Coming soon - Get a detailed view of why an account is flagged as spam!
view details

This post has been de-listed

It is no longer included in search results and normal feeds (front page, hot posts, subreddit posts, etc). It remains visible only via the author's post history.

3
Pre RALP: PET scan or no?
Post Flair (click to view more posts with a particular flair)
Post Body

Did you have a PET scan before your RALP?

For background, Iā€™m 52y/o, Gleason 7, PI indicated on right side, PSA 5.7ā€¦and scheduled for RALP on 11/11. Of course I want a 100% clean bill of health but also really want my nerves spared. Though my surgeon has over 5k RALPs under his belt and is highly recommended, I also feel like he errs on the side of taking nerves. A month ago when the referring Urologist reviewed my biopsy, he said a PET scan isnā€™t necessary to justify surgery. I didnā€™t know anything about nerve bundles at that point. Iā€™m going to ask him next week but he strikes me as someone who doesnā€™t like to slow down to explain something he already said is ā€œnot neededā€ā€¦.thus my post to inquire about your experience. Hereā€™s a video of the surgeon telling a patientā€™s spouse he took a nerve because thatā€™s where the biopsy indicated cancer. I didnā€™t think the biopsy included the nerves whatsoever so Iā€™m confused.

Video
Author
Account Strength
70%
Account Age
3 years
Verified Email
Yes
Verified Flair
No
Total Karma
749
Link Karma
118
Comment Karma
631
Profile updated: 2 days ago
Posts updated: 2 weeks ago

Subreddit

Post Details

We try to extract some basic information from the post title. This is not always successful or accurate, please use your best judgement and compare these values to the post title and body for confirmation.
Posted
1 month ago