Did anyone ever feel that Prostate wasn't a "Big" Cancer?

Freefaller,

If more people read some of these posts and the profiles they would learn a hell of a lot.  I know I have.

It could even make some men decide to go ahead and get tested.

Cheers

Steve

There is a Farmer's wife at work, she said "If you don't mind, I will say a prayer for you".  "If you do mind, I will still say one".

How nice is that!

That's lovely.

Anyone who says that has no idea.

This is the trouble with cancer,people only take it really seriously when they themselves or a close relative suddenly are confronted with it.

Sadly almost 50 per cent will have an encounter with cancer before they die and most people are in denial .

Prostate cancer can be treated well nowadays but even when in remission or when PSA becomes undetectable it can return,Sloane Kettering has tables showing the percentage probability of biochemical recurrence.

I have experienced in my own case that higher PSA levels were often taken too lightly by urologists who did ultrasounds etc and should have been doing parametric MRI and other tests.

In any case wish you all the best and that it is fully curable.

Hi Troc,

Hopefully tomorrow morning when I see the Oncologist for the first time I will finally get the exact stage of my Cancer.

All I know now is one lobe is Gleason 6-8, and the other lobe is Gleason 7.  Hasn't spread to my bones but some of it is aggressive.  I want to know everything.

Is it better to know everything?

In a weird way I am looking forward to this meeting.

I think it's good to know as much as you can take in (there's a lot to learn). Understanding one's situation can generate a feeling of empowerment. It enables you to take action, which is much better than sitting around worrying. In addition to treatment decisions you will be able to consider whatever life style changes might help you in some way. You'll also be able to chat with people on forums such as this who are in similar situations, which is hugely comforting, as a worrying diagnosis can lead to intense feelings of loneliness. I would thoroughly recommend taking someone with you to your oncology appointment if you can. It can be hard to take everything in as a patient, and in addition to acting as a second pair of ears the right person will be able to offer you any psychological support you may need. For most, a cancer diagnosis is a very big thing, and my personal experience has been that it can affect you in many unsuspected ways. Very best wishes, Jonathan.

Thanks Jonathan,

I'm taking my partner with me.  She's good at getting information out of someone.  My memory is shot at the moment and my partner, Tracey is a massive help to me.

Steve