T3a

T3a

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Posted 31 Jul 2015 at 19:03

Hi all

Recently diagnosed with Pca but following tests, bone x Rays, etc the consultant says it is contained and they will carry out a robot assisted laparoscopic prose tony on 19th August. The letter to my GP says it is a T3a. When I looked this up it appears to show that this indicates it has broken out from the prostate. Is this still classed as being contained ?

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Posted 01 Aug 2015 at 02:31

Hi Kevan,

Sorry you join us due to having been diagnosed with PCa. This link gives the meanings of staging. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/type/prostate-cancer/treatment/the-stages-of-prostate-cancer#what

Barry

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Posted 01 Aug 2015 at 05:18

hi kevan

you have already had a good reply to your question, I hope you have taken time time to read some of the other posts, but will state the normal, order the toolkit, keep posting and let us know a bit more on your diagnosis, speak with the specialist nurses when you need them, we are here to help and support, dont google but you proberbly will have already

and I love the pic of the m/bike tell me more

nidge

run long and prosper

'pooh how do you spell love'

'piglet you dont spell love -you just feel it'

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Posted 01 Aug 2015 at 11:51

Hi Kevan
I'm a T3a and have been undergoing HT plus Stampede J trial drugs for 7 months.
PSA is reduced from 234 and currently running at .04. Few side effects.
I'm also a biker with a Harley Sportster and a nearly renovated 1939 James 250cc.

Keep on posting we are a helpful group and enjoy your biking on the bullet.

All the best for your consultations

Paul

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Posted 01 Aug 2015 at 13:33

Hi Kevan,

I was staged at T3a in November. I was told that the MRI scan indicated that the tumour was showing signs of breahing out on one side. Had prostate removed 4 months ago and had the final histology report from the consultant in June. This confirmed T3a but I had clear margins and my PSA was unrecordable (pre op it was 8). Gleeson was confirmed at 4+3 the same as my biopsy result.

Wishing you well with your treatment.

Paul

THE CHILD HAS GROWN, THE DREAM HAS GONE

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Posted 01 Aug 2015 at 18:05

Kevan,

I was T2 on diagnosis, upgraded to T3A on pathology. No positive margins after op, still clear PSA 2yrs 4 months down the line.
It was explained to me that it was touching the wall. Not through it though.

atb

dave

All we can do - is do all that we can.

So, do all you can to help yourself, then make the best of your time. :-)

I am the statistic.

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Posted 05 Aug 2015 at 18:23

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

This is my first proper post since joining, and I have been following this thread with interest as I was first diagnosed with stage T3a on the 1st April this year!

I was also confused by the treatment options offered, especially as my MRI scan indicated that the tumor may have broken through the capsule.

For me it was an easy decision to opt for a RRP which was performed on 25 April. The post op surgical margins were all clear, and my first post op PSA was 00.00000 which my surgeon said he had only seen once before. Yes at the moment I feel relief and very lucky!

Back to my T3a, I queried this with my consultant, to which he replied it was probably only a T2, and that about 30% of diagnosis get changed post op, both up and down!

Welcome Paul, you sort of snuck in under the radar so you will not have benefited from the usual welcoming felicitations and man hugs that newbies generally get from the men online. Ah "THE FORUM MEN!. Those that suffer, endure the pain and the trauma, who boldly struggle on with barely a moan or a whimper, that take the real pain and angst, and the ladies. The ladies, titter titter (those fluffy flouncy types that simper and giggle and cook) and provide light relief on the forum.

Welcome anyway.

Dave

All we can do - is do all that we can.

So, do all you can to help yourself, then make the best of your time. :-)

I am the statistic.

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Posted 05 Aug 2015 at 18:36

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

Hmmm you jest D, after all nobody that knows me a tiny tiny little bit would say I was fluffy or flouncy, I can of course simper and enjoy a good giggle. Colour run gang will vouch for my cooking too ! Anyway it is way to early for you to have beer brain. Lyn will be along soon to give you some light relief, it might involve a sheep (3 legged at that!)

LOL

PS Pablito welcome on board and brilliant resuts so far for you, long may they continue.

Welcome anyway.

Dave

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Posted 01 Aug 2015 at 02:31

Hi Kevan,

Barry

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Posted 01 Aug 2015 at 05:18

hi kevan

and I love the pic of the m/bike tell me more

nidge

run long and prosper

'pooh how do you spell love'

'piglet you dont spell love -you just feel it'

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Posted 01 Aug 2015 at 09:01

Thanks for the responses. It looks as though it is still classed as contained but has broken through the membrane on one side. Looking forward to getting it done on the 19th and then dealing with what follows. Note to Bladerunner, the bike is a Royal Enfield Bullet.

