Guest guest Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Please have your slides sent to one of the country's leading prostate cancer pathologists if they come back positive. The pathologist at the local hospital gave me a Gleason 4+3 and my urologist recommended immedate surgery. The slides were sent to Dr Epstein at s Hopkins and came back a 3+3. When I discussed this with the urologist, he told me he had worked with the hospital pathologist for years and completely trusted his judgement. Time for a new urologist! When I discussed this with a second urologist, he said I am one lucky guy. If you have cancer, I recommend you read Dr Walsh's book on surviving prostate cancer. It will bring you up to speed quickly, so when you talk to the doctors, you will be able to understand what they are saying. Good luck,Charlie D. To: ProstateCancerSupport Sent: Sunday, July 8, 2012 8:52 PM Subject: ouch well new to this as i'm sure everyone was at some point. had trouble with urinating at night so went to my GP and he sent me to a urologist after my psa came back at 3.5 . the urologist set me up for prostate biopsy in office . they told me it would be a little uncomfortable. well it was terrible really hurt . they used Lidocaine but not enough ,i will get my results but never go back to a busy office were time is more important then to ease my pain . the day after when washing my tender rear i noticed a lump and that day went for surgery to remove a hemorrhoid that came out which i never had before or i didn't no i had it .the surgery went well and really was comfortable at the hospital were i wish i had the biopsy. well i get my results wednesday and have been digesting all the info here and other sites. anyway just wanted t vent ,have a good one Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Welcome Jim I would suggest that you go to and join a Yahoo group called Protoninfo. Lots of info there. Take a deep breath and slow down and figure out your best options. Don't rush into anything. d. well new to this as i'm sure everyone was at some point. had trouble with urinating at night so went to my GP and he sent me to a urologist after my psa came back at 3.5 . the urologist set me up for prostate biopsy in office . they told me it would be a little uncomfortable. well it was terrible really hurt . they used Lidocaine but not enough ,i will get my results but never go back to a busy office were time is more important then to ease my pain . the day after when washing my tender rear i noticed a lump and that day went for surgery to remove a hemorrhoid that came out which i never had before or i didn't no i had it ..the surgery went well and really was comfortable at the hospital were i wish i had the biopsy. well i get my results wednesday and have been digesting all the info here and other sites. anyway just wanted t vent ,have a good one Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Welcome Jim. Good, awesome and informative people here. I hope all of your results are good ones. (¯`v´¯).`·.¸.·´ ¸.·´¸.·´¨) ¸.·*¨)(¸.·´ (¸.·´ .·´ ¸ JackieTo: ProstateCancerSupport From: xjim2525@...Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 00:52:18 +0000Subject: ouch well new to this as i'm sure everyone was at some point. had trouble with urinating at night so went to my GP and he sent me to a urologist after my psa came back at 3.5 . the urologist set me up for prostate biopsy in office . they told me it would be a little uncomfortable. well it was terrible really hurt . they used Lidocaine but not enough ,i will get my results but never go back to a busy office were time is more important then to ease my pain . the day after when washing my tender rear i noticed a lump and that day went for surgery to remove a hemorrhoid that came out which i never had before or i didn't no i had it .the surgery went well and really was comfortable at the hospital were i wish i had the biopsy. well i get my results wednesday and have been digesting all the info here and other sites. anyway just wanted t vent ,have a good one Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Welcome to the Prostate Cancer Support Forum. If your biopsy is positive, this can be a frightening time and it is important to bear in mind what Dr Jon Oppenheimer, one of the leading pathologists in the US has to say on his blog at http://theprostateblog.blogspot.com/ For the vast majority of men with a recent diagnosis of prostate cancer the most important question is not what treatment is needed, but whether any treatment at all is required. Active surveillance is the logical choice for most men (and the families that love them) to make. You might find it useful to visit YANA - You Are Not Alone Now www.yananow.org a site set up for newly diagnosed people. The first section gives some basic information in plain language with links to more complex and technical sites. There is one link to the NCCN Guidelines at http://www.nccn.com/files/cancer-guidelines/prostate/index.html#/1/ - downloading those guidelines will give you a good decision path. Many people have found that the booklet “A Strange Place” has been helpful – that’s at http://www.yananow.org/StrangePlace/index.shtml There is also a section with resources specifically for women at http://www.yananow.org/ProstateCancerWomen.shtml The second section of the site is where men are invited to tell their prostate cancer stories and how they arrived at their decisions regarding treatment. Many people have mailed to say how useful they have found this, especially because most of the men are happy to respond to specific questions. The section of the site can be found by clicking the link labelled Experiences or going to http://www.yananow.org/Experiences.shtml There is a section dealing with the management of the disease, including some dietary hints at http://www.yananow.org/MyersManagement.htm there is also a section suggesting the questions that you should seek answers to before making any treatment decision at http://www.yananow.org/questions.htm But in any event, please post some details of your diagnosis – Age, PSAs leading up to the diagnosis, Gleason Score and Staging (these terms are all explained on the YANA site) and any questions you might have. Just remember – there are no dumb questions. We all started off where you are now, but we’ve collectively learned a lot over the years. All the best Prostate men need enlightening, not frightening Terry Herbert - diagnosed in 1996 and still going strong Read A Strange Place for unbiased information at http://www.yananow.org/StrangePlace/index.html From: ProstateCancerSupport [mailto:ProstateCancerSupport ] On Behalf Of jim Sent: Monday, 9 July 2012 10:52 AM To: ProstateCancerSupport Subject: ouch well new to this as i'm sure everyone was at some point. had trouble with urinating at night so went to my GP and he sent me to a urologist after my psa came back at 3.5 . the urologist set me up for prostate biopsy in office . they told me it would be a little uncomfortable. well it was terrible really hurt . they used Lidocaine but not enough ,i will get my results but never go back to a busy office were time is more important then to ease my pain . the day after when washing my tender rear i noticed a lump and that day went for surgery to remove a hemorrhoid that came out which i never had before or i didn't no i had it .the surgery went well and really was comfortable at the hospital were i wish i had the biopsy. well i get my results wednesday and have been digesting all the info here and other sites. anyway just wanted t vent ,have a good one Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Ouch, indeed. I had my biopsy done at the doc's office too, but it caused nothing like that. Still, one of the things that convinced me to have surgery rather than active surveillance was the thought of going through a biopsy twice a year or so. ouch Note: Original message sent as attachment well new to this as i'm sure everyone was at some point. had trouble with urinating at night so went to my GP and he sent me to a urologist after my psa came back at 3.5 . the urologist set me up for prostate biopsy in office . they told me it would be a little uncomfortable. well it was terrible really hurt . they used Lidocaine but not enough ,i will get my results but never go back to a busy office were time is more important then to ease my pain . the day after when washing my tender rear i noticed a lump and that day went for surgery to remove a hemorrhoid that came out which i never had before or i didn't no i had it .the surgery went well and really was comfortable at the hospital were i wish i had the biopsy. well i get my results wednesday an d have been digesting all the info here and other sites. anyway just wanted t vent ,have a good one Jim ------------------------------------ There are just two rules for this group 1 No Spam 2 Be kind to others Please recognise that Prostate Cancerhas different guises and needs different levels of treatment and in some cases no treatment at all. Some men even with all options offered chose radical options that you would not choose. We only ask that people be in formed before choice is made, we cannot and should not tell other members what to do, other than look at other options. Try to delete old material that is no longer applying when clicking reply Try to change the title if the content requires it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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