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Can you explain the difference between the two mentioned and the one I have means what?
Either I’m getting very stupid or someone has never taken the time to explain anything to me.
I understand that the name of things change overtime for many reasons but let me use one that most of us know something about: at some point in time someone with clout decided to start calling Manic/Depressive;
Bipolar
Some people say MD is exactly the same as BP
I’ve never read a definitive explanation however I THINK that some people project what THEY BELIEVE as the biggest truth of the matter but I think what happened make things even more confusing.
Does this analogy apply to these two different “ mutations “? And after my 2nd pet/cat scan one doctor interpreted the results one way another had a radically different interpretation.
One mentions cyber knife or proton radiation as a way to manage my cancer if I grew uncomfortable the other doctor said “ you are no longer a candidate for radiation. WOW! That sounds radically different to me. Doc 1 said I had 3 little shadows on my scan the other doc said “ you can rest assured that you will die from this cancer
Talk about a need for a second opinion!
Anyway do you understand the difference between the two types of “ mutation “ I knew I had PC but was never told about a mutation
Any help is much appreciated
Thanks as always!
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One of my wife’s best friends is bipolar. They have not spoken since December and they used to speak every day or two. She has been on a depressive streak for at least six months. Normally, she will become manic for a little while normal for a very short time and then back to depression for 3-6 months.
Used to be they called it manic depressive now they call it bipolar. They are the same thing And we’ve seen it get progressively worse over the last 10 years. Two of her brothers have the same thing and her son appears to have it as well.
Now as for recommendations from different doctors. Many doctors do not keep educated about prostate cancer. If you go to a medical oncologist, they specialize in all different types of cancer while a Genito Urinary Oncologist Specializes in prostate cancer and keeps up with all of the latest treatments.
It is likely that when you get poor recommendations from one doctor they are not keeping up. That’s why we recommend going to centers of excellence, You’re not going to find a doctor that’s underestimating what the right treatment should be.
Once your urologist has finished surgery and your cancer comes back, you are not in the right place to discuss future treatment. You need to go to a GU oncologist or a center of excellence so that you can get the latest treatment. Urologist are not trained for advanced prostate cancer Treatment, though Some like to Treat their patients with reoccurrence because it’s very profitable.
I must admit I’ve never heard of “you are never a candidate for radiation”. Yes, if you’ve had radiation in the same area once already, you are not a candidate for having radiation in that spot but you can have radiation somewhere else if metastatic show up.
You don’t need a doctor that tells you you’re going to die from prostate cancer and gives you a date, it is Just guessing. I know so many people that have lived 2 to 3 times as long as the date they’ve been given, even though they had very serious cases initially. Treatment has improved so much that you Need to look for doctors that have expertise in advanced prostate cancer.