Prostate Biopsy

[Mcafee]

Hello All Hope All Is Well.

Has any one ever had this procedure done ?

I had this procedure done on Friday painfull to say the least.

I ended up in the emergency rm 7 hrs later could not void due to inflamation of prostate and catheter was introduce to relieve the bladder.

This was something should have been last november but due to issues concerning local VAMC and POC changes and pretty much gettiing jerked around at this point.

As for my health care at this facility it has gone irrevecably bad and the bond of trust of so called professionals that id rather go to local ER or hosp for treatment and have requested fee base care no reply from VAMC.

YOUR THOUGHTS and Thank You

[JON]

Yes,

The biopsy is the first stage of prostate cancer detection/treatment. I had prostate cancer back in 2005. A private doc suggested that since I was only 55, I have the prostate removed. That left me with a neurogenic bladder, which the VA removed after waiting 5 years to see if different treatments worked. They built me a new bladder, taking out a piece of my colon to use. The spot where they reattached the colon has bled for the last year. I have had 9 blood transfussions, 3 colonoscopies and 2 endoscopies since February, The VA knows what the problem is, where it is and that it will take 2 specialist surgeons to operate and repair, yet they drag their feet for a year. I believe they'd rather you die than fix the problem in a quick manner.

My advice to you is, if you're young enough and your prostate cancer is mild enough to handle the radioactive rod treatment, do that first. You can always have surgery later. Be careful in your decisions. If you are unhappy with your treatment, contact the patient advocate. If your patient advocate has no influence as mine does, contact your congressman or representative, sign a release of medical information and have them go to bat for you. Also, if you were in Vietnam, file a claim for agent orange related prostate cancer.

Good luck.

[Mcafee]

Hello All Hope All Is Well.

I recieved the pathology report two hrs ago diagnose is prostate cancer 25 %.

Dr. Suggested ct scan bone scan to make sure has not gotten to lymph nodes.

Then removal of prostate

[evandc]

In 2004 I had the 43 Radiation Treatments for my Prostate Cancer. Don't understand why everyone is talking about removing the Prostate as the first step of treatment. What am I missing?

Good luck,

Don

[Mcafee]

I am not aware or educated on this subject but if 25 % of prostate is infected do they cut out that part or just remove the whole thing ?I will be making arrangements for bone scan and pet scan monday sloan ketterin.Or is there another way to diagnose this? Eithier way it is of concern. Something that was totally unexpected.

[Pete53]

Just wishing you the best and sharing this. If it was me I would get a second opinion for one thing the VA is a teaching hospital and they are operation happy. I would also get any surgery done using my Medicare HMO using reliable Doctors and not having to worry if it is some intern doing the cutting and sewing.

I am praying that you will get the Grace you need to make good decisions and deal with this health issue,

[john999]

Pete

Damn right. Don't let the VA medical students remove your prostate. Get a second opinion. You know if you let VA do the job you will probably be impotent afterwards. The best way I have heard of doing it is cryotherapy where they freeze and kill just the cancer.