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Going for Prostate Biopsy Tomorrow ….Looking for Opinions and Thoughts
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Hello,
The biopsy went pretty good and it was fast. Definitely uncomfortable but no real pain. I was surprised when it was over, the table I was on looked like a murder scene lol. I don’t know why, but I wasn’t expecting that much blood.
I have mentioned that I have a huge prostate and when the urologist came in he looked over my MRI and said “ sir you have a huge prostate “ lol. I said yes I know. He had a few more comments about the size, so I guess he was impressed with it and probably talked about me during his family dinner lol.
He talked during the biopsy and that did help. He said that with the size of my prostate and my last PSA score that my PSA Density had to be very low and the chance of any significant cancer was very low in his opinion. He said that if I was in my 70’s that he wouldn’t have even recommended the biopsy.
I was glad to hear that, but from all my reading the past few months, it seems like prostate cancer has a mind of its own. I’ll be nervously waiting for the results.
@ stldadof4 - How did your appointment go on Wednesday ?
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@indyguy That's encouraging to hear. Sounds like your humongous prostate is growing in fame! Keep us posted on your results.
My appointment went well. Thanks for asking. I got passed along to a different urologist in the big group, which I knew about, and I think I like him better. He trained at Sloan Kettering and spent a lot of time talking to me and answered all of my questions very thoroughly. The first guy always seemed rushed. They are both encouraging surgery due to my age (57), but didn't feel like I had to decide right away. I let them know I wanted other opinions and to research some of the newer approaches (Tulsa Pro, etc.). He was fine with that, although he did say that insurance doesn't always cover the proton treatments since they haven't been around very long. He was also open to continued Active Surveillance (up to a year) if that's what I want to do, but explained the risks of waiting too long. It's a balance for sure.
My Decipher results should be in next week. If that affirms that I am on the "lower side of intermediate risk" (their current assumption), I am thinking of scheduling another biopsy in 6 months while I research more, but I would want transperineal next time. This guy does both, but doesn't think it makes a difference. The first guy only did transrectal, so that's what I went with. Everything I've read and heard makes me feel like transperineal is better. If the Decipher shows a higher risk level, I might be more apt to move forward with surgery sooner, but will definitely want a couple of additional opinions first.
I hope that your results turn out to be AOK. Let us know when you hear something.