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Doc just recommended treatment options, head is spinning! Thoughts?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 13 7:46am | Replies (31)Comment receiving replies
Gleason 3+4 is the lowest result that even counts as cancer, so after you get some follow-up tests (radiology scans, germline genetic testing, etc) to confirm you're low risk, active surveillance — vs surgery or radiation — would be a very reasonable choice.
You're in emotional shock right now — that's normal, and we've all gone through it with a new prostate-cancer diagnosis — but trust that before long, you'll adjust to your new normal and your life won't be all that different than it was before, especially since they caught this so early.
Best of luck!
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@northoftheborder - New Normal? After 12 years I wonder if just letting it take me wouldn't have been the best choice. Looks like I am going back on ADT (nothing is normal), think I'll ask how painful just not doing anything would be and how long it will take.
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Thank you! Yes...the initial cancer diagnosis was over 1 year ago when he gave me the first "2 specimens are both 3+3" diagnosis, and after a little initial shock I adjusted pretty well, because it was barely there.
Now a year later and it's gotten a little worse, and he's recommending options that could have long-term side effects....that's a bummer. Working through that one. 🙂