Hi everyone, had further consultation with Urologist this evening , PSA result from last Monday was 3.0 which was down from 4.12 exactly one month ago. After discussions this evening a further MRI scan is planned for May and an assessment made after this. 2 years on AS ,but go through the uncertainty every time it comes to PSA results every three months and as time moves on it concerns that the situation may escalate. According to what I am told a lot of men around my age decide to go for surgery , but this again worries me that it might be a bit of overkill, but it's not knowing how the PCa will develope over the coming years. My father has just had his 6 monthly check up and is now going for CT scan and then a bone scan next week as his PSA has increased quite dramatically over the last few weeks. He is in his seventies ,but has had PCa since his early sixties. I am 54, so I was diagnosed at a much earlier age , and it is this that concerns me that making the right choice now will determine what quality of life I will have for the rest of my years. I have a couple of months to mull over what I should do , and the results of the MRI , which will be my third in two years and any subsequent biopsies after this may make the decision for me. Anyone who is on AS with localised PCa and has any advice on this would be much appreciated. I am told any surgery, if I opted for this, would be carried out in England. I mention this as I live in Northern Ireland.
Keithyboy