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Living with Prostate Cancer: Meet others & introduce yourself
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Hello all-
My husband is just beginning his journey with this. He has a PSA of 6.9, biopsy with 12 taken and 3 cancerous. Two with gleason of 6 and one with a 3+4(7) score. Have appointment with dr. on Monday to go over results, but was just looking for advice. I also read that how many cores that are affected is also important. Any experience with this? Thank you.
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It's important to trust your doctors and communicate with them. Is the cancer is localized to his prostate only or has it been found in lymph nodes or bones? There are different treatments to balance out his quality of life.
I am at the beginning of my journey as well. My PSA is 9 and my biopsy had two positives, one at 3+4 and one at 4+4. Your husband will likely get scheduled for a bone scan and CT Scan or something similar, which is what happened ot me anyway. I had to get a CT scan as I have a pacemaker that is not MRI compatible. Those tests are to see if the cancer has spread to bones or other organs. It is after those results that you will begin to evaluate your options. Hopefully it is confined to the prostate. The more research you do online the more ads and opinions you will begin to see. I have found comfort in many friends who have been through what I am going through and are happy to discuss their journey with me. However, each case is different. Age, gleason scores, overall health can all add up to different action plans for each person. Onc of my best friends decided on radiation only. But his circumstances don't line up with my circumstances. Weigh your options.
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I had 10.2 psa and worst was 3+4. This site was very helpful. Keep coming back. Research is a big word with prostate cancer. Many different opinions but here are some links that may help.
Nccn.org: Many doctors follow their guidelines, and it is there for doctors and patients. Under the patients area, there is some really helpful information.
Decipherbio.com: Takes a slice of the biopsy which helps evaluate aggressiveness and modes of treatments
Viewray.com: MRI/Radiation machine combination unit
Mevian.com: Proton therapy radiation machine
Globalroboticsinsititute.com: A doctor I looked into when I was considering prostate removal in Celebration Fl.
Try and get backup opinions on everybody you can as there are differences of treatment opinions that can vary.
I chose the decipher test and the MRIdian machine. 5 Treatments completed in February. Best of luck and don't forget to take care of yourself in the process of taking care of your husband.