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Radical prostatectomy 9 days ago. Need help with the pathology PLEASE
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Oct 15, 2023 | Replies (40)Comment receiving replies
Di,
You can Google yourself till you're blue in the face and it won't tell you how to diagnose a Pathology report. Nor will you get that information from this board. That professional diagnostic ability takes years of experience once you are a physician. My wife was involved in cancer diagnosis, she was recognized as one of the best and after 30 years experience she says she was still learning. You are unnecessarily wasting time and energy. If you want answers to Pathology diagnoses get opinions from other Pathologists. Take your results for second and third opinions. You will then have a good idea of what is happening.
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Hello Dpcarriere,
I'm sure you didn't intend to come off as condescending but your message did read that way, in part, and I assure you that I did NOT unnecessarily waste time nor energy here.
In today's world, we have access to our reports via MyChart before our scheduled follow up with our surgeon. It can be scary, especially upon finding out that staging has jumped from I to III, upon surgical pathology.
Being new to Prostate cancer and surgery, looking to others to share experiences and knowledge has been invaluable. Of course a professional diagnostic is sought and no one here has claimed to have those abilities.
Everyone has been so kind to share what they have experienced and learned. It helped me to form the important questions for our surgeon during our follow up appointment. It was also reassuring to communicate with others in our same boat. This board has been a very valuable resource in our education.
I appreciate your time in responding in any regard. I am curious as to what being here on these boards has helped you with?