Good afternoon to this magnificent community.
I'm a bit worried about how long it's going to be before I get my next set of biopsy results. I saw my GP back in early January as my PSA was up to 6.3, was referred for a scan, then a biopsy a few weeks ago.
I saw the consultant nurse Friday who said some Gleeson 3 cancer was present, but a second biopsy was needed from a lesion visible on the scan (about 20mm) that had come back as inconclusive. She said the cancer was contained within the prostate and there was no sign of spread outside.
Due to logistics (a holiday coming up) I can't now get my second biopsy until mid May. Apparently I can't have the biopsy four weeks either side of a long-haul trip. That means it'll have been five months from first meeting to the second biopsy. It seems an awfully long time away.
I'm worried that this is a lot of lost time before any treatment or final diagnosis and that I'm at risk of the cancer spreading due to the delay. Am I worrying unnecessarily?
Thanks in advance for any words of wisdom.
John.
