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I am not sure if this is “settled science”

Had my robotic surgery 5 months, thanks to Marks early podcasts I was able to be confident in taking this route and along with my spouse got through this and recovery uneventful....I was fortunate to only have a catheter for 1 week...and light pads after 2 weeks ....no pads at all last 6 weeks

You will be in the Top 1% of success stories re long-term survival imo~ 👊🏻

SBRT? How many individual sessions, and did they insert a balloon and or use Spaceoar gel?

what you should know : its a complete disaster .

Hi ya Mark watched your videos from the start now on no 21 I had date 29th of this month cancelled and a new date 19th August I find the exercise pretty good just got to concentrate on my diet all the best Mark your doing well

What is the "LONG TERM SOLUTION". Is ADT just the what all Uroligist resort to when nothing else has worked OR has Identified where the cancer is in my body???

Gentlemen, if they suggest having surgery to you please investigate the alternatives. The modern treatment is CyberKnife, but you have to go and find it. I have Gleason 4+3 and I was told by a surgeon at my local hospital that the treatment for me was surgery. Long story short, we were talking on the telephone later and he said this to me: ‘when you look into this you’ll find what we do is barbaric’. I looked into it and spoke to two professors and two consultants. I elected CyberKnife with one of them. I’m starting hormone treatment now and I’ll have CyberKnife in about 2 months time. It’s 5 treatments over a week and a half, there’s no pain at all unless you call the lowest grade of irritation pain, there’s no catheter, the prostrate stays where it is, no nerves are cut, the chances of incontinence are virtually nil, the return of sexual function is much better, the list goes on and on. There’s lot’s of information about it here on CZcams about it. As an aside, all the top people I went to see strongly recommended that I have a PET CT scan to check that the cancer hasn’t spread, but when I took this message back to my home town they looked at me as if I had two heads, so I ended up having it in London paid for willingly by my health insurers. I wish you well with whichever path you go down, but if you don’t need to be in a rush, don’t be and check out your options. It can be a lot easier in the long run 😊

Im 6 weeks post op. Not much leakage. 1 pad per day. A lot of sweating at night though. PSA test upcoming in maybe a week or so. Immediately after the op was not too bad , catheter out a week later. Very badly constipated because of pain relief tablets, but that was expected. Started exercising straight away and am now back using weights , and a LOT of walking. Especially upstairs. Hoping for a good PSA coming up. And determined to get some kind of erectile function going forwards. Much love to all going through this , but stay positive try not to worry. I know its hard. Im 65 , and will gladly answer any questions anyone who is just starting this process has . ❤

Hi Mark i will be going for surgery at the end of July. I will be there by my self, Did you go threw your hospital stay your self to ?

Best guy!!

SBRT: why 4-weeks, most patients have 10-days to 2-weeks?

Excellent video~

Any sons of fathers with PC?... google Dr. Thomas Seyfried and you'll likely avoid disease and making these oncologists millions of shekels~

ADT in Thailand. That must be difficult with all the beautiful women there or maybe not . Maybe they help out .

You are 100 % honest which I really respect. This whole thing is not a pretty picture or a pleasant part of life . I need to be knocked out for my biopsy. Sounds like you had a great surgeon. I guess the radiation didn’t work out the first time . Thanks for sharing your experience.

That's awesome 😎❤❤❤❤such good news happy for you ❤❤

I am two years out from surgery and I have a problem with climacturia. Any suggestions?

You are so awesome 😎❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Are you living in Knoxville while you’re getting treatment or do you commute?

I saw a surgeon today who practices"RETZIUS SPARING" . Told me that a high percentage of people will be fully continent within ONE month! 50% right after the catheter comes out! That is such great news! Westin Florida Cleveland clinic. Google it Mark. They don't touch the pelvic floor area. Remains intact.

After such a traumatic operation in having a catheter in for a week or more how could you even think of having sex?! You say within 3 weeks? It will probably take me 3 months minimum! Ha! After my biopsy I play with myself over a month later and blood came out! Oh my gosh! I was terrified and it felt terrible. I tried again after maybe a month and a half and the same thing. Now a year later I hardly ever play with myself anymore because THAT experience really turned me off on .....getting off.😢

Hot dogs, bagels and cream cheese french fries, pastrami sandwiches etc! I never thought that you would be eating such junk Mark not a million years. Anyway so when you had the catter in for seven or so days you didn't have a BM? At all? How long did you go before having one. Also didn't you take any kind of laxative? So all that junk food you're eating it was building up you didn't go to the bathroom? Wow! That really surprises me coming from you Mark you seem like such a healthy dude man! Please reply thank you.

