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I think I need to clarify that post of mine - perhaps after I see the urologist.
I said in my update "The CT scan identified what appears to be a localised tumour giving rise to the obstruction."
The Wikipedia entry for tumour says A tumor (American English) or tumour (British English) is commonly used as a synonym for a neoplasm (a solid or fluid-filled [cystic] lesion that may or may not be formed by an abnormal growth of neoplastic cells) that appears enlarged in size. Tumor is not synonymous with cancer. While cancer is by definition malignant, a tumor can be benign, pre-malignant, or malignant, or can represent a lesion without any cancerous potential whatsoever.
So essentially what the CT report says is that there is a lump of some sort that is blocking the drainage of the kidney, causing it to malfunction. Because of my prior diagnosis of prostate cancer and the proximity of the mass in question to the kidneys and prostate, there is a basic assumption that it is an extension of the tumour labelled prostate cancer.
Of course this assumption may be correct,but the mass in question may be unrelated to the original diagnosis. One thing that has come out of the scans so far is that there is no evidence of any tumour within the kidney itself and there is no idication ofany substantial malignant mass.
The creatnine levels are reducing and, given my past history, I'm very much inclined to wait and see if those levels continue to drop since this may indicate that the swelling or tumour is reducing under the beneficial influence of my immune system.
It may be also be that the PSA numbers will also reduce since they are not prostate cancer specific and may be influenced by an infection assocaited with the swelling causing the blockage.
