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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / June 2005Had my biopsy yesterday.
Damn that was a long needle! Those lidocaine shots were the most painful of the whole procedure. Wish me luck, will know the result next week. Good luck to you PeterL. Rest assured that will not be the last pain in the rear that you will suffer in this world. Keep busy and do not worry about what next week will bring. You cannot change it now. > Damn that was a long needle! Those lidocaine shots were the most > painful of the whole procedure. > > Wish me luck, will know the result next week. > Good luck to you PeterL. > > Rest assured that will not be the last pain in the rear that you will suffer > in this world. Thanks. I have had a copy of colonoscopies. Just a little sick and tired of people sticking things up my a.shole, that's all. > Keep busy and do not worry about what next week will bring. You cannot > change it now. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > > > Wish me luck, will know the result next week. Hey, just be happy you don't live in San Francisco... ;-)  SignaturePeter Headland Some good questions to ask when you get the results, if they find cancer (and I hope that they do not): - Gleason scores, primary and secondary. - How many samples show cancer (may not get an answer, because the cores tend to break up)? - What percentage of the samples from each lobe show cancer (e.g. 25% left lobe, 0% right lobe)? - If the two Gleason scores are not the same (for example, 3+4), what percentage of the cancerous sections were the primary and secondary (e.g. 70% grade 3 + 15% grade 4)? (Remember that the percentage won't always add up to 100% because there may be some lower grade cancer present and they take the two highest grades.) - Was there any higher grade cancer present (<=5% doesn't show up in the Gleason score, but this is still interesting information to have)? - Any signs of extra-capsular penetration (they may not be able to answer that)? After you're done with the questions, get a copy of the pathology report and double-check it. SignaturePeter Headland Thanks. I am printing this out and put it next to my phone for when my urologist calls. > Some good questions to ask when you get the results, if they find > cancer (and I hope that they do not): [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > After you're done with the questions, get a copy of the pathology > report and double-check it. Don't forget your ejaculate is apt to look like ketchup the first time or two. It's perfectly normal if it does. Unfortunately docs often just tell you that you might see a little blood. If someone hadn't warned us of "ketchup" I think we both would have freaked! Bev > Thanks. I am printing this out and put it next to my phone for when my > urologist calls. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > After you're done with the questions, get a copy of the pathology > > report and double-check it. I too am amused by our docs' comments "You might have a little blood in your ejaculate". I would equate it more to rootbeer right out of the bottle than ketchup (more brown than red) but my discoloration lasted quite some time. In fact there was still a little discoloration right up to my surgery about 2 months later. On the other hand I never had blood in my urine. Dave Perry > I too am amused by our docs' comments "You might have a little blood in > your ejaculate". I would equate it more to rootbeer right out of the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > blood in my urine. > Dave Perry I've been having plenty of blood in my urine, actually bright red the first couple of times. Now is more brown. Pretty disconcerting the first time I see it, kind of expecting pain but none came with the urination. Peter L, You are in my prayers for good results. Steve U |
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