The Biopsy report would be the key to the treatment door. Which door? The Urologist tells us 'its early, you are candidate for Radiation, Seeds, or Surgery, but Prostatectomy is the 'gold standard'. That sounds like something men say.
But what does the report say? Do we get a copy? how many cores were taken? How many had cancer? He isn't sure that matters, and tries to find the answers on the paper on the desk. I will never forget the moment we were ushered in to the corner office with windows and how he opened the closet, put on a white coat while joking about the coat, then tossed a DaVinci glossy brochure on the desk in front of us - all before a word about the findings. I guess they have a new surgical Robot at our local hospital - cool.
Ten cores were taken, 4 were positive with adenocarcinoma, all ranging from 5-20% of the core. Three cores had a Gleason score of 3+3=6, and the fourth was a 3+4=7 Gleason. All sixes would have been preferred. There was no Stage on the report, but I guess that comes from the digital exam and we were never told what that was. At that point, we didn't know to ask him because we thought it would be on the report.
But we are told, its early and 'with your numbers', there is a good chance for a cure with surgery.
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