Guest guest Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Hello all, as I said I was told on Wed 4th March '09 by the hospital urologist that I have prostate cancer. They made an appointment for me to have a biopsy on April 22 and have simply left it at that. Other than being told I have cancer I was told nothing else. Things like 'TURP'and 'Gleason score' are totally foreign to me. It's a public hospital that caters mostly to people on low incomes. I'm on a disability pension due to a permanent back injury so I can't afford to go to a private clinic and I don't wish to put my family into debt by doing so. I'm going to see my local G.P. tomorrow (Mon 9th), and hopefully get some answers from him. Regards: Mal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 With respect, Steve, a TURP can produce material that indicates the presence of PCa without a biopsy being performed. Mal, who lives in Queensland, Australia, told us (his post on March 7 # 22958 that he had a TURP and a biopsy and was due to have another biopsy next month. All the best Terry From: ProstateCancerSupport [mailto:ProstateCancerSupport ] On Behalf Of Steve Jordan Sent: Sunday, 8 March 2009 10:22 AM To: ProstateCancerSupport Subject: Re: Frustrated On March 8 (in Oz) Mal wrote: > as I said I was told on Wed 4th March '09 by the hospital urologist that > I have prostate cancer. They made an appointment for me to have a biopsy > on April 22 and have simply left it at that. The *only* test that is diagnostic of prostate cancer (PCa) is the biopsy. If someone told Mal that he has PCa notwithstanding that no biopsy had been performed that person is, in my opinion, dangerous. I do most sincerely hope that Mal will learn the true measure of his case by consulting with people who know how to deal with it. Here is the website of the Prostate Cancer Research Institute (PCRI): http://prostate-cancer.org/index.html There, Mal can find reliable and authoritative information. That, with the information available from Us too, should provide Mal with the means to educate himself. And education is the key to survival. I hope that the GP has something in his background that will enable him to give Mal competent information. Regards, Steve J " Know that 9 out of 10 times, you have time to learn. Don't panic. You may make a decision (or let another make it for you) from which there is no return. Let the fear settle and your senses return. A cancer diagnosis is not a death sentence. " -- Young, PCa Mentor Phoenix 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 With respect, Steve, a TURP can produce material that indicates the presence of PCa without a biopsy being performed. Mal, who lives in Queensland, Australia, told us (his post on March 7 # 22958 that he had a TURP and a biopsy and was due to have another biopsy next month. All the best Terry From: ProstateCancerSupport [mailto:ProstateCancerSupport ] On Behalf Of Steve Jordan Sent: Sunday, 8 March 2009 10:22 AM To: ProstateCancerSupport Subject: Re: Frustrated On March 8 (in Oz) Mal wrote: > as I said I was told on Wed 4th March '09 by the hospital urologist that > I have prostate cancer. They made an appointment for me to have a biopsy > on April 22 and have simply left it at that. The *only* test that is diagnostic of prostate cancer (PCa) is the biopsy. If someone told Mal that he has PCa notwithstanding that no biopsy had been performed that person is, in my opinion, dangerous. I do most sincerely hope that Mal will learn the true measure of his case by consulting with people who know how to deal with it. Here is the website of the Prostate Cancer Research Institute (PCRI): http://prostate-cancer.org/index.html There, Mal can find reliable and authoritative information. That, with the information available from Us too, should provide Mal with the means to educate himself. And education is the key to survival. I hope that the GP has something in his background that will enable him to give Mal competent information. Regards, Steve J " Know that 9 out of 10 times, you have time to learn. Don't panic. You may make a decision (or let another make it for you) from which there is no return. Let the fear settle and your senses return. A cancer diagnosis is not a death sentence. " -- Young, PCa Mentor Phoenix 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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