Hi
I’ve found out today that my dad may have prostate cancer. I say May as his consultant rang Friday but one mention of the word cancer and he switched off so I’m not really sure what has/hasn’t been said (and neither is he, nor is he particularly inclined to ask).
He’s had an MRI, blood test, and flow study (?) so far. He’s now been referred to a biopsy (no confirmed date) and a bone scan (next week). No idea of what they’ve actually found in any of these other than the flow one seemed to be all fine from what they said.
what is the likelihood they think this is cancer? The bone scan is the one concerning me the most as from online sites it seems this referral is usual after diagnosis. Symptom wise he has lots of prostate cancer symptoms (started this summer) and has had what we thought was sciatica and knee pain for the last month or two.
Any guidance on what further tests we can expect/what specifically I can ask him to confirm with his consultant would be appreciated.
