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re: Prostate cancer, gleason score 6, psa 5…..

Posted on 12/2/21 at 7:06 pm to
Posted by jeffsdad
Member since Mar 2007
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Posted on 12/2/21 at 7:06 pm to
[quote]Once a prostate is radiated, removal is not an option.

Wait, what? Why?
Posted by TigerstuckinMS
Member since Nov 2005
33687 posts
Posted on 12/2/21 at 7:12 pm to
quote:

Wait, what? Why?

My dad just had the giant robot spider prostatectomy. From what we understood, radiation causes changes to the prostate that make surgery very hard to successfully complete later. It's like the texture and how it attaches to stuff in the area changes and makes it hard to peel the prostate cleanly off the surroundings successfully if the cancer returns. If surgery after radiation makes sure to take the cancer, the risk of bad damage to the rectum, nerves, etc. Is relatively high. If you try to spare the surrounding structures, you run a very real risk of leaving cancer behind.

At least that's how I understood what the urologist said.

Discuss with your doc.
This post was edited on 12/2/21 at 7:38 pm
Posted by Hangit
The Green Swamp
Member since Aug 2014
39487 posts
Posted on 12/2/21 at 7:24 pm to
Sorry to hear it, JD. I have experience with a lot of medical issues, but this is not one I know much aboot.

All I can do is offer encouragement and try to send good thoughts and vibes your way.
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