Well, this is a bit of a bummer.
Firstly, you won't be surprised to hear that I do have prostate cancer. Could be worse: Gleason 3+3, 8% of positive cores on one side, 16% on the other. Not too stressed about that - I suppose if you have to have PC, that's probably about as good as it gets. Probably be offered either RP or RT for that.
Secondly, the CT scan has showed a 4.5cm tumour on one of my kidneys, which is almost undoubtedly malignant. This appears to be entirely unrelated to the PC - it's just been caught purely by chance by the CT scan. A good thing too, because it appears (fingers crossed) to be entirely contained within the kidney, so hopefully removing the kidney will sort it out. Had it been left undetected for another few years it would have been lights out. One can manage perfectly well with one kidney, which is in fact what my urologist reckoned my body is pretty much doing at the moment.
Finally, the scan seems to show that one of the major blood vessels to my spleen is on the verge of rupturing, so I need to see a vascular surgeon about that.
So, next will be a referral to the MDT at the nearest major oncology centre, who will take care of the PC and the kidney, with a separate referral for the vascular thing.
All in all, not entirely the news I was hoping for, and I'm feeling a tad down about it.
Oh well,
Chris
Edited by member 24 May 2018 at 17:48
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