Kearfott
Bob and Donna live in Longwood Florida USA. He was 50 when he was diagnosed in
February, 2008. His initial PSA was 7.2 ng/ml, his Gleason Score was 6 and he
was staged T1c. His choice of treatment was Laparoscopic Prostatectomy (Da Vinci)
. Here is his story.
This is my first post. I am 50 years old and I am
in "good" health. I did not have a clue that anything was wrong. I went to a regular
check up and had a routine blood test. My doctor checked my PSA level and it was
elevated from my blood test two years prior.
In 2006 my PSA was 2.2 and
in early February 2008 it had elevated to 7.2. I immediately made an appointment
with a urologist and he scheduled an ultrasound and a biopsy. The results became
back with a Gleason score of 6 and my doctor put me at a stage of T1c. I was in
total shock. How could this happen to me? Well it does, there is no cause for
prostate cancer. This was the biggest thing I have ever had to deal with. My mind
was crazy and I had to get a handle on this.
My doctor had me schedule
a CT scan and a nuclear bone scan to see if it had spread anywhere else. I made
my appointments and had the tests and thanks to the grace of God they all can
back clear. So it was appeared that the cancer was localized in my prostate. So
what do I do now?
My original urologist recommended an open surgery and
I put my faith in him that that was the way to go. So I scheduled my surgery and
donated two units of bloods. Then I spoke to an mentor that my primary physician
referred me to and he insisted I get a second opinion for the Da Vinci method.
I made an appointment with the doctor he had and based on the discussion
we had I decided to go with the Da Vinci method. The Da Vinci method is as thorough
as the open procedure but it is less invasive and the recovery process is a lot
better. Please if you get anything out of my posts please get a second opinion
for procedure alternatives. I am going to be scheduled for surgery for in about
a month.
Please read up on the Da
Vinci method, if you are fortunate enough to have that available near you
please look into it!
Well this is where I am in my journey. I will keep
you posted.
Kearfott Bob's address is: bkearfott1@aol.com
