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Have you had a biopsy yet? What did it say? And what stage? What is your Gleason score? Until you know that it's hard to know anything.
I started T shots in October of 2012 because of a deep depression. By September of 2013 I had a lump. The biopsy showed the right side involved. I was stage T2b with a Gleason score of 8 (4+4).
I had robotic surgery 6 days ago and am stunned at how easy recovery has been. While cancer was only 16% involved there may have been a breach but lymph nodes and seminal vesicles were negative, a very good sign!
My doctor, from City of Hope in SoCal told me NOT to beat myself up about the T shots. It may have done a favor showing itself because the cancer was already there.
Get another opinion. Read MANY books. It's your body.
