One Week After RALP

I had the catheter removed bright and early this morning. I was like a kid at Christmas waiting for my appointment.

The tube came out and the staples were removed. I spent the rest of the day waiting for word on my pathology report. The Doctor called about an hour ago. I'll be seeing him in about three weeks for detailed information, but the long and short of it is that my G6 is a G7. There's 10%-15% involvement of the prostate.

Then came the news that took the wind out of me. The doctor said, "There were some cancer cells right up to the margin with the bladder."

When I see him I'll have my post-surgery PSA and we will cover all the options in detail.

What is driving me nuts is not having a definitive answer. If there is no cancer in the margins, great, nothing to worry about. If there is cancer in the margins, getting radiation would be the next logical step. But cancer cells "up to" the margin!!! What kind of response does that require???

Okay, my venting is over. Thanks for putting up with my snit. I'm now free to move about my home without a rubber tube sticking out of my dick.

Bdbbauden,
I hope you are doing well. If it ok, a few questions regarding your Mri history.

The Mri in 2014 was negative. Mri 2016 shows lesion. Were the Mri scans read by the same reader? Someone like Joe Busch in Tenessee or UCLA, Walser, etc. I am in a similar situation, negative biopsy clear Mri's for the last three years, psa still going up.

Thanks and best to you
Marko

Thank you and best wishes always. Stay strong.

Marko