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Ulrich S. Amos II lives in Mississippi, USA. He was 59 when he was diagnosed on April 24, 2007. His initial PSA was 5.6 ng/ml, his Gleason Score was 7 and he does not know his staging, which was probably T1c.. His choice of treatment was Surgery . Here is his story.

I was told on April 24, 2007 that I had prostate cancer on both sides of my prostate, but that it was still in the gland. They sent me to see dr. Adams at the VA in Jackson, Ms. It was there over the next month that I was given a bone marrow scan, and did the pre/op. on the 24th of July I went back to the VA in Jackson for my surgery (prostatectomy). They let me go home on the third day after the surgery and had me come back two weeks later to remove the staples and the Foley.

I will be going back for my last visit to Jackson on the tenth of September. They told me that the VA in Biloxi, ms will check my PSA every three months for the next year or so.

when the doctor at Biloxi told me I had cancer I ask him what he thought I should do he didn't blink an eye and said with my age and over all health surgery was what he thought I should do. so I said do it.

Now I'm in the beginning of my recovery a leakage problem, but that and the sex thing (short term I hope) I can deal with. they will get better with time. Any way you look at it this is better than having that thing growing inside of me.

Looking back on it I still think I did the right thing, the biggest problem is not being able to go where I want when I want to, but I'm told this will get better day by day. My brother had the surgery ten years ago and he is a big help, my 93 year old father has been on meds for his cancer for ten years so the three of us are going to beat this dog together.

I think my biggest problem is going to be work since I have always done construction work I'm a carpenter and it looks like that is going to be out of the question. I'm now looking into re-training for another field since I'll only be sixty in October it's too early to think about not working. I will try to update my progress as it happens keep your chin up and try not to think about the bad side of it, just think how great the rest of your life is going to be.

Ulrich's e-mail address is: ulrichsa2@hotmail.com

 

 

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