Denis
Kloske and Diane live in North Queensland, Australia. He was 65 when he was diagnosed
in October, 2009. His initial PSA was 8.1 ng/ml, his Gleason Score was 8 and he
was staged T1c. His choice of treatment was Retropubic Radical Prostatectomy.
Here is his story.
My wife and I live just south of Innisfail, North Queensland,
Australia. No Kids. I'm 65 years old.
Before moving here I had regular
PSA tests for about 5 years -All around 4-5. Had a 3 year gap with no tests. I
went to my local doctor to enquire and he had one done for me in September 09.
Score was 8.0 . I was referred to a Urologist at Cairns, sent for Biopsy, MRI
and CT Scans and informed that I was in the early stages of a particularly aggressive
form of Prostate Cancer. All signs indicated that the Cancer was contained in
the Prostate. My Urologist discussed options with me.
Because I've had
Ulcerative Colitis since I was a teenager my options for treatment narrowed down
to Watchful Waiting (with aggressive cancer, who's kidding!),Hormone Treatment
(Another practical joker in my case because of time constraints!),or Radical Prostatectomy
. Where I live none of the hospitals perform Radical Prostatectomy, so I have
to have it in Brisbane, 1600 Km away.
Being diagnosed around Christmas
everything came to a halt. Since then I've had a consultation with the surgeon
in Brisbane on February 4th,2010. Consequently , I'm scheduled for surgery in
about 6 weeks. No definite date , yet.
I have been treated for depression
for the last two years and am surprised that I'm feeling quite positive about
a good outcome. I've done heaps of research (some Doctors can be a closed mouthed
lot!) My surgeon is quite up front and candid and I have confidence in him and
his associates. Two of my eight biopsies show cancer <5%, so I'm fortunate that
it has been caught early.
Will update later
Denis' e-mail address
is: dogcare@aanet.com.au
