Ready for blast off

Hi everyone, thankyou all for your thoughts , prayers,hugs, and kind words, my op is tomorrow at 1.30, today my family all came around and we had a real nice afternoon, yesterday my lawn bowls club put on a crayfish and prawn lunch, they all wished me luck, would not let me buy a drink, and made the day really pleasant, tonight my wife Anna has made me a nice dinner, and we are having a bottle of good wine with it.

So I am all prepared, allthough a little apprehensive, and God willing all goes well, thanks again for everything.

see you on the other side of op.

Mal.

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age 66 PSA 5.8 DRE slightly firm Rt

Biopsy 2nd July 07 5 out of 12 positive

Gleason 3+4=7  right side tumour adenocarcinoma stage T2a

Extraprostatic spread Not identified

Itraductal Carcinoma Not identified

RP on 30th July

I'm sending you ahead to scout this out for me.  Give me a report as soon as you feel up to it.  Good luck.

Sending you lots and lots of prayers. May you have a quick and speedy recovery.

A.

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Good luck. We all will be thinking positive thoughts for you!

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42 yo.

PSA 4.65

Gleason scores from 3 pathologies of the same biopsy (if this isn't confusing to the patient...):

 2 of 12 cores with cancer

1) both cores 3+4 (Weiss Memorial)

2) one 3+4 and one 3+3 (Univ. of Chicago Hosp.)

3) both cores 3+3 (Mass General Hosp.

4) awaiting results... (Northwestern Memorial Hosp.)

deciding on treatment...surgery scheduled for Sept. 14. but still wondering about Proton Therapy.