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6/2026: PET Scan, PSMA RADS: 5, Expression 5/5
Two spots: prostate and vesicles
NO METASTASIS at this time!

I suppose the private MO giving us the sample bottle of orgovyx was the equivalent of "OMG! You've got a super bad case of cancer and we gotta do something immediately."

No one has reacted that way at all. No one has conveyed a sense of urgency to us. It's all been controlled responses "you have aggressive cancer". Nothing to indicate we should be alarmed and no one has ever said "please don't wait too long to make your decisions".

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@dmx Doctors try not to give you a sense of urgency. Most patients are spooked by the word cancer. See what reaction you get if you tell them you plan to spend the next 8 months deciding on a treatment. Most prostate cancer patients have that option with little or no impact on outcomes. Your husband probably does not. If the cancer is in the vesicles, it has already escaped the prostate capsule but is still in the local area. Not urgent in the sense of days but rather within a few months. Will probably take a couple more to get treatment after the decision is made.