My dad's had his regular GP examining his prostratitus
and for 8 years had his semiannual biopsies rated as gleason 6 - one core.
NOW 4 cores clear and 2 cores at 6 and one at 4+3 and one at 8.
his PSA is 9.9 and radiometry shows metastasis in 3 ribs one of which
is broken due to osteoblastosis. Bone mets is incurable a/o '19
he went from stage I to stage IV in less than 3 years.
Sorry for posting this here. I saw Start Here. My PSA is .9 not the perfect .5 but
I digress.
What burns my britches is that the medical community sets standards for
PSA of greater than 4 to be only "warning of possible slow growing cancer"
the level of intestinal polyps! Also now, because of the three operations
it took to install 4 stents for "severe angina" his surgeon is refusing to perform
the radical prostectomy.
I mean how about PSA7 as a recommendation for prostate removal.
He got to urinate every hour or two this whole time anyway.
Not like he was expecting to have children.
In his case I believe it could have not affected his lifespan.
Do these doctors expect people to just die young?
His uncle passed due to PC in lymph nodes at 94.
Now he can't play golf, or bowl either.
at 78 he just had to stop jogging his daily 2-3 miles due
to general tiredness and can only ride a stationary bike.
Nautilus is out. I'm afraid to ask him if he can still fish.
My dad is the smartest guy I know. He was a nuclear physicist for
nearly 40 years (chemical and atomic worker's union) and a financial
genius.
Isn't the key to success with cancer early detection after all.
Who could know to question the advice and suggestions of competent physicians?