Question, do you have a plan to address the likelihood of proctitis from radiation occurring in the next 1-2 years? I live in Jacksonville and Shands UF Health has a major proton treatment center. Several men I have spoken to that had similar pelvic bed radiation treatment ended up with differing levels of proctitis. Doesn’t show up immediately but usually 1-2 years after treatment. You appear to be very proactive in treatment options, just curious if you have investigated your options….if needed…

I had surgery on 7/9/24 . The cramps were horrible until I passed air/gas. Now I'm recovering, the catheter is a pain and I'll be glad when it's out, my catheter is still in , 15 + days. Anxious about incontinence and ED side effects. 🙏

I had the surgery in 2016 unfortunately the doc couldn't save all the nerves so I have to take the Injections to maintain a election i was 60 yrs old

On July 3rd, I had sugery around 1pm, spent a couple hours in a recovery room, was discharged and home by 530 about 25 miles from the hospital. At home, climbed two flights of stairs to the bedroom. Going up and down the stairs has been good exercise.

So glad to hear you are doing so great! I’m sure your positive attitude really helps also.I’m just getting done with week one of radiation and I’m living vicariously through you and keeping a positive mindset trying to ensure mine goes as smoothly as yours.

Kegel is BS . Doesn't do nothing for me.The Climactura is the disaster and nobody cares.

I had mine 7 months ago , the leaking is gone , trick was drink as much as you can and jump around , you 'll find the muscles .

No hot flashes?

Thanks Mark! Your videos are the best out there on the topic.

Hello Mark wish you EVERTIME CURE.

Well done mate, mine starts in 6 weeks.👍

Hi ya Mark just watched your video and I'm a bit too late for diet and exercise had my meeting with Urology yesterday and having my prostate removed on the 29th of this month any advice would be appreciated thanks nigel

On ADT for 5 months now. Having a very hard time staying interested in prolonging my miserable life. I have almost all the side effects.Hating life.

Hi Mark, I Have Advanced metastatic Prostate Cancer and Limited time. This has caused a lot of problems with My relationship with my GF. I Just want intimacy with Her even just one more time. Any Ideas/Suggestions? Thanks for all You do.

I like your video but I have no interest in prolonging my life. Where do you get this?

Had proton therapy in 2017 at Hampton Va. No side effects, no pain an easy run. Not so now. Its baaaccckkkk. Proton people seem not to want anything to do with this. Pushing more to DR. FREEZE.🦇

It’s good to see you posting videos from past years on your journey but we love it, stay strong mark

Pretty good stuff, I just realized that Mario updated his favorite way to tackle ED and it's crazy! Although what he previously talked about was pretty decent, it was difficult to follow, I just go'ogled the latest by Mario Volpstein, it's so much simpler and potent now!

How to get Rock hard erections. Thank you Mark for telling us about your experience. I had advanced prostate cancer diagnosed at age 68 and was already experiencing ED. I had Lupron injections that destroyed my testosterone levels and radiation treatments that successfully treated the cancer. At that point I had no desire for sexual activity even though I was taking 20 mg of Cialis daily. One year after radiation my PSA remained low and i started Testosterone treatment, 2 pumps every day, within 2 months sexual desire came back with some 1/2 erections. I started stimulation every day and was so surprised that I was having increasing stronger erections. My PSA tests have slightly elevated, which the doctor says is normal. I have been on Testosterone treatment for 8 months. To achieve a hard erection I use a few penis rings under the testicals and over the base of the penis which gives me a rock hard erection for 30 minutes. At 30 minuses I remove the rings to allow blood flow to continue and repeat for another 30 minutes. I do have dry orgasms that are very pleasurable. I never thought I was going to ever recover to this point. I am hoping for increased erection strength over time. I urinate as if I was still 20 years old, and only wake 1 to 2 times a night to urinate. Radiation therapy along with androgen deprivation worked for me.

Thanks for sharing

Hi Mark, thank you so much for sharing all this info! I had surgery 1.5 years ago, my psa dropped to 0.004, but it keeps rising very slowly since then. I currently am at 0.03. If my psa reached 0.1 my doctor recommends pelvic bed radiation, but he said that erectile disfunction is almost a certainty. Could you please share your opinion? Thanks!

Sir mark which is better surgery or radiation i'am prostate cancer under chemotherapy at present.

This guy is full of shit

He is full of shit.

I just had PC surgery, hoping the incontinence isnt overbearing for me. Thx for documenting your whole journey.

Hows your diet ?

Nice your insurance covered Orgavyx. Mine denied. I'll have Eligard shots every 3 mo.