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MY NEW PATH REPORT FROM DR. EPSTEIN
Ladies and Gents just received the Dr. Epstein Pathology report: The New as of 9/30/2019 HISTOLOGIC TYPE: Adenocarcinoma (conventional, NOS) GLEASON SCORE DOMINANT NODULE: 3+4=7 Grade Group: 2: 30% Pattern 4 GLEASON SCORE SECONDARY NODULE: 3+3=6 Grade Group: 1 TUMOR EXTENT: Moderate location, Dominant Nodule: left,…
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Recurrence of PSA post prostectomy & IMRT
I HAD A PROSTECTOMY ON 18 JAN 20118 AFTER I WAS DIAGNOSED PROSTATE CANCER AT 8.2. POST PROSTECTOMY PSA ROSE TO .09 AFTER 6 MONTHS. IMRT FOR 40 DAYS WAS CONDUCTED AROUND THE PROSTATE BED AREA BUT AFTER 6 MONTHS PAS HAS RISEN FRO <0.O5 TO <0.1. HOW SERIOUS IS MY CANCER. IS IT RECURRING? MANZOOR
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how does Prostate removal compare with Kidney reMoval
17 years ago I had Surgery to remive my Kudney. Monday I am having mu Prostate removed. How do the 2 operations compare? 59 then, 76 now. icemantoo
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Too many drs tooo many
What a mess doing radiation as primary treatment has caused me ...I need to get a hold of myself quick ...dr 1 was the radiologist who did primary treatment ...dr2 the gasrologist who immediately wanted to band my bloody hemmeroids rather than wait to see if they got better on their own si I did that which I think caused…
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AUS op my turn
My turn tomorrow for the AUS800 Procedure. I have a good idea what to expect day to day. I was in touch with a member who has just gone through the op and he gave me a day to day which is great, thanks Vince. I’m in at 6.00 am for an 8.00 am start. I am hoping I can get out to return home, but the way here in Canada is an…
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Dandelion and other remedies
I am a hardened skeptic when it comes to naturopathic and other remedies... having tried many, with only limited success, and most were ineffective except when enriching the producers. The most egregious are the remedies that "kill cancer" ... usually a brief perusal of the claim shows a complete lack of understanding how…
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Question about post RP PSA
I've been on this board sporadically since my diagnosis in Frb 2018, and my RP in March 2018. I am taken aback by what some of the posters have been through, and are continuing to fight. So I'm almost hesitant to post this...... My post RP readings were 0.00 for a few tests, up to 0.01, then back to 0.00 until July of this…
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Wondering what steps to take next
Hello all, My name is Jessie. My dad was diagnosed in the beginning of the year with prostate cancer. He had been going to the Dr and they never ran a PSA in 5 years on him. It came back over 9. He was 3+4 and 4+3. They took out his prostate back in June. He was told that they didn't get it all. Today he went back to the…
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Tough lesson about decisions
most know what I am going thru. I have an enlarged prostate and went the EBRT and hi dose brackytherapy ....all I know that I think I made a terrible mistake .i blame myself and drs for confusing me and misleading me ...so now I must move on .i have urinary stricture in my prostate now .flomax helps in the long run I’m…
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Wondering about radiation and damage
I have a quick question since a lot seem to be so knowledgeable what is one gray of external beam radiation equal to it just a regular chest x-ray from what I read the normal human in can have 10,000 x-rays a lifetime I’m just wondering how many x-rays I have had I had a 45Greys And two CT scans and one bone scan I am so…
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6 month Follow-up
Well, I went to my 6 month follow-up yesterday. Basically the same questions, how is your flow; continence; how is the sex-life; already knew my PSA was undetectable. I told them I was fine. They said when I come back in March of 2020, if all is good, I will go from a 6 month check-up to an annual. They knew about my left…
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Haven't updated in a while...
Long story short: Dad diagnosed October 2017 with stage 4 PCa with bone metastases. Had a fresh biopsy done in February of this year after "flunking" both Lupron/Casodex, then Zytiga fairly quickly. Immunotherapy trial attempted in April after Foundation Medicine discovered a mutation in the ATM gene. Lots of radiation…
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Anyone had a Turp after radiation
really I had A dynamic urinary study done yesterday boy was that fun. At least my bladder is good but I have a restriction in my urethra inside the prostrate . Exactly what I feared exactly what the jerk off radiologist said would not happen I asked him how the hell can you radiate prostrate so much in the Aretha not get…
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Newly Diagnosed Clear Bone Scan
I recently received a clear bone scan and was wondering what tests I shou;d have done next. I'm also scheduled for a MRI which I had 30 months ago. PSA 4.5 Biopsy Reults: Left Lateral Middle: Adenocarcinoma Gleason 8 (3+5) in 70% of sample Left Lateral Base: Adenocarcinoma Gleason 8 (4+4) in 10% of sample Right Lateral…
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New Kid on the Block
Greetings from Georgia, Had RP on 8/19/19, got picked off by my GP after my annual physical detected a PSA of a 4.2, had a biopsy 7/3/19 and 5/12 positive Gleason 7 (4+3). 3rd week post op and dealing with incontinence, up to about 6 pads per day, just getting use to my new way of life (TEMP). Doing my Kegels, other than…
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Two years.....
I come back here now and then, and see what cooking. Some interesting posts as of late. I posted this recently on another forum that I pop in and out of periodically. Thought I'd copy it and post it here as the timing seems right and help the new guys to trust their instincts and throw away the rear view mirrior once…
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Gleason score 8 PSA 4.5 Newly Diagnosed
I just received a PC diagnosis last week and I'm like everyone else, very concerned. I'm an active 57 year old and have been monitoring my PSA levels for 2 years. My PSA is 4.5 from 3.3 a little over a year ago. I had a 4K Score of 11, and a contrast prostate MRI that showed nothing. 12 core biopsy done August 23, 2019 and…
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Full panel blood test
Just want to apologize sometimes my anxiety gets the better of me. I am sure that everybody gets regular check ups here and blood tests. One year ago after radiation treatment my white cell count was at 5.9 now this year I just had everything checked a little more than a year later and now my white cell count is down to…
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Father diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer
My father, who is 88 years old, was diagnosed on Wednesday with stage 4 prostate cancer with metastases to the bones. His most recent psa is 90. His gleason score is 9. For the past 10 years his psa levels have been going up from 4 to 10 to 13 to 30 to 40. They only performed a biopsy the week before last because an xray…
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Update
Well, I had my PSA test the other day. I got the results today <0.1 nanograms per milliliter. The total PSA value from this assay system is standardized against the WHO standard.The test result will be approximately 20% lower when compared to the equimolar-standardized total PSA (Beckman Coulter). Comparison of serial PSA…
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Radical Prostatectomy Question
I met with a surgeon on Friday. He is one of the most experienced and top surgeons in the mid atlantic area (over robotic 2,700 RPs). I have a gleason score 9 lesion and many other lesions (volume is high), especially in lower right periphery. If he performed the RP, he would have to "go wide" in his words, meaning remove…