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I've been told I have possible T3b NO disease and NO cancer of my bones after
MRI SCAN. I AM WAITING ON A BIOPSY ON THE 17TH OF THIS MONTH. I AM WORRIED INCASE BY THE TIME IHAVE MY BIOPSY AND WAIT ON RESULTS THAT IT SPREADS. ANYONE GIVE ADVICE ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU.
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StevenRose william67671
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Best of luck William and I hope I have helped in some way.
william67671 StevenRose
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brian_qpr StevenRose
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Sorry for poking my nose in.
I too was on active watching. But researched into a treatment called HIFU.
Which is a lot less evasive. I managed to get my local hospital to refer me to the University hospital of london where i have successfully had my cancer treated as a day patient.
Worth considering on your journey at the moment.
Good luck
brian
rich22 brian_qpr
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glad your HIFU ablation turned out well for you. High Intensity Focused Ultrasound and Focused Laser Ablation i believe were both approved by the US FDA but so far, Medicare won't reimburse either. They look pretty good for smaller lesions but not so sure about side effects. unless MRI-guided, i'd be wary of choosing this for myself. not sure what my final decision will be, since i still don't know if my cancer is still encapsulated within my gland. the tests that determine that are astoundingly limited to men whose radiation txs and/or chemo txs have failed!!! mind boggling, isn't it? anyway, good luck, fellow warrior.
Pepasan william67671
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william67671 Pepasan
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MK51151 william67671
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No prostate Ca diagnosis without biopsy. MRI can not diagnose Ca. It just gives a suspicion.
Friend of mine just 2 months ago had mp 3T MRI which was read as PIRAD 4 and 5 with high suspicion of prostate Ca at 3 location.
Targeted biopsy did not find Ca.
How high is your PSA and what was the velocity of PSA?
MK
william67671 MK51151
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MK51151 william67671
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This type of fluctuation like yours it is more likely associated with BPH going up and down and all over the place.
On the other side, Prostate Ca has steady increase over the time and what is important to look for, is dabbling time; the faster dabbling time, more aggressive Ca is.
Your PSA spike is most like caused by prostatitis and BPH.
Take it easy while waiting for biopsy.
MK
william67671 MK51151
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I had mri scan on 16.07.18. It said it has shown possible T3b NO disease.There is NO obvious bony metastases within the limits of the scan. My PSA fluctuated started at 34 went down as far as 23 now at 44 last Tuesday. I have my biopsy on 17.08.18.
rich22 william67671
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i had PSA 12, urologist said that is too high for harmless BPH - here's the scale:
PSA 4 - 10 = 25% chance of cancer
PSA 10 - 20 = 50% chance
over 20 and you got it, amigo
without a biopsy, you can't get a gleason score, nor further treatment. get an MRI-guided biopsy, if possible. Gleason 3+3 is hardly anything but requires watchfulness. above that, you need to take some action. good luck.
william67671 rich22
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Thanks for your reply. I've read the chart but also been told that your psa is only an indicator something is amiss. It can't distinguise between slow moving cancer and aggressive cancer. So much info out there and so many conflicting answers .I guess I'll know answer for sure later this month. Once again thank you for replying to my question. Good luck for the future . God bless you.
rich22 william67671
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charles61038 william67671
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William, don't jump the gun and worry before your biopsy. The biopsy will determine if you do in fact have prostate cancer, and if so how aggressive it is and also give you a Gleason score. The biopsy is no picnic, but a necessary procedure. If there are cancer cells present, you still have some time to research your treatment options depending on the findings of the biopsy. 2 years ago,I was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma, a none aggressive cancer. PSA was at 5.6, Gleason score of 6.5. I opted for the Brachytherapy - the low dose radiation seed implants. I chose that treatment based on my numbers and type of cancer cells found. There are many treatments, and even the active surveillance - wait and see. In my situation, I could have treatment and be done with it. I just didn't want to go through the wait and worry every 3 months. The Brachytherapy is a one time treatment done as an outpatient. That treatment has it's side effects, but they are tolerable. I am now at 2 years after, and all is well and good. I get a PSA and DRE check every 6 months. The doctor told me at my last check that this next 6 month check I can probably start going annually from then on. Good luck, and wait for the biopsy. It may turn out to be BPH and/or prostatitis. You have options if it does turn out to be cancer - do your research before making any decision. Good luck to you.
william67671 charles61038
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