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| I was diagnosed at 54. I had no symptoms, but after several rising PSA tests I had a biopsy, I was G7 in 3 cores. after lots of research I had mine removed robotically. Post op exam confirmed what the biopsy showed, the cancer was G7. margins were clear, and they took a couple lymph nodes that tested negative. My cancer was contianed. 6 years later my PSA remains low, and minimal side effects
I know a guy who in his mid to late 60s finally had a PSA test after years of not doing them, which showed high. after more PSAs he had a biopy. He was G9. He had his removed robotically. It had escaped. his lymph nodes tested positive. He had follow up radiation and hormone theropy. (if you dont know, look up the side effects of that). 2 years later hes doing ok, but much more side effects.
I heard similar stories in my research when I was going through it. My feeling is by dealing with it early, while it sucked, it was much better than doing nothing and treating it later.
The exception to this is if you are a G6 in just 2-3 cores, you can do Active Surveilience and monitor it. I have a friend who has been on Active Survelience for 5 years, and is still G6
I also know a couple of guys who died from it, or rather it started as Prostate Cancer, escaped, and turned into Bone cancer, a painfull way to die Iam told
So you can continue to put your head in the sand, and maybe it wont happen to you...........maybe...........
Or maybe you will discover it much later, and deal with the consequenses.........
Edited by roadranger82 4/17/2025 19:38
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Prostate biopsy and PSA
