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Cancer Support

dweller

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5. The 'watch and wait' is worthless imo

Reply to MissMillie (Original post)

Fri Jan 14, 2022, 10:42 AM

Jan 2022

Did your guy have his blood drawn for a PSA count ?
Does he know what his PSA is?
PSA is a measure of ‘prostate specific antigen’ in the blood,
normal is 0-4, depending on his age could be slightly higher.
His Gleason score would be the results of the biopsy with higher scores indicative of cancer.
It would be helpful for you to have these #’s

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Isn't a biopsy supposed to confirm or deny suspicion? [View all] MissMillie Jan 2022 OP

"Equivocal"-- sorry but that is not uncommon. It means the lab could not be confirm hlthe2b Jan 2022 #1

Depends on the grade. If it is a low grade, it is not unreasonable to do what is called Active JohnSJ Jan 2022 #2

My last colonoscopy had results like that-- viva la Jan 2022 #3

It was a urologist that did the biopsy (n/t) MissMillie Jan 2022 #18

He would have referred him to an oncologist viva la Jan 2022 #21

Bet a lot the dr. said pre-cancerous and all he heard was cancer, that happened to a friend. lark Jan 2022 #4

The 'watch and wait' is worthless imo dweller Jan 2022 #5

Active Surveillance is NOT worthless. If the gleason grade is a 3+3 and small volume, the next step JohnSJ Jan 2022 #10

I specifically opened my post with 'imo' dweller Jan 2022 #16

Of course. This is a forum for opinions, and if my response sounded abraisve that sure wasn't my JohnSJ Jan 2022 #17

His PSA was elevated MissMillie Jan 2022 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2022 #6

You are absolutely right Chin. In addition, a diagnosis of prostate cancer does not mean a death JohnSJ Jan 2022 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2022 #14

There can be what's called atypical cells which means they are not quite normal, but not as yet PortTack Jan 2022 #7

that sounds familiar MissMillie Jan 2022 #20

When I first had a biopsy for what eventually turned out to be cancer, woodsprite Jan 2022 #8

I believe the biopsy failed to show what the mri showed. It might look like CA on the scan mitch96 Jan 2022 #9

Very true, and hopefully they did what is referred to as a directed biopsy based on the JohnSJ Jan 2022 #15

It's been a while since I was in the medical field.. Fusion bx was just coming in when I mitch96 Jan 2022 #22

Get a copy of the medical records including test and biopsy results. 58Sunliner Jan 2022 #11

I strongly recommend the book "Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers", by Dr. Mark Scholz, to educate JohnSJ Jan 2022 #13