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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / March 2006biopsy tuesday/
Well, As ever, I want to thank everyone for their help. I had scheduled a biopsy for April 11th,but due to scheduling issues, the doctor asked if I could change to next Tuesday. I agreed. I'll be part of a study to see if using contrast enhanced ultrasound to target biopsies helps find PC. While I'm not usually anxious to be a test case, this seems reasonable to me. There will be an attempt to target the biopsy spots, which seems reasonable. And I will be getting the biopsy. Thanks to all who've helped me. Ed Way cool! Meant to be. Did you get all the pre-biopsy tests you might want? After the biopsy, some tests are meaningless. PAP for sure. > Well, > As ever, I want to thank everyone for their help. I had scheduled a biopsy [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Ed Juniper, Thank for your answer. Unfortunately, I didn't get all the tests I wanted, but for now I think I should go for the biopsy. Some of the other tests will have to wait a significant time after the biopsy -- if I need them -- thanks again. Ed > Way cool! Meant to be. Did you get all the pre-biopsy tests you > might want? After the biopsy, some tests are meaningless. PAP for [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> >> Ed > Well, > As ever, I want to thank everyone for their help. I had scheduled a biopsy for April [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > And I will be getting the biopsy. > Thanks to all who've helped me. This sounds like one of those clinical trials where you can't go wrong. It's hard to imagine why a contrast enhanced ultrasound would be worse than one without it. I speculate (easy for me to do since I know nothing about any of this), that it will either improve the ultrasound or do nothing to help. In the best case, you get a better than average biopsy. In the worst case, you get a standard, average biopsy. Alan Alan, Thanks for the comments. That was pretty much my thinking, and almost the same terms I used to talk about it with my internist, whose opinion I respect. Thanks again, Ed >> Well, >> As ever, I want to thank everyone for their help. I had scheduled a [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Alan > I agreed. I'll be part of a study to see if using contrast enhanced > ultrasound to target biopsies helps find PC. > While I'm not usually anxious to be a test case, this seems reasonable to > me. I don't see a down side. Studies are usually carried out on those who have no real choice other than death. In your case, it seems to make perfect sense to enhance the aim of the biopser.  SignaturePSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3cN0M0 Neg margins PSA .1 .1 .1 .27 .37 .75 EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 Lupron 07/03 (1 mo) 8/03 (4 mo), 12/03, 4/04, 09/04, 01/05, 5/05, 10/05, 2/06 PSA .07 .05 .06 .09 .08 .132 Non Illegitimi Carborundum Steve, Thanks. I appreciate your opinion. Ed >> I agreed. I'll be part of a study to see if using contrast enhanced >> ultrasound to target biopsies helps find PC. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > have no real choice other than death. In your case, it seems to make > perfect sense to enhance the aim of the biopser. Hi Ed. It's easy to chime in and agree with what everyone has already said...but I'll do it anyway. :-) Seems ideal. Best wishes, Ron B. Chicago Ron, Thanks. I'll let the group know what happens. Ed > Hi Ed. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Chicago |
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