Hi Debz,

When I was diagnosed I had a psa of 70 and a gleeson of 3+3=6. I was told it regraded as a low grade cancer. I was put on hormone therapy for two years and after a while i had radiotherapy this reduced my psa right down to 0.01, the lowest they can neasure, so it was a very good result.

I suspect allthough they regard it as low risk, they want to stop the cancer getting any worse which if untreated there is a risk it may happen.

At the stage your at before treatment starts it is not only confusing but also scary.. Threatments for proste have came a long way even since my treatment.

I wish you and your husband all the best and pleasekeep in contact when you can, Brian

Hi Debz,

i had psa of 5.8 and gleeson of 4+3=7. They sent me for a biopsy which showed 40% cancer in the right lobe. Straight after an MRI and bone scan revealed no spread to the spine but scan revealed spread to nearby nodes. They put me under high risk and started hormone therapy as it is needed 3 months prior to 37 radiotherapy over 7 1/2 weeks. After giving me 50% chance of cure my latest test is 0.11 psa. I will receive 3 LHRH agonist injections long term which is no hassle at all as local surgery specialist does it in 5 minutes. So it seems the LHRH hormone therapy will hopefully manage it long term.

I still go to work every day and did same throughout the entire process. keeps my mind proactive and between the cancer the whole family treat it like its normal and we laugh about it while we still play golf (they tease me constantly). we all go on holiday and have loads of fun. 

i still plan my life as if i am going to be around for ages even though 62 now.

The beginning uncertainty is the worst. And refrain from googling info, as it will only scare you. 

i beleive not even the experts know everything. the best is tackle it like a fire. get the radiotherapy done. interact with the cancer unit you use. mine in leicester royal were fantastic.

when my wife questions why i am so confy with it i tell her i could be hit by a truck anytime so am going to ignore the side effects and live my life, no matter what.

when thigs get serious you may as well laugh or you will be in tears for ever.

my thoughts are with you however, as the diagnosis is the worst period to get over.

life became normal after i chat flippantly to all about the cancer when they enquire as others feel awkward in conversation. i tell them i got cancer, so what, then we can relax and chat like we always used to.

i do agree with you that 6.8 psa does not sound like low risk unless all scans and tests show it is contained locally. try tackling it head-on with all the tests and go for the treatment available. i wish i discovered mine earlier. the sooner you sort it the least chance of spread.

while i am breathing i shall not let this change my life. simply refuse.

Hi 

my hubby was diagnosed with almost the same stats 3 years ago. He was offered radiation or davinci robotic surgery to remove the prostate . We were also told that once radiated it is very difficult to take out  should there be a recurrence   We chose surgery and has been the best decision   The cancer was contained in the prostate and is now cancer free . Surgery went well with no problems and after effects to speak of. He was 70 at the time.  Good luck 

Thank you for your reply, we have not been offered Mei or any other tests, we saw radiologist and we are seeing the surgeon tomorrow 

Thank you for your reply I am glad surgery went well for you, we are seeing a surgeon tomorrow so hopefully it will help us decide 

Thank you for your reply and advice

Thank you 

We have seen the surgeon this morning, he was really nice

we have decided to go with open surgery and have prostate and lymph nodes removed

feeling a bit more positive now we have made a decision just need it to be over now

thank you all for your replies 

Hi Debz,

Good luck to you both. Hope all ends positive.

You are never alone in here.

NikZ