Dr. David Samadi
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I think the scary part, which is the sexual dysfunction and continence, a lot of that has gone away with the world of expertise and years and years of number of cases that we've done and the technique that we have developed in the hands of expert surgeons, robotic prostate surgery, Both sexual function and continence works well. Now, you talk about impotence.
I think the scary part, which is the sexual dysfunction and continence, a lot of that has gone away with the world of expertise and years and years of number of cases that we've done and the technique that we have developed in the hands of expert surgeons, robotic prostate surgery, Both sexual function and continence works well. Now, you talk about impotence.
You know, when he starts taking these hormonal treatment, he's going to have no sex life. He's going to be completely impotent. He's going to have low testosterone and no libido. So certainly doing the surgery when it's contained and saving your life with good outcome and good results in the hands of experts is outbids any of these complications that you're going to have later on in life.
You know, when he starts taking these hormonal treatment, he's going to have no sex life. He's going to be completely impotent. He's going to have low testosterone and no libido. So certainly doing the surgery when it's contained and saving your life with good outcome and good results in the hands of experts is outbids any of these complications that you're going to have later on in life.
You know, when he starts taking these hormonal treatment, he's going to have no sex life. He's going to be completely impotent. He's going to have low testosterone and no libido. So certainly doing the surgery when it's contained and saving your life with good outcome and good results in the hands of experts is outbids any of these complications that you're going to have later on in life.
And very painful experience. Bone metastases is not easy and treatments are not so good. And that's why I wish him well. And I wish we would have had this conversation many years and they would have seeked better treatment. But we really don't know a lot about this case.
And very painful experience. Bone metastases is not easy and treatments are not so good. And that's why I wish him well. And I wish we would have had this conversation many years and they would have seeked better treatment. But we really don't know a lot about this case.
And very painful experience. Bone metastases is not easy and treatments are not so good. And that's why I wish him well. And I wish we would have had this conversation many years and they would have seeked better treatment. But we really don't know a lot about this case.
Yeah, so the Gleason score right now is nine. It's possible that maybe 10, 12 years ago, he was diagnosed with the Gleason six or Gleason seven. These are low risk to moderate risk prostate cancer. Many doctors, they may say like, you know, it's not very aggressive. You can watch it and we're gonna monitor you whether that's the scenario.
Yeah, so the Gleason score right now is nine. It's possible that maybe 10, 12 years ago, he was diagnosed with the Gleason six or Gleason seven. These are low risk to moderate risk prostate cancer. Many doctors, they may say like, you know, it's not very aggressive. You can watch it and we're gonna monitor you whether that's the scenario.
Yeah, so the Gleason score right now is nine. It's possible that maybe 10, 12 years ago, he was diagnosed with the Gleason six or Gleason seven. These are low risk to moderate risk prostate cancer. Many doctors, they may say like, you know, it's not very aggressive. You can watch it and we're gonna monitor you whether that's the scenario.
At that time, you know, he could have had surgery or radiation, which probably he didn't do. And over the years, it turned out to become more and more aggressive. Now, during the COVID time, we know that a lot of people got distracted with COVID, and we saw coming out of COVID a lot of these Gleason 8s, Gleason 9s, high PSAs, because for two to three years, the public didn't go for screening.
At that time, you know, he could have had surgery or radiation, which probably he didn't do. And over the years, it turned out to become more and more aggressive. Now, during the COVID time, we know that a lot of people got distracted with COVID, and we saw coming out of COVID a lot of these Gleason 8s, Gleason 9s, high PSAs, because for two to three years, the public didn't go for screening.
At that time, you know, he could have had surgery or radiation, which probably he didn't do. And over the years, it turned out to become more and more aggressive. Now, during the COVID time, we know that a lot of people got distracted with COVID, and we saw coming out of COVID a lot of these Gleason 8s, Gleason 9s, high PSAs, because for two to three years, the public didn't go for screening.
And then when we came out of COVID, it's like, oh, my God. And that's how you know that screening actually saves lives. And there was an upgrade of the disease and now slowly is going back to what it was normal. That's for the public, not for the president of United States, not for someone that every time he moves, there's a doctor available.
And then when we came out of COVID, it's like, oh, my God. And that's how you know that screening actually saves lives. And there was an upgrade of the disease and now slowly is going back to what it was normal. That's for the public, not for the president of United States, not for someone that every time he moves, there's a doctor available.
And then when we came out of COVID, it's like, oh, my God. And that's how you know that screening actually saves lives. And there was an upgrade of the disease and now slowly is going back to what it was normal. That's for the public, not for the president of United States, not for someone that every time he moves, there's a doctor available.
They check his cholesterol, his mental health, his cardiac issues from top to bottom. So to just wake up and say, oh my God, we have a glycerin 9 with metastases. To me, as someone who's been in the field for 25 years and have dealt with a lot of these aggressive prostate cancers, this story doesn't make any sense.
They check his cholesterol, his mental health, his cardiac issues from top to bottom. So to just wake up and say, oh my God, we have a glycerin 9 with metastases. To me, as someone who's been in the field for 25 years and have dealt with a lot of these aggressive prostate cancers, this story doesn't make any sense.
They check his cholesterol, his mental health, his cardiac issues from top to bottom. So to just wake up and say, oh my God, we have a glycerin 9 with metastases. To me, as someone who's been in the field for 25 years and have dealt with a lot of these aggressive prostate cancers, this story doesn't make any sense.