46 YOA PCa Diagnosis/NYC Metro Area

[Guest guest]

Hello All, i've been reading all yours posts with interest. I just

joined the group a few days ago. I was diagnosed with PCa a few weeks

ago.

I'm 46yoa male with no family history of PCa. Diagnosis is a result of

DRE, palable nodule (node), ultrasound and biopsy with 13 core samples

taken. PSA was 1.5, Gleason was 6 (Urologist did not give me the

breakdown of two different breakdowns of the Gleason scores). Nor did

doctor give me staging information yet. He said several core samples

were positive for PCa. Although it does not seem to be agressive. To

say the least I've been doing a lot of research since the diagnosis.

The urologist gave me the dx and immediately began to talk about

surgery and or radiation - whichever I preferred, but disease

contingent. I asked the doctor to send lab work to a second lab for

verification. I'm in the New York City metro area and am considering

going into NYC for second opinion etc. Although in speaking to my

internist today (who incidentally found the intial enlarged prostate

and node), mentioned not not liking the larger NY City hospitals as

they are teaching hospitals and generally you don't get the same doctor

working on you who you have consulted with. Internist brought up about

notion of private hospitals (Boston & Florida), particularly one or two

in Flordia where daVinci robotic suregery for PCa is there specialty.

Doctor could not recall name of doctors there nor hospitals, but is

checking for me.

Any suggestions, thoughts or advice? I'm scheduled for a CT and Bone

scan within the this Thursday, but from what I've read may not officer

that much help. I've also read about Dr. Bard (clinical radiologist),

in NYC, doing power doppler imaging ultrasound using blood flow

ultrasound technology to differntiate between cancer and benign

prostatic hypertrophy. Any help and suggestions would be appreciated!