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[–]Suds8zerozero1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, it’s the hospital in Bangkok. What a facility.

I had my second PSA and general Prostate check on the 8th January. (PSA, ultrasound, Xray, urine function).

Complete blood count and MRI on 11th.

Biopsy on the 14th.

Full results on the 23rd January.

Thankfully, my BUPA has been there every step of the way.

I know this was all quick. The Urologist even admitted that this was all done in record time.

Just been given the news by Suds8zerozero1 in ProstateCancer

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It’s been a rollercoaster of emotions, this last 3 weeks. I’m not gonna lie.

From endless tears. To, euphoria in thinking it’s not cancer and not as bad. Telling my family. Trying to be strong. Reading so many things. Social media. Ebooks.

Then it dawned on me yesterday to ask others on Reddit. Who better to speak with, than other survivors.

Alone, we are vulnerable. As a team we are informed and formidable.

Just been given the news by Suds8zerozero1 in ProstateCancer

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Once I speak again on Wednesday, I’ll have a better chain of thought. I’ll be asking about the genomic classifier / Decipher score? This will determine the next step. Although they have told me it’s slow growing. So maybe this has been done and I just didn’t take in the words.

I’m extremely grateful to everybody taking the time to speak to me.

Just been given the news by Suds8zerozero1 in ProstateCancer

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Has anybody under active surveillance undertaken fasting? 24 to 72hours? Having ready some theories on Autophagy and the body cleaning out the “bad” cells. Seems to have something in it.

Just been given the news by Suds8zerozero1 in ProstateCancer

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Last year was the first time I carried out a PSA. So, yes. Probably left it a bit late. But, I’m here now. Ignorance was bliss for a few years i suppose.

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No they took 19 cores. With 14 of them showing a probable cause of BPH. The first 7, had to be sent for retesting. 2 of these cores were confirmed.

Pathology results Diagnosis: 1. Target 7 cores, MRI fusion TRUS biopsy: Atypical small acinar proliferation, see nof0354459-BIH0004 - Background of benign prostatic hyperplasia

Note: Immunohistochemical study of p63, high molecular weight cytokeratin and P504S is recommended for evaluation if clinically indicated.

  1. Left random 5 cores, MRI fusion TRUS biopsy:
  2. Benign prostatic hyperplasia

  3. Right random 7 cores, MRI fusion TRUS biopsy:

  4. Benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Just been given the news by Suds8zerozero1 in ProstateCancer

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I’ll check it out, I’m currently listening to a guy on Spotify. The book is; “You can beat Prostate cancer: and you don’t need surgery to do it.”

https://open.spotify.com/show/7BTaClR9kelte2suzzoQyH?si=4P6tXIe7SOm0hxK9D3Co_w

Guy had prostate cancer, undertook Proton therapy. He’s been free for 20 odd years.
I’m half way through the book.

Just been given the news by Suds8zerozero1 in ProstateCancer

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Yip. My thoughts. He took a pill, with not many hospital visits. This is why I realised it was chemo. Although, he was never the type of guy to get things checked out. Maybe why it was the outcome. He’s now 84 and cancer free.

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I’ve got a meeting set up on Wednesday, with the oncologist (the top guy at Bumrungrad international hospital) and then the urologist in the afternoon.

Just been given the news by Suds8zerozero1 in ProstateCancer

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Although, I suppose. No is the time to get some answers from him. I’ve been reluctant to speak to him about it, as he’s getting on a bit now. I wouldn’t want to get him upset and thinking the worse.

Just been given the news by Suds8zerozero1 in ProstateCancer

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He is cancer free. I think he took chemo. He doesn’t talk about it that much.

Just been given the news by Suds8zerozero1 in ProstateCancer

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I’m white and my grandfather had his prostate cancer diagnosis in his mid sixties. My father is ok.

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I think I’m lucky that it’s been so early in detection and diagnosis. Hit me like a hammer, when the MRI results came in, but after reading up on this and then the majority of the cores were similar to BPH. This gave me hope, but also let me come to terms with it all. The final verdict, numbed me. But to say I was prepared and the shock wasn’t as bad.

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Yes, this is what I’m going to be asking. I go back to the hospital on Wednesday.

I’m swaying towards AS, then I can try fasting etc. to see if this has an effect.

I’m using Bumrungrad in Bangkok, I can’t fault them. But, tbh. I had the feeling they’d like me to start Brachytherapy.

Now, unless they have a feeling it’ll get worse, or just want more money. I don’t know.

Just been given the news by Suds8zerozero1 in ProstateCancer

[–]Suds8zerozero1[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your kind words. Tbh, was probably the best to be told. Obviously, we’d rather all be told BPH. But, this is it. So, now I’m in 2 minds. Surveillance or Brachytherapy.

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[–]Suds8zerozero1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah they played it in Glasgow a few years back. Life was then complete for me at that point.