Tall_Allen4 years ago

Did you have a bone scan/CT? The best results for high risk patients are with brachy boost therapy. You should talk to Michael Zelefsky at MSK.

lynnbinnie4 years ago

You might want to get a second opinion on your biopsy. Johns Hopkins has quite a specialty in them. Ask your doctor to have the lab send the slides there. They accept Medicare & I had the results in about a week. Best wishes to you.

Jimhoy4 years ago

Good morning

I understand that PSA tests are indecators that often give false positives, thus the second blood test and if found high still, further testing is warranted!! I also understand that spikes are more concerning than elevated numbers!! So (as a layman speaking) your 20 to 42 equates to my 9 from ??. So you might be joining our club.

Second opinion is a no brainer and unlike my experiance, due to niavetivity I stayed in my doctors network. Not sure I received an unbiased opinion. After 18 months I dumped my doctor due to lack of confidence while overprescribing my treatment (Eligard). While interviewing with my new Dr yesterday, I couldn’t help but to pick up on his comment that “he sure sells alot of it” (refering to Eligard)!!!

Best of luck

Jim

tucker_man4 years ago

I agree with Tall_Allen. Now that your biopsy has confirmed you have Gleason 9 cancer you can't screw around. You need to determine whether it is outside the prostate capsule or metastasized. You can get a second opinion on the biopsy, but it probably wouldn't be much different since 8 or 10 is still a concern, I certainly wouldn't wait for the results.