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Waiting for husband to come out from HDR procedure , he’s also getting 5 weeks of EBRT in 2 weeks . Dx Gleason 10, no Mets. Any tips for those who have gone through this , anything you wish you would have known before you went home from this procedure ? Thanks in advance for sharing . Hugs to all going through this bump in the road xx

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Tall_Allen

I preferred Rapaflo to Flomax.

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yamobedeh in reply toTall_Allen

I've been using Flomax for maybe two years, with acceptable, not ideal results. What is the rationale for your choice?

Tx

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Tall_Allen in reply toyamobedeh

One rapaflo worked better than 2 flomax for me.

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yamobedeh in reply toTall_Allen

Thanks

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Vitruviusman

What is HDR AND EBRT

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Rmurchu in reply toVitruviusman

High dose rate brachytherapy and external beam radiation

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j-o-h-n in reply toVitruviusman

WTG Way to go.... GP great post..... IHA I hate abbreviations.... KS Keep Smiling....

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Thursday 06/15/2019 6:21 PM DST

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RonnyBaby

With a Dx of G10, I'm wondering if ADT might be added as a way to try to treat the case aggressively,

Based on what I've seen and read, YOUR case might merit the combo strategy.

The plan to date certainly seems to be taking the fight to a higher level.

Hopefully, the response with be significant and reassuring.

We wish you well in your journey ....

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Rmurchu in reply toRonnyBaby

Yes he is on ADT since April and took casodex for 2 months. Hitting it with everything. I even asked for him to be on Zytiga but Doc said since he has no mets so did not want to add that yet. Thanks for your reply

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Rmurchu

👍🏻thanks!

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j-o-h-n

Abbreviations are shortcuts to Hl (Hell)

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Thursday 06/15/2019 6:22 PM DST

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