One of the benefits of writing this blog has been the many informative comments I've received from readers.
ME in Phoenix, who has not had prostate cancer, wrote:
My hunting bud is a surgical assistant in Scottsdale, Az. He has done THOUSANDS of seed implants & says it's easy. But the downside, once you do the seed, it turns the gland to mush making it VERY difficult to remove if need be in the future.
4 of my other friends had theirs OUT. A little Viagra & you're good to go!!
I'd have it removed without a second thought.
Now that I'm looking at 62, I may check into the blue pill myself...
I sighted future options as the deciding factor in my treatment decision.
RDW, who does not provide a location, contributed the following:
The good news is - If you get Cancer, Prostate is the one to get.
This is the "Cutting Edge" treatment that I received earlier this year.
http://www.calypsomedical.com/
I had not heard of this procedure that appears, to this very non-medical author, to be a refinement of open radiation incorporating GPS tracking, to greatly improve efficacy and reduce errant irradiation, available in a few locations in my state (Ohio). Take a look, the website again is http://www.calypsomedical.com/ I think you'll find it very informative.
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