Hi, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer 2 1/2 years ago. My PSA was 11 and I had a Gleeson score of 6. I was 58. I was put on survelilence. Every 3 months I had blood tests, and signs showed my PSA was slowly increasing. Last February my PSA rose to 14.3. the nurse told me anything above 16 they would need
to act. Then It seemed I got lost in the system. so I hadn't heard anything for 6 months. although I was still asking my surgery for blood test's. I started to chase about the results. in February I got back the test results on my App my PSA had gone up to 17.3. I eventually got hold of the Nurses in the urology department
She put me forward for another MRI scan. the MRI scan showed a slight bulge on the outer edge of the probate, and has been agreed I need to have a radical procedure. Iast week I visited the oncology department and discussed treatment through hormone therapy and radiation to the prostate over 6 months.
I have just had a CT SCAN. I have a bone scan scheduled for next week and I am meeting the surgeons this week at the hospital to discussing the robotic surgery.
I am now 61 with a PSA of 18.3 . I'm trying to find out which procedure would be best suited for me. all the literature I have read and video's I've seen are
swaying me towards radiology, as the outcomes are the same but the side affects are not as bad. but still not 100% in my mind its the right action.
Is there anyone on here who has gone through this dilemma, and weighed up the outcome. please could you share your decision and the reason why. and if you thought it was the right one. thank you
Hi Kit and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I’m Anne, one of the Community Champions here on the Online Community, and although I've had different cancer diagnoses to you I know how difficult it can be when faced with treatment options.
The online community is divided into different support groups so I'm going to recommend that you join the prostate cancer group as you'll then connect directly with others who have the same type of cancer as you.
To join, just click on the link I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It would be great if you could put something about your diagnosis and proposed treatment into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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