Through my newly assigned Prostate Cancer Coordinator, Ellen, I set up for a day of testing that involves a Bone Scan and a C/T scan on 10/18, and then the consultation w/ various and sundry Drs on 10/26 to discuss my options. Except for being shot up w/ Iodine and having to drink two Liters of Barium Sulfate, which reeked havoc w/ my already weak urinary system for the rest of the day, these tests were not too bad.
W/ these tests done we then meet w/ Three different Drs who explained the varied options available from what they call "Watchful Waiting" to Radiation to Chemotherapy to removing the Prostate.
The tests all came back negative, and everyone we met with from my original Urologist to the Radiology oncologist, came to the same recommendation.
For someone "comparatively young" - I am 56 - and showing no Cancer anywhere else, they all suggested removing the Prostate as the best alternative to make pretty sure they were getting all the cancer, and most likely not have to receive any other kind of treatment.
I had already read a few books and all I could find online about people w/ comparable conditions, and all that pointed me in the same direction, so after a few weeks of thinking about it I decided to go w/ the surgery.
Through the scheduler @ Jefferson Urology we set the date of 2/9/12 for the Procedure and all my Pre-Op testing for 2/1
Next: Pre-Op testing.
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