I was 63 when diagnosed with prostate cancer. Blood in the urine was the reason for seeking out a urologist. The doctor performed a laser prostatectomy and biopsy during the laser prostatectomy, a gleason 7 was the result The doctor told me he could do a laser treatment to stop any bleeding and get a biopsy at the same time. PSA was 4.4 before the surgery. I changed doctors to take advantage of the robotic surgery, there was a 6 month period between the laser prostatectomy and the robotic removal of the prostate. The surgeon spent additional time removing connecting tissue during this surgery. The surgery was a success with little pain and I was back to work in three weeks. The pathology report showed a gleason 10 and cancer was not contained within the prostate and spread to adjoining tissue. Has anyone else had a laser prostatectomy with cancer present and how did you fare? Was this a procedure I should have advoided?
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East Falls