I was adamant about Watchful Waiting as my Clinical Stage (biopsy) T1c Gleason of 3+3 6 one core out of 13 samples taken at biopsy 18%ca My PSA went from 2.6 10/06 to 8.77 10/07 ---(the rise in PSA was an indicator that the cancer was more widespread)I was sure I had an insignificant indolent tumor and felt Robotic Radical Prostatectomy was overkill!!But decided on surgery. Dr Samadi performed my Surgery on 2/6/08 and my Pathology Stage reflects what was truly going on!!
My Gleason is now a 3+4 7
Tumor was bilateral( both sides) Stage T2c and there was cancer cells on 70% of the slides through out the prostate gland. There were clear surgical margins, ca organ confined and no seminal vesicle involvement. But the 70% ca cells on the sides is extensive and it just shows that at clinical stage (biopsy) cancer can appear to be insignificant when in actuality it is excessive. Glad I made the right decision. BCH
My Gleason is now a 3+4 7
Tumor was bilateral( both sides) Stage T2c and there was cancer cells on 70% of the slides through out the prostate gland. There were clear surgical margins, ca organ confined and no seminal vesicle involvement. But the 70% ca cells on the sides is extensive and it just shows that at clinical stage (biopsy) cancer can appear to be insignificant when in actuality it is excessive. Glad I made the right decision. BCH
