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Monitoring PSA post surgery with Gleason 9

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Apr 12 1:10pm | Replies (18)
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@johndavis60

Thanks @chipe !
That’s interesting that you can do watchful waiting even with Gleason 9. Personally I’m a 4+5 and scared to death it will metastasize all over my body in the next couple years. However, my urologist said that aggressive prostate cancer is still slow compared to other types of cancer.
I wish you good luck and many years! 🙂

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chipe | @chipe | Apr 12 1:10pm

Hi John,
I truly believe that our attitude is at least 80% of the cure. Since surgery, I have not perseverated about my cancer at all. Yes, at almost 72, I have aches and pains. Sometimes, I have rib pain, back pain, and lots of intestinal discomfort due to my diverticulitis and colitis. Do I ever think, "Hey, could this pain be due to metastases?" Yup, very rarely, but sometimes I do. It comes with the disease. However, most of our aches and pains are simply explained and we wouldn't have considered the worst pre-cancer.

So be your own best advocate. Treat yourself with love and kindness. And if you sometimes think "the worst," you are not alone, brother.

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