dale1k:
Good luck with the consult. Medicare paid for my multiple consults. I also asked for the Decipher test as sort of a backup to the pathologist, the urologist and the RO. The mapping time was also key (in my layman's mind). The MRIdian, as discussed, allows mapping in real time without image fusion each time I had a treatment so I "felt" a little safe. They were looking at any movement each time on the MRIdian. Also, my thought was I have one shot with this healthy tissue side affect stuff. Since they were putting me out, I would rather have the extra half inch space between the rectum and the prostate. As they were in there anyway, let them put the fiducial markers in was my reaction, as a backup.

My RO told me 60 days before the PSA check and I "get" that the radiation has to play itself out to lower the PSA. I may get my PSA checked sooner through my GP as I will be due for a blood test shortly anyway . Maybe it is lower than the 10.2 I had. By the way, I read that there is an initial trial for a PSE blood test which is a PSA/Gene oriented test for Prostate cancer with 94% accuracy.