Bernard Anderson and Phyllis live in United States-Colorado. He was 67 when he
was diagnosed in September 2004. His initial PSA was 4.1 ng/ml, his Gleason Score
was 7 and although he was not told his stage, it seems likely that he was staged
T1c. His choice of treatment was removal of prostate. Here is his story.
I
am now almost 73. I had my prostate removed in Sept. 2004 and PSA post op. was
0.0. My PSA remained at 0.0 until about October of 2008 when it was at 0.23. I
just got back a new PSA and it is 0.72.
My operation went quite smoothly
and I had very few bladder problems. My sex life went to zero and remains that
way today. I live in a very small town in Colorado where there are few Urologists
and few choices. If I had it to do over again, I would select the computer assisted
method of surgery. Also, I never received my records from the surgeon and I still
do not know what my staging was at initial diagnosis.
I have, today, requested
a complete copy of my records. THIS IS SOOO IMPORTANT AND I COULD KICK MYSELF
FOR NOT ASKING SOONER.
I am worried that my surgery may not have worked
long term but am pursuing additional treatment options if I might need them. Keep
up to date on what is going on even after surgery - there are many more options
even after almost five years of my post op.
Hang in there
Barney
in Colorado, USA
Barney's e-mail address is: andersonpb@mac.com
