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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / May 2008Waiting is agony
Just called the doc's office to get the biopsy results from the biopsy performed last Tuesday. Not in yet. Man, this waiting, thinking and worrying is rough. John >Just called the doc's office to get the biopsy results from the biopsy >performed last Tuesday. Not in yet. Man, this waiting, thinking and >worrying is rough. > >John Yeah, it sucks. Go to a movie - take your mind off it for a few hours. I hear there's a good one out today - Indiana Jones. I had a meeting with my doctor to get the results - I didn't know they did this over the phone. Got my results 6 days later. DM John, I agree the waiting is awful, and it may be just beginning if your experience is like mine. GP finds elevated PSA. Wait two weeks for appointment with the urologist. Urologist does initial visit and DRE - recommends biopsy. Wait a week or so for biopsy and another week or so for results. Its PCa. Wait a couple of weeks for appointment with surgeon. Decide on surgery. Wait eight weeks for first available surgery date. Total elapsed time from high PSA to surgery was about 14 weeks. Aaaaargh! It was just agony for a worry-wart like me who tends to analyze everything in way too much detail. Try to take DM's advice and distract yourself if you can. If you get disappointing results from the biopsy, use the time to research your options thoroughly. I found the folks on this newsgroup were a valuable resource and a great help. Good luck! Jim >>Just called the doc's office to get the biopsy results from the biopsy >>performed last Tuesday. Not in yet. Man, this waiting, thinking and [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > DM >John, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Wait a couple of weeks for appointment with surgeon. >Decide on surgery. Wait eight weeks for first available surgery date. Wow. I think I could gave had my surgery the following week or 2, but put it off about 4 weeks to be able to do annual roller coaster riding and attending the Dayton Hamvention in Ohio. Guess it's just what part of the country you are in, maybe. >Total elapsed time from high PSA to surgery was about 14 weeks. > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> >> DM > Wow. I think I could gave had my surgery the following week or 2, but put > it > off about 4 weeks to be able to do annual roller coaster riding and > attending > the Dayton Hamvention in Ohio. You live near Dayton? I'm in Cincinnati. >> Wow. I think I could gave had my surgery the following week or 2, but >> put it [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > You live near Dayton? I'm in Cincinnati. How do you like Dusty Baker? We Cub fans were glad to get rid of him. >>> Wow. I think I could gave had my surgery the following week or 2, but >>> put it [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > How do you like Dusty Baker? We Cub fans were glad to get rid of him. I've never been impressed with him and still am not. We have to rebuild and he can't deal with young players. He leaves relievers in too long. You know, the same problems he had with the Cubbies. >> Wow. I think I could gave had my surgery the following week or 2, but put >> it [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >You live near Dayton? I'm in Cincinnati. Hi Steve, No, I live in Virginia, but am originally from Fostoria, Ohio where I developed the habit of going to the Hamvention in the late 60's. Have been to most of them whenever I wasn't way out of the area with the military or chasing some $$$ in some road rallies that paid money. I hate to miss the event. DM > Just called the doc's office to get the biopsy results from the biopsy > performed last Tuesday. Not in yet. Man, this waiting, thinking and > worrying is rough. Sorry you're being put through this. It is not necessary. My biopsy was November 1. I was given the results November 3. |
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