I had my prostate gland removed two months ago today. The doctors said everything went well.
What makes my case extremely unusual is before and after biopsies detected no cancer cells in the prostate gland but in the seminal vesicle there was aggressive growth cancer cells (Gleason score 8). Three specialists told me before the surgery this was not possible and the before biopsy just missed the cancer cells. Now one of the specialists is going to write a paper on it.
I will have a PSA test in a month to confirm cancer cells were removed. The lymph nodes were negative around the prostate gland.
My first PSA level when detected was a 7, biopsy was negative, the following PSA level was a 14, a new biopsy was ordered and when I had that done the PSA level went to 21 and an immediate surgery was scheduled. All good now, PSA levels are negative.
I had radiation plus hormone treatmnet that ended last November. My PSA was 5.8 and I had 4/12 cores positive, one was 4+3. My second post treatment PSA is in July.