Calling OT docs- prostate cancer

Obviously depends on histology of the tumor and staging

But in general if he is an older baw he is far more likely to die WITH prostate cancer than OF prostate cancer.

My options were 5-1/2 weeks or 8 weeks of external beam radiation. But that ended up being 28 or 40 treatments. M - F, Sat and Sun off to recover.
Stage 2.


ETA: I had brachitherapy first (implants), then EBRT and hormone therapy.

Gleason score
Md Anderson, the Mayo Clinic and two other urologists didn’t recommend treatment but removal.

Assuming you’re in Louisiana, MD Anderson in Houston has proton beam therapy. Way less side effects compared to radiation and no healthy tissue is damaged. Only downside is that it’s super expensive and most insurances won’t cover it.

My dad died from this about a year and a half ago at age 70. Everyone saying it isn’t a big deal and blah blah, it is big deal. Get second opinions and try to do everything you can. My dad did everything the doctors told him before and after as far as preventative and getting it everything checked out. It snuck up on him in between his exams and was too late by the time it was discovered. It is by far the worst thing that has ever happened to me and I’m sorry for your family having to go through this.

My hospital does a lot of Brachytherapy?

Google that for details. You get a device (a multi cath port) inserted in your taint. Then 3-6 treatments with meds and chemo treatments directly to the prostate.

50 radiation treatments sounds awful. So does taint surgery. But it is less treatments.


At a certain age, taking that fricker out just makes sense. Your prostate is like a man’s “lady parts” if you live long enough it will betray you.

He really needs to have a Space Oar before radiation. It protects the butthole from damage. Do you know if he got that?

My BIL had radiation treatments. The cancer went into remission and a year later came back and spread to his bladder. Now he pisses in a bag.

I had cancer 3 months after him and opted for prostate removal.

4 years later, cancer free.

Get that SOB out if you get cancer 65 and younger.

I was diagnosed in 2006. Stage 1 3+3. I have been on an active surveillance protocol at MD Anderson since. I have no symptoms and the disease is, from all indications, not spreading and not progressing. 18 years is a LONG time to be on active surveillance but mainly because people over react to the word cancer. Every case is different but in my case any treatment options are far more damaging than 90% of prostate cancer is. I even managed to knock up my wife 4 years after diagnosis. And had a vasectomy shortly after that. Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of death in men but it is far and away the most treatable cancer and survival rates are excellent for all forms of treatment. Late stage and aggressive prostate cancer is, thankfully rare, but it is a killer like most cancers. Get that fricker checked...it ain't pleasant but it beats the alternative.

As far as his treatment goes if they are doing radiation only it is most likely early stage and not progressing. Unless he has some sort of other issues that prevent more aggressive treatment this is generally true. Prostatectomy is the gold standard but the immediate side effects are more likely to occur and be severe...but they subside with time. Those side effects also happen with radiation but usually it takes some time, often years, before they present themselves. Depending on his age and health those side effects are probably going to come visiting eventually anyway. Most likely, if radiation is the plan of action, his prognosis is excellent.

Finally, seriously, get that fricker checked. It is not fun having some sausage fingered fricker plunge his finger up your arse and having some blood drawn but it could save your life. And for those who do find they have prostate cancer do not lose your mind...it is very treatable in most cases and you can live normally for a long time...I have. I will probably have surgery this year because the side effects are not that unthinkable at 59 as they were at 41 and it is, by all accounts, only a matter of time before ANY cancer progresses.

He should have identified as a woman then he would not get prostate cancer