Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Posted August 25, 2006 When a CT was done for chest and back pain post gastroscopy for Barrett's esophagus (an unrelated condition) it was noted that he had an enlarged pelvic lymph node. The lymph node was biopsied and the diagnosis of prostate cancer was made. He was sent to a urologist who did a DRE and said based on the path report, DRE and CT, a prostate biopsy was not indicated. He had enough info to know that surgery was not the teatment plan as the PCa had spread out of the prostate. Therefore we do not have a Gleason score. He has since had a bone scan and MRI of his liver both essentially negative.The pain that sent him in for the CT still exists As I work for a group of radiologist who own a PET scanner he is going to have one next week even though his insurance says they aren't ready to pay for it because it is just experimental in PCa. We are hoping to find the source of his pain or to hopefully rule out mets even through the bone scan was essentially negative.. We are seeing a team of oncologists etc.at Dana Farber next Thursday. I was wondering if someone with a similar experience. Jeanine Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business. Quote
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Posted August 25, 2006 Oh sorry. To answer 's question...he had a PSA of 1 in January and now in August it is a 2. Only 8 months. He has felt tired now for quite a while. We all thought it was just being in our 50s that caused the tiredness. Jeanine Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business. Quote
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