Early Notice

The biopsy results are in. The result is negative for cancer. It appears the prostate is just enlarged. The doctor made comment that it can occur when a man sits alot. Denny has had to do that with his recovery. He is scheduled for a follow up in July 2011.

Thanks for checking in.

Love to all,
Deb

What We Know...

Denny had the biopsy today. It will take a week to get the results. They think, however, that it is just enlarged. It is enlarged at 62%. (62% of what, I don't know.) We will post here when we have results. Thanks for checking in.

Love to all,
Deb

Holding our breath

It looks like another bump in the road may be looming on the horizon. Our primary care physician first noticed a little problem back in late summer. Denny's PSA count for prostate health was a little high. He saw a urologist here at Vanderbilt last fall. Dr. Chang didn't feel that was the time to start anything. He felt Denny needed to deal with the sinus issue first. (Dr. Chang is a very non-alarmist type of doctor. We feel confident that he will help Denny through to a positive outcome.)

The PSA count has been steadily climbing since. It went from 3.0 last March to 7.44 last week. Supposedly under 4 is normal for a man his age.

We aren't assuming it is cancer. There are other things that can cause an increase in this number. Things such as infection or benign growths. He is scheduled for a biopsy at Vanderbilt on March 21st.

He feels fine. There are no symptoms of any problems nor is he experiencing any pain. We are holding our breath that this will turn out to be something small. I will keep the blog up-to-date with any news we have.

Thanks for checking in.

Love to all,
Deb