So.... Now we wait..

AZ Jim said:
WOW! In this day and age we have to wait that long? *holding your hand and my breath for ya QS!!!!
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Yes... the doc took 12 samples of prostate tissue... it has to go to the pathologist and each sample has to be prepared on a slide and examined.
 
QuickSilver said:
I'm scared
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QS My Dad always said, "Don't borrow trouble!" You can't spend the next few days tearing yourself when it may end up just fine. Even if it's not good news as you well know, his prognosis is gonna be good. Luckily it's one of the slowest cancers you can have so plenty of time to treat it. I don't pray but I sure wish you the very best hun. I'm pulling for a all clear....
 
AZ Jim said:
QS My Dad always said, "Don't borrow trouble!" You can't spend the next few days tearing yourself when it may end up just fine. Even if it's not good news as you well know, his prognosis is gonna be good. Luckily it's one of the slowest cancers you can have so plenty of time to treat it. I don't pray but I sure wish you the very best hun. I'm pulling for a all clear....
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I'm so happy Hubby ate BEETS a month ago... .. Here's why.. I fixed 2 cans of beets.. hubby ate most all of them.. the next day.. his pee was pink.. so he called the urologist and he was sent for a CT scan... it was negative... No bone lesions... no lymph adenopathy... no masses in his lungs or abdomen.. a really clean CT scan.. SO.. if he does have prostate cancer, it is localized to his prostate.. and we will elect to have a prostatectomy. It will be gone then...
 
QuickSilver said:
I'm so happy Hubby ate BEETS a month ago... .. Here's why.. I fixed 2 cans of beets.. hubby ate most all of them.. the next day.. his pee was pink.. so he called the urologist and he was sent for a CT scan... it was negative... No bone lesions... no lymph adenopathy... no masses in his lungs or abdomen.. a really clean CT scan.. SO.. if he does have prostate cancer, it is localized to his prostate.. and we will elect to have a prostatectomy. It will be gone then...
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There ya go. Quit the extra worry and think positive.
 
Yes, cancer is cancer but I have a brother in law who has survived both a stomach cancer and prostate cancer.
Both were treated surgically 15 -20 years ago and he is cancer free today.

Today's treatments are very good. Take heart by thinking positive thoughts.
 
I know it's hard waiting for these type of test result Quicksilver...hugs. Wishing the best for your hubby, hope all is well. :love_heart:
 
oldman said:
Were there ant after effects? Pain, blood in urine, etc.?
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The doc took 12 samples of his prostate through the rectal wall. He said the first few just pinched,, but by the 10th he was ready for him to stop.. and the 11th and 12th were pretty painful.. However, the whole process took only 3 minutes... Afterward, he felt like he had to go to the bathroom, and was in some discomfort. When he urinated, there was some blood at the start, but then cleared by the end of the stream.. This morning no blood at all.. He has not yet moved his bowels, but the doc said there could be blood for about a week. He is in no pain at all this morning.
 
I think many of us have experienced the same thing, sitting on pins and needles waiting for results. It's truly nerve wracking, but luckily not a very long wait, and hopefully everything will be OK. All the best QS.
 
We are now in much the same position. My daughter and her husband visited us yesterday to tell us that our son in law has a cancer growing on the outside area of one kidney. It has not been biopsied yet but has been described as a cancer by the hospital doctors and from the X ray is it quite visible, even to my eyes.

He must contact a specialist tomorrow for the next step which will certainly involve surgery and he may lose a kidney. Chemotherapy is also on the cards. It is said to be a slow growing form of cancer.

We are all adopting a positive hopeful position but underneath there is a lurking fear.
 
Dame Warrigal said:
We are now in much the same position. My daughter and her husband visited us yesterday to tell us that our son in law has a cancer growing on the outside area of one kidney. It has not been biopsied yet but has been described as a cancer by the hospital doctors and from the X ray is it quite visible, even to my eyes.

He must contact a specialist tomorrow for the next step which will certainly involve surgery and he may lose a kidney. Chemotherapy is also on the cards. It is said to be a slow growing form of cancer.

We are all adopting a positive hopeful position but underneath there is a lurking fear.
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My friend's husband just had surgery for a very large cancer growing on the outside of his kidney.. He did lose the kidney but when the surgeon went in he found it had not spread to other organs.. so he did not have to have chemotherapy.. He just needs to have periodic CT scans as a follow up.. Hoping your Son in law has a similar good outcome.. by the way.. they never did a biopsy of the tumor... and labeled it cancer right off the bat too.. and yes.. it was..

In fact... his urologist is the same one my husband is seeing... and my friend recommended him to us.
 

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