I seem to have made Kevin Loughlan's day.
The results of my MRI are in and it's clear that the cancer has not spread out of the core to the surface of the prostate gland. This is a big deal in terms of successful treatment and means that the cancer is contained and hasn't started floating around my body. Because of brusing that may have happened as a result of the biopsy, the MRI is not clear if I have tumors in both sides of the gland, but I have a 7mm x 7mm shadow on the left and a 3mm x 3mm shadow on the right. All or part of this shadow may the the result of the biopsy and not cancer at all.
Therefore, chances are (and I am learning that everything about this disease involves chances - I may take up residence at Foxwoods after all this) that the what we thought initially - cancer on the left, not any (or not much) on the right was correct. Dr. L seems to think that this is just a dandy situation and he sounded positively chipper over the phone.
Next up? A consultation with Dr. Zeitman of the proton beam at the Massachusetts General Hospital tomorrow where we talk about the constructive use of radiation.
Not sure Dave. I'm going to wear my tin foil hat when I meet with him, though.
Posted by: MTS | July 18, 2007 at 07:46 AM
this sounds like real good news, spriggy. and i love the sound of dr. z and his proton beam - is he from flash gordon?
-brennan
Posted by: David Brennan | July 17, 2007 at 11:45 PM