Recent prostate cancer diagnosis

 Hello

I have recently been diagnosed with Prostate Cancer, Gleason score of 4+3, PSA of 6.2 at the age of 58.

MRI indicates that it has hopefully not spread but am having phone call tomorrow with consultant re Bone scan results.

I joined the forum a few days ago but this is my first post. I did have something witty to post but a nocturnal visit to the loo temporarily robbed me of my sense of humour!!

A favourite piece of advice I often give is that you can't cross a bridge until you get there!! And I have learnt the truth of this in the last few months.

Assuming tomorrow goes ok I will be considering and deciding on my course of treatment v soon. I am leaning towards surgery rather than radiation therapy.

I am not asking for advice as the decision will need to be mine and I will live with the outcomes. I know my family will also.

I'm relatively young, reasonably active and fit. I work full-time and am a carer for my wife when home.

 Any words of by wisdom or things to consider would be greatly appreciated.

Take care and hopefully speak soon.

 

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  • Hi the person you want to talk to is [@telemando]‍  he's had his out years ago and still pops on forum now and again.

    I'm like you look after my wife she has Alzheimer's and Parkinson's plus other problems.   My prostate cancer has gone to lymph nodes spine ribs pelvis and a lung, PSA was 1580 Gleason 4+4   T3B N1 M1B I was diagnosed Feb 2016 ,i just have to live with my uninvited guest.

    Hope things go well and [@telemando]‍  gets in touch soon.

    Take care keep safe,watch out for rickety bridges.

    Billy

  • Hi Billy 

    I just came across your post in searching for anything to help my husband. He is 38 and diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer that had spread to his spine. The cancer was only found after an MRI for back pain. Today we learned his cancer has also spread to his pelvis. He has a Gleason score of 5+4, we knew it was aggressive but this news today has really hit him hard. He's just in the middle of radiotherapy on the spine and is exhausted but finding your story really gave us something positive at the end of another tough day. 
     

    K x

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  • Hi Billy 

    I just came across your post in searching for anything to help my husband. He is 38 and diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer that had spread to his spine. The cancer was only found after an MRI for back pain. Today we learned his cancer has also spread to his pelvis. He has a Gleason score of 5+4, we knew it was aggressive but this news today has really hit him hard. He's just in the middle of radiotherapy on the spine and is exhausted but finding your story really gave us something positive at the end of another tough day. 
     

    K x

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