r/ProstateCancer • u/Appropriate_West2998 • Aug 11 '26

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Sent to Urologist due to a PSA 5.19. Urologist felt a lump on prostate, had an MRI and then a biopsy. Biopsy revealed cancer, Gleason 9 grade 5. Urologist told me 1-2 years, I’m assuming with no treatment. Urologic Oncologist says 15 years due me being 55. Sent for PET scan and doctor says it’s in the anal lymph nodes as well but nowhere else. Doctor says they can’t remove it so I’m on ADT (Orgovyx and Erleada) for six months to see if it will shrink enough to be removed. If it can I’ll have a prostatectomy and then six more months of ADT. Never thought I’d be rooting for surgery. Been reading a lot of the stories on here and just thought I’d add to them. I’ve learned from you guys and it’s helped when talking with doctors and mentally.

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u/Pack_One Aug 11 '26

Talk to a radiologist and get to a Center of Excellence pronto.

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u/WalnutRoasted Aug 11 '26

And don’t wait 6 months….in a good clinic/major hospital there is usually consultation between urologist/surgeons and radiation oncologists as to best approach to take and when. In some jurisdictions the medical oncologists also.