Well, procedure went well. Things look good on the plumbing part of things. I made a video of the cystocopic procedure! It's good to focus on this type of thing, for me. I also make copious notes.vim
The PSA of 0.46 doesn't worry our Dr. now. Once it hits 0.5 the next step is intermittent androgen therapy. Next appointment is Sept. 15th. I am so tired. Damn awful drivers out there, passing on curves, 4 x 4 trucks screaming around us; incident with fully deployed air bags, crap on the road, two cops, ambulances, on the way in on the highway. Deep breath!
Here is the update hubby sent his buddies, who are fretting needlessly. We remain focused in the present moment.
We have been off to the big city again.
Another cystoscopic treatment, to determine if there are issues, all looks good.
However my PSA is up from 0.24 to 0.46
0 would be the expected, and anything over 0.2 is likely to be a spread of my cancer.
We will test again in Sept., At the 4 to 5 point , I would go on hormone treatment.
So really no change in the diagnosis nor prognosis.
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I was in a store in Arnprior yesterday, where the owner has a box with blue bands for donations to help their neighbours with expenses in their trips to Ottawa to get treatment for Wayne.
Wayne is 4 years old with brain cancer.
If I hadn't perspective on my situation, and I think that I had, this certainly reinforced it for me, and it should for you.
Everything else is great, all my post operative symptoms are gone.
Grandkids and Caitlin are coming Sunday and Monday.
Yes, we focus. Read as much as we can, but trust the doctor, who is fabulous, as all said in his waiting room. Men sitting around in hospital gowns waiting for Dr. C to shove an endoscope up their urethra.
I helped a man, 88 yrs. old, who couldn't figure out the gowns. First one on with opening in back, next reversed. His butt cheeks open to the folks in the room!
His next plan, to get as physically well as possible. He's gone back to the physiotherapist for the back exercises to improve that. Once he does, he can go back to the treadmill and walking that helps him keep more fit. He is watching his diet, off dairy, lost weight.
It's all good, but stressful nonetheless.
The 90 minute drive into the city, past accidents, ambulances, being passed by speeding drivers, hell bent on going faster, all make me upset. I'm trying to centre, too.
I carry on with my client, who has ALS. He is a pet. It is a break, surprisingly.