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Did you choose active surveillance? Why was it a good choice?
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Yes I appreciate that I am in good health beside my prostate cancer. But I would never just ignore it I would go in for PSA test probably more often than I should I would make appointments see what happens next year my PSA starts going up before hand. Especially if they detected anything on any kind of scan most likely they would look at an MRI again. Thank you
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No mentioon anywhere about a 2nd or 3rd opinion of your biopsy pathology results .
I am on Active Surveillance -- Year over year MRI showed no growth change . My Bone & CT Scan were clear . I have a PSA Test every 3 months for the 1st 12 months , then every 6 months .
I am considering as my eventual options : # 1 Focal Therapy , NanoKnife which is gaining international success ( slower acceptance in thhe USA , as with many international treatments )
HIFU , Cryotherapy or TULSA PRO which was invented by Dr. Chopra at the Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto , or others e.g. Immunotherapy . There are others .
Considering Radiation , I hope to avoid like the plague , ADTT 9 Hormone Therapy and it's side effects , both short term and long term . I am lookiing at the 5 Session Mon, Wed Fri and Mon Wed the following week . SBRT MONOTHERAPY . No hospital stay , no catheter , no anestetiic , Very low risk of incontinence or erectile disfunction . This is the current " International GO TO Treatment for your situation .
I would not make a knee jerk decision and go off AS at this juncture .