Focal Treatment

I note that you are having a bone scan. If this shows your PCa has gone to bone or a different scan shows it more than immediately outside the Prostate, you will not be eligible for Focal treatment as I was told when it was thought I had an Iliac node that was cancerous (but after further scan was believed not to be).

You need to obtain the opinion of a Focal Specialist to decide whether you are suitable for one or more of the Focal Treatments. Assuming you are suitable and prefer this over any other option open to you, you could press for NHS treatment outside your area as unlikely practitioner near you. Please note, that with Focal Therapy there is the possibility that a repeat application may be necessary - as happened in my case. Also, be aware that although you can go home shortly after the procedure, it is likely that you will have to attend the treating facility for preliminary scans and tests and pre Op requirements and return over time for MRI checks. My experience is that UCLH want you to have follow up MRI scans there but I can't say if other centres work the same way.

Just a small tip to help you and others who respond. Information about your diagnosis and major events are best shown in your updated Profile/Bio, where we can see them in one place, as they tend to get lost over time in threads.