# Ongoing Prostate Cancer Treatment **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 14, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625 "2025-06-14T13:54:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625/321 "2026-05-22T14:37:24Z")
Hooray!! Always a good idea to recheck test results which don’t seem to make sense. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625/322 "2026-05-22T14:53:52Z")
In about 3 weeks from minor panic to rejoicing. Not a bad turn-around at all. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625/323 "2026-05-22T15:01:34Z")
We are all rejoicing ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625/324 "2026-05-22T20:31:58Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Holy Shit and Hip Hip Hooray. > > PSA test came back at **1.4!** 🕺 💃 Bring out the celebratory booze! 🍻🍷 🍾 ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625/325 "2026-05-22T20:32:40Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > PSA test came back at **1.4!** Awesome news. May it long be so! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625/326 "2026-05-22T21:02:48Z")
Fantastic news!! ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625/327 "2026-05-23T02:18:32Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > 1.4 is a great reading. woooHOOO! ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625/328 "2026-05-23T04:04:56Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > We are all rejoicing Yessir!! ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625/329 "2026-05-23T12:53:58Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > PSA test came back at **1.4!** Great!! I hope my second test comes back lower as well. That’s wonderful news. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625/330 "2026-05-24T02:05:12Z")
While I wait for the test and such, I wanted to point out that there is a generational thing with the doctor. My doctor is in his 70s and seems old school. Yesterday, I went to my 40ish old dermatologist and he and his office were much better at communicating. I may consider changing doctors, even though it may mean having to travel a lot further. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625/331 "2026-05-24T03:01:36Z")
My husband had a fancy MRI today, with contrast and glucagon, which somehow is supposed to quiet the gut so they can get a better image. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625/332 "2026-05-24T07:36:09Z")
How long does it take to get the results of the MRI back? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625/333 "2026-05-24T08:16:16Z")
My MRI up in Manhattan was about an hour, the prior local one in NJ was a few days. The human interpreting the MRI seems to be the time variable. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625/334 "2026-05-24T11:55:33Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > The human interpreting the MRI seems to be the time variable. Yeah. I’m guessing that person doesn’t work on weekends. So probably Monday or Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625/335 "2026-05-27T09:53:56Z")
Some good news. I went back and got the results of the retest for the PSA. The first test had the jump from 7.7 three months ago to 91. The second test showed 27. The doctor said it may have been an inflammation, but we need to wait until the results of the MRI. It’s leaving me confused at the moment because I don’t understand the factors involved. If inflammation caused this, can the numbers drop even more? It’s still quite a jump. We are considering going back down to Taiwan for a diagnosis there. That is where I was diagnosed with cancer four years ago. The doctors were better at communicating there so I may get a better idea of what’s going on. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625/336 "2026-05-27T12:51:24Z")
Great news and sounds like we both may have suffered from false readings or bad tests. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625/337 "2026-05-27T13:07:55Z")
I hope so. I sure wish that the doctor would have shared the results before I went into full panic mode. The doctor didn’t actually willingly share the news with me. He had intended on telling me at the same time as the results of the MRI (which I had today, and won’t know until next week sometime), but since their office was close to the hospital, we went over and asked in person. The nurse acted surprised that we were there and wanted to know the lab test results. She had to get the doctor’s approval, of course, and when he was free then we were called in and that’s when he said it may have been an inflammation, but will see after getting the MRI results back. No further information. They just aren’t used to being open with information. The doctors are gods and don’t mingle with humans. You can’t tell I’m annoyed, can you? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625/338 "2026-05-27T13:27:21Z")
What a horrible system. The fact it is your information is the craziest part. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625/339 "2026-05-28T04:12:53Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > The fact it is your information is the craziest part. Yeah. I know that this is prostate cancer and not one that is usually more agressive, but still, the massive jump is concerning. The doctor’s first reaction was simply that it would require treatment and only said surgery. Despite having the information available for over a week, there never was the idea that the patient may be interested in knowing what was happening with their body. When I saw the doctor yesterday, again only about six words were said. They don’t see patients on Wednesday afternoons, so no one was waiting and he could have taken even a single minute or two to explain what was happening. I’ve decided to go down to Taiwan and see the doctor I was seeing four years ago when I lived there, and who I trust. There’s no way for me to continue with this guy. After I find out what is happening, if everything is OK and it we go back to active monitoring, I’ll find a different local doctor. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625/340 "2026-05-28T15:28:23Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#): > > I’ve decided to go down to Taiwan and see the doctor I was seeing four years ago when I lived there, and who I trust. There’s no way for me to continue with this guy. > > After I find out what is happening, if everything is OK and it we go back to active monitoring, I’ll find a different local doctor. My original Urologist was pushing for the 45 radiation treatment option, about an hour from my house. So for 15 weeks I would be slogging down and up the Garden State Parkway for 2 hours a day while feeling like shit from the treatment. He pushed it enough I suspected the practice was either kicking back to him or at least Golf Buddies. He dismissed MSK which was nearby and has one of the best reputations for Cancer Care in the Nation. I never plan to see this Doctor again. I already had several other reasons not to like him and that was the exclamation. MSK is Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-prostate-cancer-treatment/1019625.md?page=18)