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Just found this site, God bless you all for this.
Went to my doctor in July for a minor infection. As always he did a blood test for my PSA (cancer is a high risk in my family). That came back 4.6 ng/ml. Just six months before it was 3.2 ng/ml. The doctor then did a biopsy and GleasonScore came back 3+3.
Although, I have been trying to prepare myself for this for years, it hit me like a nuke. I have had six uncles, five cousins, my dad and sister die from cancer. My older brother just had his prostate removed. I knew I would one day have cancer. I don't believe anyone can prepare themself for this.
As for what I am going to do? At this point it is down to two options, HIFU or robotic surgery. Today I will be getting more information on both. If HIFU I will be going to Mexico. For robotic I am thinking about Texas - Austin.
I do not want to play around with this, family history has put the fear of God in me.
Later:
24 Sept made up my mind. No HIFU for me. On the 3 Oct will see my doctor and talk to him about Da Vinci. Hope to go to Austin, Dr. Fagin.
Talked with the people in Austin Texas. I going to be CUT on 21 Nov. 2007. I sure hope Dr. Fagin is as good as I have been told.
The wife and I are going to drive from North Carolina to Texas and drive back. I plan on staying there for ten days after surgery, to make sure all is well.
I had my surgery 23 Nov 2007 by Dr. Fagin. All is going well. Have leaking more than I would like. And Viagra is putting me at about 60%. Other than that no problems.
OK it's been over 2 years now, all is doing well. I still have a very, very small problem with my water nothing major.
The sex life is doing, not bad I would say about 80% I think that is real good.
My PSA is >.001 looking great so far.
Thanks for all the information I got from this site.
Carey
Giving an update: doing great, the only problems I have is holding my water at times other than all things are good.
Thanks to all of you.
Carey's e-mail address is: comurrell AT msn.com (replace "AT" with "@")
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