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Choosing Active Surveillance over any further treatment at this time
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: 4 hours ago | Replies (52)Comment receiving replies
To ovstampco:
I'm 73, Stage 4 dealing with it for 10 years, so I've been there and done most of that.
I read all the messages regarding the original post. And, I have to agree, it appears there is a lack of adequate information to determine exactly where you are in your journey. It's difficult to plan the best path forward. My opinion, why would a patient roll the dice, "hoping" for the best outcome, knowing if things don't go as wished, the outcome is dismal, instead of addressing the available medical treatment options head on and taking "luck" out of the equation. Everyone is different, best of luck, and stay positive.
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I might be wrong but this post to me looks like AI analysis of too many parameters with so much repetition and so on, so without reading all of the possible scenarios I would just advise (from personal experience) that you do biopsy of that lesion that is seen on MRI. Only after you know your gleason score you will be able to make any plans for surveillance. If you choose active surveillance than make sure you have MRI AND biopsy every 2-3 years or you will be living without knowing what is going on with your prostate. That gleason 6 can turn into 4+3 just like that.