My PSA was a bit high, 4.2, so my GP sent me to the urologist. He says that I have a job that involves a lot of driving, so we'll just keep an eye on it. I tell him that I had an Uncle that died from it, and he immediately says "OK, we're scheduling a biopsy".
I came back with a Gleason 2B score.
Referred to a Prostate Cancer specialist clinic, and went through 9 weeks of radiation treatment 5 days a week.
My PSA is now down to 0.1
There are a lot of variables. Your age, your PSA, your family history, and sadly, your insurance. I was lucky. I said the right thing to the right guy at the right time while I was at a 'young' enough age and had good enough insurance.
PC is very common. One guy I was talking with said that if a man lives long enough, he will get it.
That it's so common means that there is a lot of experience in dealing with it. But there are a lot of variables, again. You might want to get a second opinion if the present Dr. makes you uncomfortable, just to be sure.
If they've done the Lab tests and gotten the Core Samples, then you'll have a proper diagnosis. After that, you can determine and start a course of treatment. Check out the options. But one thing I have to underline is that the "Woo" isn't really a treatment. It may have some psychological benefits, but it's not a replacement for real science based treatment. That just delays things until it's too late. And that can turn a successful treatment into a really bad death. I won't recount what I know about that here.
Remember: Science is not a religion. It is a process for understanding a phenomenon, and dealing with it if necessary.
In the names of Bea, Jean, Joan, Steve, Marilyn, Paul, Ed, and most recently, Brent: FUCK CANCER
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