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Posted 6/21/2013 5:51 PM (GMT -5)
I just had my 3 month psa this week, about a year ago I was at .008, my recent psa was .08 and my uro started talking about therapy if needed. He said typical protocol would be adjuvant and he would administer shots in his office. I thought medical oncologists are responsible for that. He also said about 70% of his T3b patients have had no treatment in 15 years. Although we like him, I'm getting a little nervous about some things and wondering if I should be looking for second opinions, is anyone familiar with Henry Ford Medical Center? Do they have a very good advanced PCa program there? I have BCBS insurance. What else Should I be looking at? Thanks.

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Post Edited By Moderator (PeterDisAbelard) : 6/22/2013 7:04:47 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/21/2013 6:16 PM (GMT -5)
Eagle:

I am VERY familiar with Ford.

I had my surgery done there under Dr. Menon.

But, for your situation, I would consult with Univ. of Michigan.

Your PSA is still extremely low.

Dr. Hussein is well-known and I've heard good things about 1 or 2 others but can't remember any names (Pientka or something like that).

Mel

Posted 6/21/2013 9:01 PM (GMT -5)
You need a good second opinion. .08 is not evidence of recurrence, at least not at this point. I wouldn't be eager to go into a secondary treatment based on this one reading. Worth keeping an eye on, yes, for sure.

Let us know how it goes, and good luck

david
Posted 6/21/2013 9:14 PM (GMT -5)
eagle -
- PSA undetectable <0.10 - you are still undetectable even though it is moving - 0.08 from 0.008
- did you have work done by the same lab? ( some hospitals change labs)
- or possibly they got the decimal wrong ( too similar to have the results being 0.008 and 0.08 instead of , let's say, 0.008 and 0.06)
(conspiracy theory alert)

- I think the doc is jumping the gun - take your time - get retested- by same lab and different lab and compare numbers - talk to radiation oncologist

-keep in mind - healingwell is a patient to patient forum - we are not doctors - we are just responding with our own opinions from our life experiences and personal knowledge.

-good luck - keep calm -

Bronson
Posted 6/21/2013 9:14 PM (GMT -5)
You have good instincts Eaglekeeper, follow em. How easy, come right in this little shot won't hurt a bit…..
WAIT.
Posted 6/21/2013 9:57 PM (GMT -5)
" He said typical protocol would be adjuvant and he would administer shots in his office. I thought medical oncologists are responsible for that."

There seems to be a nationwide "courtesy" where Medical Oncologists don't complain when Urologists administer the very expensive (and lucrative) hormone treatment injections..Urologists will try and maintain their "primary physician" status for as long as they can...Conflicts can develop however...
Posted 6/23/2013 4:47 PM (GMT -5)
Thank you for response. I had a second opinion at U of M with Dr Hollenback and a very nice young female oncologist. I was not impressed at all with Dr Hollenback as our entire meeting he never took his hand off of the doorknob and belittled his young female counterpart. This was a year ago, I checked out their website and U of M does have much going for it. I hope we have a better experience, should we decide to revisit in the future. Dr Hussein is a specialist in metastatic cancer.
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