Hi, im 65, never had a day's sick in 48 years. Don't drink or smoke, weigh 9½ stone and run 8/10km a day. This illness can get ANYONE.
I had no symptoms but my wife decided to book a blood test. Good job she did as came back PSA 37.
After biopsy diagnosed with Gleason 8(4+4), Pi-rads 5, and T3b.
My consultant requested a PSMA PET scan, but three weeks later, I was told NHS funding wouldn't cover it, so I need CT and Bone scans. Firstly, are these two scans anywhere near as good as the PSMA PET scan? We have already " wasted" three weeks abd my wife is also worried that the cancer is spreading. If we wait another three weeks then wait for the SMDT, this will lead s to 2026 before anything is done.
Is it worth paying up to £4,000 for the PSMA etc myself?
My wife is worried, we both have difficulty sleeping and after 46 years married, we have started squabbling over ridiculous things.
Everything went so fast at the start. Within a couple of weeks, I had the envious task of:- the finger, blood test, MRI, further blood tests, biopsy, etc and now all stopped!
Im sorry if this is a waste of your time, but any advise would be great fully received. Thankyou.
