Thank you Michael....
Mumbo, Michael and Terry, thanks for your replies. I'll be honest, my mother-in-law just died and I have not been able to do much in this sphere. I have been waiting for my Mayo Clinic consultation...
Hello, the urologist that I worked with a Minnesota Urology is recommending laparoscopic robotic and nerve sparing surgery. He threw out a ton of statistics on side effects and the not positive...
Thanks for this. Thinking of a bed-and-breakfast in Rochester for when I’m in the hospital having surgery for my wife....
Thanks Terry and Cyclone. I have my appointment in the same building on 7th floor with Dr. Mathew Tollefson in 3 weeks....
Good thoughts. I remember your Mayo suggestion. It’s not a bad drive. An hour and 20 min from my house. I am fortunate to be so close to such great resources and to have insurance coverage for it....
Thanks for that opinion. The 7’s are on both sides. I’m leaning against it but it feels that it gives me a little time to seek a second opinion before treatment. Again, thank you....
I had my consultation with the Urologist today. My biopsy was 12 cores: 8 benign 2 G6 (3+3) and 2 G7 (3+4). Are all urologist's surgeons? It seemed that he believes I am in the gray area between...
Terry--when you state that all the data showed that your prostate cancer was contained--what were the facts/factors that you considered? When you state that you saw no value in post surgery...
Thank you Terry. My Dad has radioactive seeding and I believe a long series of radiation treatments as part of his overall treatment more than twenty years ago. He ended up with bladder cancer. Were...
Can a prostate still be removed surgically after SBRT? I believe that after radioactive seeding, the prostate cannot longer be removed. I might be incorrect on that....
Thanks Terry. SBRT? Is this a five week therapy? I believe my father had the radioactive seeding and then a long course of radiation. This of course was 20 years ago. Is SBRT a more concentrated form...
Thanks you for this. Yes, thinking similar thoughts....
Thank you for this....
I assume /hope my insurance will cover. Any sense of what the out of pocket cost might be for his review?...
Thank you Jim!...
I learned that the Gleason 7 was a 3 + 4. On the second opinion on the biopsy--everyone here has a high opinion of Dr. Epstein. Is this something that I can ask my Urologist to forward to him (does...
Thanks. My family physician has a copy of the report and is mailing it to me. I should have it before I meet with the urologist on Monday. I appreciate your advice....
Thanks Jim. I appreciate the advice and recommendations. My prostate was 60 ml on the MRI and 55 on the ultrasound....
Biopsy Back. 10 cores. 7 benign. Two with a Gleason score of 6 and one with a Gleason score of 7. I have no more details. My Urologist was to tell me this next Monday at our appointment. He sent a...
Thanks Mumbo. The doctor said he doesn’t like to call people with results. My next appointment with him is on 25 October he said he would provide the results at that time....
Thanks guys!...
Standard truss 12 needle biopsy yesterday. It went well. The ultrasound didn’t show anything similar to my MRI. But I don’t think they are that specific at least the ultrasound to finding PC. Cold...
Thanks Michael T. Part of it has been the ideas that were provided to me here. I asked the questions and made the request and I am fortunate that my doctor was open and responsive to these ideas....
Here is the result of the swab: I wanted to update you that we received your pre-biopsy rectal swab results. The bacteria that were present ARE susceptible to ciprofloxacin, but resistant to...
The people on this forum have helped me to be less anxious. I am hoping for a positive outcome. Whether it’s. Pc or not. Thank you for your good wishes....
MRI results today. Normal. In fact the urologist ordered another PSA test to confirm elevated levels. Still elevated. 10.5 today. Standard biopsy on 10/13/21. Did a swipe to match antibiotic to my...
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Funny. It definitely feels like a compromising position....
Thanks....
So I was looking at my appointment for this Friday with the urologist and noted something on the appointment that said 10 PSA and then there was another PSA with a dash and then the city where his...
Thanks Mumbo....
5 treatment sessions?...
Thanks Mumbo. I appreciate everyone’s support here. If most men could behave in the ways that I see on this forum, the world would be a much better place....
They told me they would do a culture if I requested it. I will. I had the MRI yesterday. No results. They put the coil on top of me which was a pleasant surprise because I thought it might be an...
Thanks Djin. I will ask about that and make that request. Michael T. thank you for your positive points. I chose this urologist because I have two neighbors that are both primary care physicians and...
Thanks Glen. I appreciate your kind words and good thoughts. I think my greatest fear is that my dad also had prostate cancer at age 67 which is just a year or so older than me. I didn’t remember a...
Thanks. The Twin Cities has had its challenges over the past 18 months. We are hanging in there. Thank you so much for your thoughtful words and insights. I appreciate it....
Yes--the MRI is scheduled for next Friday. My Urologist indicate that depending upon the results of the MRI he will confer with me on the type of biopsy (fusion? or grid pattern) (not sure of the...
Thanks for all the support. What a great network. Ideas here pop up in Google searches and that is how I found the forum. I just learned that I had another PSA in 2014 and it was 3.91 and the doctor...
Hello, there’s a lot of information on here and I am struggling with high levels of anxiety. I live in Minnesota and in early August I requested a PSA from my Doctor Who two years ago had suggested...