I have been under Active Surveillance for the previous 4 years after my first biopsy showed 3+4=7 Gleason score.
My PSA has been regularly checked and has currently come down yet my consultant has organised for me to have another biopsy. Why would this be?
Hi Kayak and a very warm welcome to the online community
It's natural to have questions when something unexpected happens.
As the community is divided up into groups I'm going to recommend that you join the prostate cancer group where you can ask questions, share experiences and get support.
To join just click on the link I've created and then choose 'click to join' or 'join' (depending on the device you're using) on the page that opens. You can then introduce yourself and post questions after selecting '+New' or '+' (again depending on the device you're using) and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
When you have a minute, it would be really useful if you could pop something about your journey so far into your profile as it really helps others when answering or looking for someone with a similar diagnosis. 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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