Bil
His and Her Live in Texas USA. He was
52 when he was diagnosed on October 12 2006. His initial PSA was 4.3 ng/ml and
his Gleason Score was 3 + 3=6. He was staged T1c and he has not yet decided on
his treatment. Here is his story:
Hello, I am a 52 year old man, a sympatic, I went in for annual physical due to
wife complaining. I received a phone call stating I needed to see a urologist.
My DRE was negative but I was told I needed to do a biopsy. I was on my way to
Europe with wife for 25 year anniversary. I told doctor I would think about it
and call him when I got back. I wish I had never made the call.
I
had the biopsy, but the doctor's office forgot to give me antibiotic, so I got
very sick... 1 out of 12 needles came back positive, less than .5 cm in that one
core.
I
am stuck on high center, still weighing all options. I am not going to rush into
any treatment. Will have another PSA test in 4 months. See how that one turns
out and go from there. Started new diet, taking selenium, Vitamin E and multi-vitamin.
I
have been on a very interesting journey.
At
my wife's insistance I agreed to go to a doctor who had an outstanding reputation
of performing color doppler ultra sound sonograms. She wanted to reassure herself
and probably me that there wasn't more cancer that the biopsy had missed. My wife
and I flew out to California to have the biopsy.
It
was really quite interesting to see my prostate on the colored screen, its size
and any abnormalicies (on intial look there was a lot of red on the screen, none
where the small cancer was suppose to be.) When the doctor saw the red (cancer
needs blood to grow and multiply) which is really energy from blood flow, he encouraged
me to have a biopsy that day in his clinic, which I did. The pathology results
came back negative.
I
am now sure glad I did not go into surgery immediately. We are still on a wait
and see schedule. I shouldn't say just wait, I am getting healthier daily by exercising,
watching what I eat, going to a homepathic doctor, and praying a lot more. I am
going to have a PSA test every 4 months, just had the first one and it had lowered
slightly. I might add, I have a large prostate which might account for my slightly
elevated PSA.
That's
where I am for now.
I
am having my PSA taken every 4 months. I am more interested in the velocity of
my PSA. From my research, I am convinced that is what is going to tell me if the
cancer is active or advancing. Still trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle with
emphasis on herbal sulpplements and diet.
Bil's
e-mail address is: CYN289@aol.com
