I had the bone and CT scan yesterday at the Mayo in Phoenix. My wife and I had the longest wait of our lifes in the doctors exam room this afternoon as we waited over an hour past our appointment for him to talk to us. He finally come in and said " everything looks clear". This was very welcome news for us! Due to my high psa level (20) he scheduled a MRI to help determine exactly what area of the prostate is involved with cancer. I used to think that I was a pretty calm person, but I am sore from the constant tense, try to relax cycle we were in all day. Robotic surgery is scheduled for 1/27/09. I would have done it the day the bio came back but he said we have to wait 6-8 weeks for the prostate to heal. The doctor said he will have to do the surgery and check the nodes ? to have a good idea of the extent of the cancer. Just another hurdle to clear I guess. This site has really helped me to start to understand what my wife and I will be dealing with.
Welcome to the forum. You will find it very helpful.
Had open RRP on Oct 23 09 so a little further down the road.
Dealing initially with this disease after biopsy can be very stressfuld.
Good luck as you continue on your journey.
Skeener
Thanks everyone for taking the time to reply to my post. I had started reading this forum about a year ago when I had found out about the 9 psa level. I can now relate much better to the experiences that you have spoken about. John T, I have been told by four doctors that I have prostitias which could be causing the rapaid rise in psa levels. The last doctor which found the cancer, finally did an blader scope which showed an inflamed/infected area at the lower bladder mouth. All of the doctors reported a normal size prostate with no lumps or hardness. The scope showed the upper part of the prostate (could not be reached by the DRE) to be enlarged enough to nearly shut the urethra off. The doctor said he hopes that this is causing the psa levels but the bio report did not indicate prostitatis. I would really like to know exactly what is going on but an afraid to wait much longer.
Twotall