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Cloud · 01-16-2008, 10:23 PM

Remember I said my ex has prostate cancer? I finally talked to him about it, and it appears they have caught it in the very early stages. He says he goes every year to get his PSA level checked (some prostate test), which I am VERY proud of him for (you listening, men?) and it was only slightly elevated. They did a biopsy with 10 tissue samples, and out of the ten, there were cancer cells in only one.

So he has some time to figure out what he is going to do. He has joined a support group and is exploring his treatment options and getting a second opinion.

I really don't know a lot about this, and I think that this is a developing area of medicine. Apparently, even with the best surgeon and a trouble-free surgery, impotence is a possibilty. Also, apparently sometimes the best thing is to do nothing, because it's such a slow cancer, that other things will kill you first. Or something.

01-16-2008, 10:23 PM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Would you rather never have an erection again, or die a slow, horrible death? Remember I said my ex has prostate cancer? I finally talked to him about it, and it appears they have caught it in the very early stages. He says he goes every year to get his PSA level checked (some prostate test), which I am VERY proud of him for (you listening, men?) and it was only slightly elevated. They did a biopsy with 10 tissue samples, and out of the ten, there were cancer cells in only one. So he has some time to figure out what he is going to do. He has joined a support group and is exploring his treatment options and getting a second opinion. I really don't know a lot about this, and I think that this is a developing area of medicine. Apparently, even with the best surgeon and a trouble-free surgery, impotence is a possibilty. Also, apparently sometimes the best thing is to do nothing, because it's such a slow cancer, that other things will kill you first. Or something. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"