would have to see about the right side...
Pratoman, They both stated his age (49), his Gleason 8 putting him in the high risk category. The risk of recurrence would definitely on the table, so would like to keep RT on the table in that...
Thank you! We are considering JH or MD Anderson. Need to check with our ins. Forgot to mention his bone scan was clear!...
Hello all. My husband & I met with proton therapy center and radiation oncologist as well as treatment planning with our current urologist this week. All 3 have recommended RALP for my husband's...
BWeaver, where are you located? Is there a particular Proton Center you are in contact with? Have you met with different radiation oncologists regarding different forms of brachytherapy and external...
What are your thoughts/experiences with proton therapy?...
Again, thanks for all the knowledge and your experiences. I have 2 questions: 1. Is it true that if you do radiation and then have a recurrence, you can't have the RALP? Therefore, it may be better...
Thank you to everyone who has responded & welcomed us so far. We definitely have a lot to learn and decide....
We are in Oklahoma...
My 49 y/o husband found out yesterday that his biopsy was positive for cancer. PSA 9.1, Gleason score 4+4=8 on all 7 positive cores, grade group 4, 28 total cores taken during MRI fusion biopsy. He...