John, I think my story is a little convoluted. In fact my surgeon at City of Hope was the one who recommended followup radiation. This seems to be based on some new thinking about the benefits of radiation for surgery patients with certain risk factors.

My local urologist has been nothing but ...

John, Thanks for your observations.

I was just musing about other options I could have taken. From the surgery I had a Gleason of 4+3, while my initial biopsy was 3+4, so the cancer was more aggressive than originally thought. Also, I had positive margins in the post surgical biopsy.

So, with the ...

I had a prostatectomy one year ago. I got a PSA test after my friend was diagnosed and it came in at 12, which is high. He did a lot of research ahead of me and went to City of Hope in LA to one of the top da Vinci surgeons in the country.

I also did due diligence and met with local radiologists ...