Ron
Blackmore and Susan live in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,USA. He was 43 when he was
diagnosed on November 3 2009. His initial PSA was 46.0 ng/ml, his Gleason Score
was 6 and although he does not know his staging, it seems likely he was staged
T1c . His choice of treatment was RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy)
. Here is his story.
I was initially diagnosed on November 3rd, 2009.
I did a lot of research and visited this site and ultimately decided on travelling
from Oklahoma City, OK to a specialist in Austin Texas for a Laparoscopic surgery
to remove the prostate on Jan 13th, 2010.
I awoke to be amazed that the
surgery was not successful. Apparently there were a few complications. My pelvis
was too narrow for the doctor to be able to get to my prostate and my abdomen
would not fill with enough gasses for them to be able to work well.
I
am now researching other options which appear to be narrowed down to Proton Therapy
and Tomotherapy. Brachytherapy could still be a viable option also but the doctor
needs to do an ultrasound to determine if the narrow pelvis might effect his procedure
too.
At 43 years old, I am the second youngest person ever diagnosed by
my current urologist here in Oklahoma City. I thanks God for my girlfriend Susan
and my family! They are all Angels!!! This whole process has been tough and I'm
still healing from the unsuccessful surgery but things are getting better. I have
another appointment in two weeks and my oncologist is supposed to be able to tell
me if my insurance will cover proton therapy as a treatment option.
More
to come.
Ron's e-mail address is: rblackmore2@cox.net
