MRi Scan two lesions in prostate

Hi thank you you made her cry such lovely words, indeed I'll making sure she is coping, only found out results Wednesday and there's been lots of tears but I wouldn't be without her,so glad your husband doing well and living his life with you 

Thanks again 

I understand that! I was advised to have it removed which I did, hopefully you have that option, on the other hand a lady I work with husband had  radiotherapy and he's doing fine, just trying and live every day new and remember the medical people have a lot of experience and want you better 

Radiotherapy and hormone treatment was mentioned briefly Wednesday, it's all so new to me getting my head around everything, not looking forward to the bone scan the wait for the ultersound results was awful as you have most definitely been through

Thanks again

Hi Psb2024. I have just been reading through this thread and obviously you are worried but really until the biopsy you really won’t know absolutely what is going, so try not to overthink it (easy for me to say).  Try and do things to take your minds off cancer and stay positive.  You are at the worst part of this journey and it will get better once you have a diagnosis.  Best wishes, David

Cheers David I'll take your good advice on board  

I know it all comes at you and you start dreading the calls texts emails! I was working right up to the operation so I kept my mind of it a bit. Yes the bone scan was a worry for me to but just keep in your mind that it's better in the long run and I can assure you the medical staff that deal with this are very sympathetic and there to help you.

Just message me again if you've got any more questions and try to relax

Hi Stew awake again ,thanks for your³ message, finding it impossible to relax, just want the biopsy over and done with and hopefully start a plan 

Thanks again 

Hi my results were as follows p/c diagnosed march 24, t3a no mo , Gleason 3+4=7, 5.7psa started ht straight away rt in September, completed rt 1 month ago on remote monitoring service from now on for 2 to 5 years (I know everyone’s case is different but t3a isn’t as bad as it seems) take care paul

Hi Paul 

Thank you for taking time to message me hope all goes well for you, how quick was the ht treament  started for you ?

Thanks again

Peter

Good morning Peter. There is a lot of pressure on the NHS for radiotherapy at the moment so how long you wait for the treatment can vary from one health authority to another but it is being reported as 3 to 6+ months. It can also depend on the type of radiotherapy that you have. Another variable is how quickly the cancer responds to the hormone therapy which is normally started before the radiotherapy and they like to see the PSA drop below 1 before initiating it. The hormone therapy should very quickly put the cancer into hibernation and reduce the lesion size which makes it an easier target for the radiotherapy and less likely to have collateral damage to surrounding areas like the rectum and bladder. The radiotherapy does the killing bit and continues to work over a longer period of time, usually up to 18 months. How long you would stay on HT would be determined by what the final diagnosis is but generally the higher up the T and Gleason scale the longer the timescale which could be any where between 9 and 36 months. This is because it continues to remove the cancers food and gives the radiotherapy time to do it's full work. In recent years radiotherapy has improved thanks to better accuracy of the machines, techniques and planning but you would still need to investigate what might be better for you once you have your full diagnosis. The same would apply if you want to consider the surgery route. With your initial MRI I expect you will be given both options but you will be given little guidance by the experts as to what to choose. The surgeon pushes surgery, the oncologist HT and radiotherapy. You will have to do your research into the techniques and expertise being offered but don't be afraid to ask questions.

Please try and organise something nice to do with your partner this weekend to get away from everything prostate cancer and give yourselves a break.