Newly diagnosed

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Have recenly been dianosed. PSA 7.8 4 of 6 cores on the biopsy positive 1 of

which is an 8 and the other a 7 and all on the right side of the Prostate. The

left side is clear with the exception of 1 core which the Pathologist labeled

" suspecious " . Wife and I met with the Urologist for an hour and fifteen minutes

discussing the diagnosis and possible treatments. His reccomendation is EBRT

with Hormone Therapy. He feels that the Gleason 8, my age (71), and my prior

TURP make this the most viable treatment for my particular case. He feels that ,

forme, the risk of complications, incontinence and sexual dysfunction, from

surgery aren't worth it in my case. He has at my request referred us to one of

the top DaVinci Robotic Surgeons in Boston for a consult. He strongly cautioned

that I should query him specifically about cases he has done that were 8's, 70

years old and older, and have had TURPS. He said that the positive statistics

that the surgeons quote for surgery can be misleading. The are strongly skewed

by the majority of patients who are in their 40's and 50's with Gleason 5's and

6's. I need to pin him sown on cases that fit my specific case.

Comments anyone?

tks

SteveBoston, S. Easton MA