Re: Diagnosis

On August 9, Dora wrote:
Thank you for responding. Henry had the biopsy on Monday and a CT scan of the chest plus a bone scan last week. Neither of those scans was favorable, plus an additional finding is emphysema. He is taking all this very stoically.

Preliminary verdict, before the pathologist's report, is that Henry has advanced prostate cancer which is now in the bones. He also needs a bladder evaluation. The path report will be available on Monday. Unfortunately, all this time he has been taking Android, which the urologist immediately stopped.
Please clarify something. I cannot find any listing, for example on rxlist.com, for any medication named "Android."

Also: it appears that Henry is well beyond the point where a urologist, which is a surgeon, is capable of dealing with the PCa. I most earnestly recommend that Henry immediately consult a medical oncologist, which is a cancer specialist.

Henry can refer himself, if necessary. Others have done exactly that.

Regards,

Steve J



Dora


<JYewMD@xxxxxxxxx> wrote
PSA is highly variable. It can be elevated due to many things like:
cancer, BPH/enlarged prostate, UTI, sex, rectal exam or trauma,
perineal trauma, etc.. It seems odd for his PSA to go from 4 to 66,
even over a 2 year period. I would highly recommend repeating the PSA..
maybe even twice. I still think he should see a urologist, and likely
agree with the need for a biopsy. But, if he does have cancer and his
PSA is actually in the 4-20 range, he has much better prognosis than if
it truly is in the 60's.

Best wishes.
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limey wrote:
According to the range given on my husband's lab test printout, normal range
for his age is 0.0 to 4.0.

I however, am terrified. In 2004 (the last time he was tested), his
reading was 4.0. A couple of weeks ago, he asked for another test, which
came back at a staggering 66.5. Yes, you read correctly.

Our internist is obviously alarmed, as well he should be. (He diagnosed an
enlarged prostate in
August 2005 but didn't bother to have a PSA test run.) My husband was sent
immediately to a urologist, who diagnosed cancer even before the biopsy
(which is to be performed on August 7).

Say a prayer for him - and for me. We're babes in the woods on this.

Dora


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