@stew80
First, all of us on MCC started this way with MRIs and went through the same anxiety and stress over what all this means and what is coming. Use MCC to solicit questions to MCC posters who can give you their experience. Just know the treatment of prostate cance (IF you have it) has been improved dramically over the years with great outcomes especially if caught early.

Also, I think medical doctors sometimes are addressing only physical medicine. If you have anxiety and stress over this that you feel needs attention asked for it. I did and help me through this process. Mental health is just as important as physical health and both have a profound affect on each other.

You should asked you urologist or whomever ordered the MRI your questions. We can pass on our experience, but your case is specific to you. What most of us have done is after the MRI showing suspicious areas and biopsy is usually ordered to determine if cancer or something else. But without a Gleason Score (what biopsy will determine) what you have, and even if cancer, won't be known and all the different treatments out there.

When you get the biosies your provider will come back with Gleason score. With that score treatment options will be discussed with you. Most of us you will see suggest getting additional test to help determine a more accurate diagnosis.

After you get your Gleason Score asked about Decipher, PSMA, bone scans. They all help your urlogist and you get a better diagnosis and treatments. There are going to be a lot of different treatments. And that is where you need to do research and strongly suggest getting second opinions for your specific case.