I don't understand what's going on. this was posted an earlier thread about your husband's MRI..... MRI @ Duke 2/13/18 .39ml lesion on left periphial Prostate 37 ML Capsular contact w/ mild bulge...
Here's what I got: 4/12 cores came back positive All Gleason score 3+3=6 Core 1: Gleason 3+3=6 Left posterior 11 of 15 mm length and 7 of 13 mm length affected Perineural invasion is present Core 2:...
Thanks halbert.... Without sounding like a complete moron, does it appear from the MRI that this "possible" cancer hasn't spread beyond the prostate? Where it says lymph nodes and...
More from MRI notes; seminal vesicles: intact lymph nodes: no pathologic adenopathy bones: no suspicious osseous abnormality extraprostatic findings: none...
Here are MRI notes.... " .39ML lesion on left peripheral capsular contact with mild bulge less than 1 cm PI-RADS cat. 4 Prostate size 37ML PSA density: .22...
Wow Bob, lots of information there. The MRI did show a lesion on the left side of his prostate...it is a T2, and the radiologist says there is an 80% chance it will be cancerous. We finally received...
Hello, and thank you for sharing....I'm nothing more than a crazy wife to a 40 year old male facing prostate cancer....we shall know for sure next week. He's very concerned that his nether regions...
One more question....does he get a catheter for this? We called the hospital and they said he can't leave after the procedure until he can pee on his own.......
Thank you all very much! With the "normal" biopsy, they told him to use an enema....with the fusion one, there has been nothing said or listed on the paperwork. Is an enema done to avoid infection?...
Hello all....me again. My husband has an MRI Fusion biopsy scheduled for Tuesday....however his office is playing hard to get with any information concerning said biopsy. I just went in the office to...
But it wasn’t felt on DRE....only showed on MRI. Also, is this a “good” thing to be contained within the prostate? Or does it matter less than the Gleasons score?...
Thank you all so much. I have put the fire out for now :) Found out today, that the lesion was classified as T2. Not sure what this means.......
So does the MRI show if it has spread? When do you find that information out? In the dark here......
Yes, I mean the lesion was an 80% chance it was cancer. Sorry!...
Hello all. Crazy person here again with MRI update...there is a lesion that is 80% cancer on my husbands prostate. Its a 4 out of 5. Whatever that means. You have to understand I got this information...
Hello to anyone reading :) I am updating because if testing for prostate cancer and the road that it takes to get to this point isn't stressful enough, we have had an interesting day. My husband had...
I also don't like waiting! My husband is supposed to call his urologist on Thursday to discuss the MRI results. Again, all we will know from the MRI is whether or not any suspicious areas are found,...
Wow, thank you for that article. He is having the MRI at Duke tomorrow...and the biopsy at his urologist office on Friday, not affiliated with Duke. So, this MRI is able to detect suspicious areas...
Thank you for that information. He has the biopsy scheduled with his urologist (not at Duke) on Friday...just 3 days from the MRI. My understanding is that the urologist will use the images to assist...
Since my husband is only 40, and his only symptom is a high PSA and an enlarged prostate, his urologists wanted to save him from having multiple biopsies, should the first one come back...
Hello again....nervous wife here. My husband has an MRI scheduled for tomorrow morning....based on those results, they will either do a biopsy or not. I understand that only a biopsy can confirm...
The biopsy isn't at duke...its at a local office. His MRI will be done at Duke Cancer Center, and then if there are any suspicious areas, the biopsy will be done at Associated Urologists in Raleigh....
Hello....I am a bit overwhelmed, so bear with my questions :) Regarding second opinions of pathology reports...how does this happen? For instance, we reside in Raleigh, NC...how do we get a second...
Update...he will be having the MRI at Duke Cancer Center next week...followed by a biopsy (if needed) a few days later. I'm having trouble with the next step...I know I shouldn't jump the gun...I'd...
Wow, thank you for all of the info....here's the latest as of his morning... He now has an MRI schedule for next week at Duke Cancer Center....he already had a biopsy appt for next Friday with his...
Thanks for your reply. His DRE's have been fine, other than that he has an enlarged prostate. But, symmetrical and smooth, etc. His doctor prefers for him to have an MRI before the biopsy, in order...
Hello...my husband has finally been scheduled for a biopsy next week....his doctor today told him he'd never seen someone his age (40) with numbers so high (psa 6.7) and a prostate as large as...
Not sure if it makes you feel any better, but my husband (also age 40) has a high PSA, and we are just in the beginning stages of figuring it all out. I understand your feelings, and what brings you...
Well, new PSA results in, just to add to the drama.... His first PSA test ever done was August 2017....5.34 Second test after antibiotics in October 2017....5.34 Third test after more antibiotics...
Well, I suck at forum posting (see above)......
[quote="hrpufnstuf"]You say you're dissatisfied with Duke Urology and I can understand that, especially if your husband saw Dr Polascik. If he has the MRI there I assume it will be a mp-MRI since...
This is such a blessing to find local people....my husband was at Duke Urology and we were both very dissatisfied with their treatment and the rate of that treatment....I nagged him to try somewhere...
Just trying to find any contacts that may be close by....
Thanks everyone! His free psa was 9%....he has been on 3 rounds of antibiotics....each in between PSA testing. He has had 3 DRE's, all been fine, except the obvious enlarged prostate. He had a CT...
Anyone have an MRI before having a biopsy??? My husband is 40, his first PSA test ever taken several months ago was 5.3....then 8 weeks later was 7.98. Finally found a decent urologist, and he...
Anyone have success with using any supplements? I've read about saw palmetto and others, but wanted to hear from people who've actually had success or seen results. Thanks!...
Thank you for your reply. I am more concerned by the percent free number since t is so low. His urologists wants a biopsy, so now the nervous waiting and wondering comes into play....
9% free, PSA went from 5-8 in a matter of 8 weeks. 40 year old....
Anyone have a low free PSA and NOT been diagnosed with PC? Very hard to find info online. What other things can contribute to a low percentage of free PSA?...
Thank you all so much. It truly helps to connect with people who have been there and get it. Could an infection affect the free psa though? Any thoughts or ideas?...
Hard to believe I'm posting here, but my husband, age 40, has some alarming numbers. He had a PSA test done in August as part of his routine blood work. PSA was 5.3. 10 days of antibiotics,...