His PSA was 4.2 five years ago.
He just turned 50 and got the workup again. His PSA was 5.3. Which led them to do a prostate exam then biopisy I assume.
12 cones taken out. Three were Gleason 6. One was Gleason 7. The other eight fine.
He didn't know if the doctor said he was overall a Gleason 3+3, 3+4 or 4+3.
His doctor said surgery right off the bat. Said he was just delaying the inevitable. After getting my MD on the internet today I found that rather odd. Delaying surgery is not a waste of time. Could be years have having a fully functioning rod as well as putting off urinary incontinence issues. I was thinking at least start watching it at whatever interval you are comfortable with. Every 3-6 months? A year?
Obviously their are risks but I was just surprised the doctor jumped to surgery so quickly.
I was wondering if anyone out there has any advice on that. Especially as to whether his relatively young age is a benefit for playing the wait game. Does getting it at a young age mean it's more likely to be an aggressive form? Or is his youth an advantage in playing the waiting game.
Does everyone go through all the Gleason stages 6-10? Or can the cancer be Gleason 8 right off the bat? I ask because I've read stuff suggesting maybe that prostate cancer acts the way it is born. So if you are diagnosed a 6, playing the odds, you may have a less aggressive tumor.
He just turned 50 and got the workup again. His PSA was 5.3. Which led them to do a prostate exam then biopisy I assume.
12 cones taken out. Three were Gleason 6. One was Gleason 7. The other eight fine.
He didn't know if the doctor said he was overall a Gleason 3+3, 3+4 or 4+3.
His doctor said surgery right off the bat. Said he was just delaying the inevitable. After getting my MD on the internet today I found that rather odd. Delaying surgery is not a waste of time. Could be years have having a fully functioning rod as well as putting off urinary incontinence issues. I was thinking at least start watching it at whatever interval you are comfortable with. Every 3-6 months? A year?
Obviously their are risks but I was just surprised the doctor jumped to surgery so quickly.
I was wondering if anyone out there has any advice on that. Especially as to whether his relatively young age is a benefit for playing the wait game. Does getting it at a young age mean it's more likely to be an aggressive form? Or is his youth an advantage in playing the waiting game.
Does everyone go through all the Gleason stages 6-10? Or can the cancer be Gleason 8 right off the bat? I ask because I've read stuff suggesting maybe that prostate cancer acts the way it is born. So if you are diagnosed a 6, playing the odds, you may have a less aggressive tumor.
