I recently posted saying that I had been lucky enough to have been offered Nano knife surgery. I had the day procedure on the 17th of December. I had to have a Catheter for 5 days, which was probably the worst part. I had blood in my Urine etc for a couple of weeks after the catheter was removed. My flow has been greatly improved I now pee like a 30 year old not a 70 year old. On Monday March 16th, I had my first PSA test since the operation. Before the operation my PSA was 17.5, now it is 3.71, that is within the normal guidelines of up to 4.5.
There are other treatments out there, especially if the disease is caught in time. This was a non intrusive treatment and has given me no side effects. I can reasonably believe that they targeted the cancer and treated it properly by the test results. I will be monitored by PSA and a MRI after 12 months to check.
The procedure was Nano knife and not HIFU because of where the cancer was on the prostate. The cancer was bilateral so they went in from the perineum with 4 needles to surround the cancer, targeted by a camera up the bum. They then gave it 3000 volts.
Please look for alternatives and don't accept surgery or radiology as is pushed and was pushed on me, until I argued with the surgeon, so he referred me to another hospital to get rid of me. I then found a great man who spoke to me in a normal manner and explained everything. He offered me all the alternatives and never pushed me, so I was confident to go ahead with him. I am pleased I did.
