urologist and oncologist after drop in psa

Hi Gin

I would go with as many questions as possible, write them down, things like treatments and when they will start, scans, X-rays, who will be your first point of contact eg specialist nurse. You need all documentation sent to you, appointments what scans reveal etc, I’m not saying they may be important now, but you never know.

stay safe

Joe

Thank Joe for your feedback

Just a bit concerned that they phoned us up and asked us to go in as quickly as tomorrow.  But as I've said earlier, we live in France, so maybe it is the norm over here.

Gin

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Gin 

I presume u are still waiting for biopsy results, has he had a MRI?

PSA obviously quite high originally, presumably hormone therapy has brought that down to it's level now. Biopsy results will tell u more ie aggressiveness of tumour. 

They will probably suggest a treatment plan, just a couple of days to go.

Best wishes

Steve

It should be nothing to worry about Septimus.

The prostate gland falls under the Urology department, whereas the treatment of cancer falls under the Oncology department.

I spent most of my time being tested and diagnosed by the Urology team under a consultant and my care has now passed to an Oncology consultant, but Urology still handle the ongoing treatments and contact.

Hi Dingbato….again

Thanks for your reply. After seeing oncologist yesterday and urologist today we now understand their roles on this long journey.  We had 2 appointments yesterday and two today. 
Gin

it does all calm down Septimus, honestly  I am only a little over 2 months post diagnosis and I look back now to those first two weeks and it's a blur of scans, xrays, examinations, blood tests, hospitals and doctors and nurses and treatments.

Once they get the PSA down to a satisfactory level, you should be able to catch your breath.