April 2008 (Age 59 at prostate cancer diagnosis, discovered in UTI treatment) Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) blood test: PSA 4.4 (4.0 and below is "normal") DRE palpable tumor May 15, 2008 – Biopsy Pathology: 10 of 15 cores had cancer. Right lobe (2 of 5 cores 40%) Gleason 3+3 Left lobe (3 of 5 cores 10%) Gleason 3+3 Right lesion (5 of 5 cores 100%) Gleason 3+3 Right base lesion (100%) Gleason 3+3 Right seminal vesical (ambiguous results - possible nerve involvement "lesion too small for grading") Composite Gleason score 3+3=6 (On a scale of 2 to 10) Bone scan and pelvic/abdomen CT show no visible metastasis Began weight loss program (lost 26 pounds between diagnosis and surgery) June 15, 2008 – Began two months hormone therapy (Casodex 50 mg) July 1, 2008 – Trelstar HT shot (3 month dose) July 11, 2008 – EKG, OK July 16, 2008 – Echo-cardiogram, OK Aug 25, 2008 – Donated first unit of my own plasma for surgery Sept 3, 2008 – Stress test OK, and donated second unit of plasma Sept 5, 2008 – Pre-op visits with Urologist and GP Sept 10, 2008 - Hospital Pre-Op Visit, chest X-ray, one more EKG Sept 15, 2008 – Open Radical Prostatectomy (Non-laproscopic, non-robotic)
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