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Pillar of the Community
United States
1626 Posts |
 They've made great advancements treating this one, you've got this! |
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
1854 Posts |
sad to hear best wishes for you Dearborn. As minted says science has come a long way
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3775 Posts |
I'm sorry to hear about your biopsy results, Dearborn. I've had several friends and a couple family members who have successfully gone through prostate cancer treatment, and as others mentioned medical science made great advances in cancer treatment over the past several years. Wishing you all the best for a full recovery!  |
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Moderator
 United States
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Thanks everyone for the well wishes.  Well, I just got back from the VA Hospital (was there on a different matter (appointment) So on my way out I made a detour into the Urology Dept and talked to one of the attending doctors there that worked on me. They say that the Cancer shows up in 2 tiny spots and pre-cancer in 3 locations. They call it a very low-grade non- aggressive type. They have 3 options: 1: Active surveillance 2: Radiation and 3: Surgery I opted for option 1 for now, which is monitoring my PSA every 6 months, MRI scans and Biopsy once a year if necessary. So we'll see where this goes from here.  so as my Grand Mother would say (in her deep Italian {Sicilian} Accent) "Whatta ya gonna do?" |
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Moderator
United States
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That sounds good to me.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5890 Posts |
Think positive.
Best of luck!
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Valued Member
Canada
240 Posts |
You've got a great attitude Dearborn. Glad to hear you've got some more news and a good plan. All the best.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
9621 Posts |
Keep doing what you're now , heads up, you'll get through it. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3775 Posts |
Sounds like you and your docs have a good plan moving ahead. I'm glad to hear that it's non-aggressive and low-grade.
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Moderator
United States
105555 Posts |
Thanks everyone, I'll get through this with flying colors  My PSA was only .8 which is good, we'll be keeping an eye on that number. They took my vitals today and they were just great - like a 20 something year old BP - 120/80 Pulse at 59 respiration was at 16 O2 at 98% temp at 98.5 |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21789 Posts |
I have prostate cancer as well.
I will most probably die with it, but most probably will not be the cause of my demise.
I am otherwise reasonably good health and currently and very socially integrated and actively contributing with
1. Church,
2. a car club,
3. lifetime continuous high interest in numismatics and regularly attend coin shows
4. lead a walking group twice per week on a menu of about 100 different walking routes covering about typically 5 klm on both sides of Sydney Harbor and adjacent coastal areas.
Also go on a cruise one a year, attend entertainment shows often, and visit hot springs at Moree near the NSW Qld border twice a year.
Nevertheless, if I am not alive by this time next year. the prospect of that does not bother me.
I am not often home during the day, but treasure 'me' time by myself when I am.
My general advice is just get on with your life, as best as your able.
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
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Good to hear Dearborn, you will fix this
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
27252 Posts |
Not the best news but certainly not the worst. You got this, dude!
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Moderator
United States
105555 Posts |
thanks folks! @sel_69l: Don't worry, unlike kuei-kuei - I have not yet ordered my coffin yet I'm not ready to have dirt tossed on my face either, (maybe a bit of sand kicked up from the beach from some big bully, I would allow) I'm not going anywhere soon - I'm just not ready - it is only an unlevel sidewalk crack I happened to snag my toes on. |
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