Zumbadaddy
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Yes the 3+3... but yes I too was pissed about not doing the MRI 1st and although I have a follow up with the original Urologist what is the point as I have found another specialist I'll be continuing with and not the 1 that did the biopsy without the MRI.... he's fired as far as I am concerned. And no I'm not losing sleep over it... but I wish he had let us know it is not as serious as we originally thought... I needed the 2nd Dr. to let me know this.@Zumbadaddy The advice already given I can't ad to. Good advice. The prostate thing I have a questions. You said it's Gleason 6 so I'm assuming 3+3? And did they do genomic testing? My genomic testing came back at less than 2% chance of advancing. The medical community has been arguing 50/50 about declaring Gleason 6 (3+3) to not even be cancer but benign. I'm not saying forget about it by any means. I'm pretty sure they have you on "active observation" to keep an eye on it regardless. What I'm saying is try not to lose sleep over it. They told me I'll die with it not from it and advancement or metasticizing is next to impossible. And they skipped the MRI with me as well. I didn't know any better out of ignorance and when I found out it pissed me off. The MRI is to check for anomalies BEFORE doing a biopsy so IF they find anything it can be a targeted biopsy instead of the random 12-15 punctures. My dad had to have it done and I made sure he was well aware of proper procedure so he didn't have to go through that. Anyway. I'll be on active observation until I reach an age where it's irrelevant. The whole point of this being don't get too worked up over the prostate thing. Your psa will fluctuate. Just keep an eye on it. It will more than likely never change from where it is now.