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What can I expect after my biopsy?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Apr 3 5:02pm | Replies (45)Comment receiving replies
A little bit of a “heads up”. Over the course of 6 years I had 2 MRI’s and two biopsies. My first two MRI’s and my first biopsy were all negative. I decided to go to a new urologist who suggested a second biopsy. It showed two cores of cancer, one at 3+4. I decided on a RP. My pathology report came back with a Gleason 9. Obviously one or both of my recent(2023) prior and post tests were inaccurate. I’m assuming the G9 is correct. Since then I have had 4 PSA tests come back < 0.01. My next test is Monday. Hoping and praying for another undetectable. My advice to you is make sure your tests are accurate. Best wishes🙏
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A biopsy is almost literally a needle poking into a haystack.
IIRC, according to Dr Walsh's book, if the biopsy finds anything G7 or above, there's a risk that it missed something worse, which is why it's important to assess risk based on a wide range of factors (imaging, epigenetic testing, PSA rate of change, etc). The biopsy is an essential part of that, of course, but not the whole story.