Hello. My husband (55) with a PSA of 5.5 has just had an MRI which shows two lesions of concern, both contained within the prostate. He's been told it's 60% it is likely to be cancer. He's got a biopsy booked in next week.
He's received an appointment booking to discuss the results 3 weeks after the biopsy. The nurse told him it'll then be a few weeks/months researching treatment options with various specialists.
My question is, this timetable all feels very relaxed! How (until the biopsy results are known) can we be sure it's not fast advancing/aggressive? Waiting 3 weeks after the biopsy to even know what we are dealing with is going to be agonising.
We are due to go on holiday a month from now, but I am seriously considering suggesting cancelling it and trying to get on top of next steps with treatment etc.
It's such a shock. And even though we think (hope) we've been lucky to spot it early there is still so much to find out before any degree of optimism feels warranted.
Hello AnxiousWife
Sadly the diagnostic path and waiting for results and a treatment path are a nightmare and once he has a diagnosis and a treatment plan you will settle down to the "new normal".
A PSA of 5.5 is quite low and most prostate cancer is slow growing - so 4 weeks from now to biopsy results should be fine. If I were you I would be away on the holiday - don't let cancer get in the way (I am a Gleason 9, with an initial PSA of 182, so aggressive and I only had 16 weeks holiday last year!) as I type this I am on holiday in mid Wales waiting for the rain 
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Here's our guide to the Prostate Biopsy;
Remember 98% of men with prostate cancer die WITH it not OF it.
Feel free to ask any questions, however trivial. Do let us know his biopsy results when you get them.
Best wishes - Brian.
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