So confused

That's absolutely shocking on three counts:-
1. that the surgeon's ego is so massive that he thinks it is okay to tell you that you are clear of cancer this early - if you get 5 years of undetectable PDA you can start to breathe and you will be officially in remission after 10 years of undetectable PSA
2. that s/he thinks you can get the all clear based purely on the pathology - there are plenty of men on here whose pathology looked great but their post-op PSA said otherwise
3. that s/he has told you to come back in a year and to only have tests 4 monthly - NHS guidelines is 6 weeks post op then 3 monthly for the 1st year then 6 monthly for the next 5 years and annual from then on (assuming all tests are undetectable)

Your GP or the urology nurse should be able to tell you your PSA result. Once you have it you can decide what to do next but you should be able to get 3 monthly PSA tests from the GP practice. If the result comes back as detectable you will be able to ask for an earlier appointment with the urologist and get a referral to an oncologist.

Despite the surgeon's confidence, you need to be aware that the risk of recurrence is much higher with your pathology so this is not a time for taking your eye off the ball. Did he mention the seminal vesicles?

Edited by member 12 Apr 2018 at 20:25  | Reason: Not specified

I hope that it will be fine for you but some surgeon egos make me so angry. My cousin died age 52 - his surgeon had told him he didn't need any follow up or monitoring because he (the surgeon) was"the best in the business". By the time they realised there was something wrong, it had spread to his liver and lungs and he died within weeks.

Its fine, really - I have been called much worse by angry clients 😕

Just a quick update, rang as agreed for my PSA test results today, they could be found on the system, why am I surprised and upset. I only had my operation on 30th January. Just so exhausted and depressed with it all.