Hello everyone. Feeling a bit nervous about hip surgery. Having been holding off for a few years as have elderly moms. I know by x-ray that I have severe osteoarthritis. However have been suffering...
Hello! Was on this site a few times when my husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer, intermediate. He ended up having high dose Brachytherapy in January and his PSA has come down to 3.8 so we feel...
Hi Tall Allen, They only offer low dose Brachytherapy on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. We like the sounds of SBRT but unfortunately he would only be offered this as a clinical trial, and it...
Hello, thanks again for all of your information. We live in British Columbia and the Ca Centre in Victoria only offers SBRT as a clinical trial as opposed to EBRT. Not sure which one he would be...
Hello again, have been on this post a few times since about 2014 for my husband. Well it is down to four options. I know the decision is ultimately my husband's but we would like as much information...
Hello, just posted on this awesome site but I am, I guess, over thinking this whole thing for my husband who is 67 and quite active. Fusion biopsy: Histologic type: Adenocarcinoma (acinar, not...
Hello thank you for all of your support. I don't know if it makes any difference, just to add - specimen is approximately 60% Gleason 3 disease and 40% Gleason 4 disease present overall. No...
My husband had a fusion biopsy and just found out the results. He will be seeing urologist but want to be as informed as possible and this site is awesome. PSA 9 Synoptic summary. Histologic Grade:...
My husband's PSA has been rising for almost two years now. He has had two sets of biopsies and ultrasounds - negative for cancer. His MRI shows a PI-RADS 4 lesion but his urologist wants him to have...
Thanks for this site. My husband's PSA has been slowly rising over the past two years. Six months ago it was 6 and now it is 9. He has had two sets of biopsies, the last one ultrasound guided which...
My husband had prostate biopsy - 8 cores - negative but because rise in PSA to 6.3 urologist recommended MRI which showed small diffusion bright ADC dark lesion within the peripheral zone of the left...
My husband has had a PSA of 6 for the past year which has been followed. He had an MRI which showed mid gland nodule. Biopsy 1 out of 4 cores showed high grade PIN with immunohistochemical stains,...