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Re: Gleason 9: PSA pre-surgery: 4.9, post-surgery: 3.9. Anyone with similar experience?
John,
Your result is very unusual but the GS 9 is the clue that the cancer has spread and very little was in the prostate. Expect the oncologist to recommend hormone treatment and possibley radiation ASAP. There are a lot of new drugs that have come out in the last two years. In five years there will be a lot more new drugs and treatments so a good chance that almost all of us will die with PC and not from it. Bone scans seldom see the cancer with a PSA less than 10 so they might delay giving you the bone scan. I would recommend that you join a support group and read enough on PC so you feel confident you understand what the options are and why they are recommending the treatmentds they are. You now have a new hobby.