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Posted 01 Aug 2015 at 11:50

my brother had one of those he also had an aerial leader

me I had a 350 tiger 90,bsa bantam, then Yamaha rd 350 scared me to death

nidge

run long and prosper

'pooh how do you spell love'

'piglet you dont spell love -you just feel it'

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Posted 01 Aug 2015 at 11:51

Keep on posting we are a helpful group and enjoy your biking on the bullet.

All the best for your consultations

Paul

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Posted 01 Aug 2015 at 13:33

Hi Kevan,

Wishing you well with your treatment.

Paul

THE CHILD HAS GROWN, THE DREAM HAS GONE

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Posted 01 Aug 2015 at 17:58

Hi everyone,

Thanks to you all for the really helpful feedback, it has been very encouraging. Thanks to both Pauls for the additional info about their t3a outcomes so far. Looks as though it all depends on the biopsies following the op. I should have thought to ask when having the pre-op tests but I honestly had not noticed the T3a information in the letter until after the pre-op.

I don't feel that I can yet claim to be a biker as I have just returned to it after thirty years and feel as though I am a proper newbie, but am finding my feet again. Certainly not in the Harley league Nidge.Went back to it as a gesture to the cancer and as the old bike only has a kick start I thought that it would give me a tangible recovery goal. If I can't kick start it - I can't ride it.

Kevan

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Posted 01 Aug 2015 at 18:05

Kevan,

atb

dave

All we can do - is do all that we can.

So, do all you can to help yourself, then make the best of your time. :-)

I am the statistic.

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Posted 01 Aug 2015 at 20:36

Thanks for your input Dave. I am so pleased that your Psa result is clear after this length of time and your explanation of your t3a has confirmed that I need to just be patient, wait for the outcome and then get on with things.

Kevan

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Posted 03 Aug 2015 at 18:29

Thanks for your reply Alan, I am very pleased that you are still clear and hopefully you will stay that way. I feel even more confident having read your message.

Kevan

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Posted 05 Aug 2015 at 00:48

John was T1 at diagnosis and T3 on post-op pathology. He went on to need salvage RT a couple of years later but is well on his way to the magic 5 years of undetectable PSA and remission.

We have a Harley Fat Boy, 1800cc and weighs nearly half a ton so being strong enough to ride her was one of his key targets for recovering from the op.

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

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Posted 05 Aug 2015 at 15:34

This is my first proper post since joining, and I have been following this thread with interest as I was first diagnosed with stage T3a on the 1st April this year!

I was also confused by the treatment options offered, especially as my MRI scan indicated that the tumor may have broken through the capsule.

Back to my T3a, I queried this with my consultant, to which he replied it was probably only a T2, and that about 30% of diagnosis get changed post op, both up and down!

Edited by member 05 Aug 2015 at 15:36 | Reason: Not specified

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Posted 05 Aug 2015 at 16:17

I was diagnosed T3 , with both MRI and CT scans showing that the cancer had swollen and was edging on to my bladder . I was told that bladder work would be done during my radical prostatectomy on the 15th June over 7 weeks ago . The day it had been done the surgeon said rather undiplomatically that he neither saw or felt the T3 cancer on removal. Which annoyed me slightly his attitude ( it would have been nice if he had stopped walking while he said it ) . Guessing my 6 week PSA of 1.5 isn't good news , but that's only guessing . Results next Wednesday.

Edited by member 05 Aug 2015 at 16:19 | Reason: Not specified

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Posted 05 Aug 2015 at 18:23

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

This is my first proper post since joining, and I have been following this thread with interest as I was first diagnosed with stage T3a on the 1st April this year!

I was also confused by the treatment options offered, especially as my MRI scan indicated that the tumor may have broken through the capsule.

Back to my T3a, I queried this with my consultant, to which he replied it was probably only a T2, and that about 30% of diagnosis get changed post op, both up and down!

Welcome anyway.

Dave

All we can do - is do all that we can.

So, do all you can to help yourself, then make the best of your time. :-)

I am the statistic.

User

Posted 05 Aug 2015 at 18:36

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

LOL

PS Pablito welcome on board and brilliant resuts so far for you, long may they continue.

Welcome anyway.

Dave

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Posted 05 Aug 2015 at 20:14

I don't want to hijack this thread so I'll do an intro tomorrow! :-))

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Posted 05 Aug 2015 at 20:34

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

I don't want to hijack this thread so I'll do an intro tomorrow! :-))

Welcome Paul. Your story sounds similar to mine.

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