Tony Ryan and Di live in Thailand. He was 52 when he was diagnosed on May 28,
2007. His initial PSA was 12.2 ng/ml, his Gleason Score was 3+3=6 and although
he does not give his staging it seems that it would have been T1c. He is undecided
as to his choice of treatment. Here is his story.
Can someone please advise
me.
Hi, I am 52 fit and have no symptoms of prostate problems. On May
28, 2007 I had a routine health check and had a PSA of 12.2 so had a biopsy in
Thailand and they found adenocarcinoma but due to incompetent private surgeon
in Thailand it was inconclusive. so I went back to UK where after another biopsy
they found no significant pathology in the right lobe but in the left... 5 cores
26mm, in 2 cores it showed an infiltrating adenocarcinoma, Gleason Score 6 (3+3)
occupying 5% or total core volume. no vascular or perineural invasion.
I
had to return to Thailand after biopsy where I had an MRI and bone scan which
were normal. My PSA reading is now 13 and according to the doc who recently gave
me a digital exam the prostate was small, so the doc recommended a six month course
of hormone then brachytherapy. I don't know if this is good advise so will be
looking for a second opinion. Can anyone please advise. Many Thanks for you time.
recap...No
symptoms / PSA 13 / Gleason 3+3 / MRI + bone scan clear
Tony's e-mail address
is: tonyryan239@hotmail.com
