Ashley, Just offering hugs as I know nothing about and cannot offer any advice regarding the Canadian Health System! I read your post on another thread about bawling in the bathroom and it actually...
Again thanks to all. I was able to email AYooper and am eagerly awaiting the studies. With 2 soon to be 3 children in college, we are not in a financial position to accommodate the genetic testing. I...
AYooper. I would like to get those studies. I do not have outlook. is there a way I can get your email address and send you one directly? Thank you!...
Ms Worrywart. You described my situation perfectly.. and yet I can not imagine my husband blindly accepting any doctors recommendations. Being low key in this process is a luxury he knows he can...
Taking your advice and have made an appt with a radiologist for Dec 31. It makes sense to hear everyone out and my husband now agrees. Yesterday was quite a milestone- we told our children (One was...
New Info his PSA jumped to 5.6 from last one in Sept of 4.44..Doctor says not to react too strongly since the jump could be due to the biopsy. Doctor said to come back in 2 months so it is the same...
Hello friends and thanks for all your advice. We met yesterday with a doctor who came highly recommended at the Smith Urological Institute on Long Island and we both really liked him. He basically...
G-man...we are one week ahead... (read that as we are in the same boat!!). Trying to figure out where to go from here. I have already learned so very much from this site and I wish you well in your...
One other thing you all should know which is definitely always in the back of my mind. My father had PC and had a RP. He died 7 years ago of a heart attack after enjoying 10 years after his RP. One...
Thanks to all of you...Ironically I did read the thread about the newly diagnosed, but I guess it was information overload! I will go back and look specifically for how to find Bostwick and Epstein....
Thank you Jim and I will certainly find that out (just added to my list of questions I have compiled from the various sources this forum has provided) All I know is that it was a 12 core biopsy but...
My husband was diagnosed last Monday. Age 59, Gleason 6 and nothing found on the DRE. His PSA went from 1.87 in 5/12, to 3.46 in 5/13 and 4.44 in 9/13. He has a significant family history in that a...