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Peter:
How stable is your PSA? If you are unsure You can find out by getting monthly blood draws beginning immediately.
In addition:
(1)at the very least you should begin your research effort to determine what treatment best fits your diagnosis and personal preferences. As part of your research effort you may find the following book by Bob Marckini helpful: "You Can Beat Prostate Cancer..." His chapter on the advantages and disadvantages of several methods for treating PCa is usually of particular interest to the newly diagnosed. This book is readily available, an easy read and well worth its modest price. Although this book is ten years old much of this information remains relevant.
In general the more research you undertake at this point (be sure to include up-to-date material) the more likely you will be to make a good decision for yourself. Your research will also enable you to ask good questions of the various clinicians you are bound to encounter as you proceed, and
(2)discuss your delay of treatment inclination with your PCa practitioner.
Best wishes Don O.
