My Cancer Pilgrimage: Prostate Biopsy

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Prostate Biopsy

It would appear that since my PSA numbers continue to remain high, I have now been scheduled for a BIOPSY of my PROSTATE and it is the day after the Presidential Candidate and I hope that my surgeon voted for the candidate that won... lol

However, before this procedure, I must be cleared by my Cardiologist to stop taking my Xarelto. I must be cleared by my family doctor that I am healthy enough to undergo surgery... I suppose in case something goes wrong they have someone else to blame. I have to drive down to the office 2 days before the surgery and take a COVID test and then the night before the surgery, I have to have an enema...

It seems like a lot of crap just to check and see if I have prostate cancer or not... but, it must be necessary and if I do have cancer, then I will be dealing with three cancers simultaneously... These cancers are just tearing me down a little bit at a time.

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For the last 12 years, I have been under the supervision of an Oncologist who is treating me for B cell Lymphoma. I have had over 150 infusions and numerous CT/PET scans as well as MRIs, biopsies (including bone marrow) and well as monthly blood tests to monitor my WBC, RBC, and Platelets.

My treatments have included: Rituxan, Fludara, Cytoxin, Triandra, Opdivo, Yervoy, Imbruvica, Surgery, and Radiation...

Six years into my treatments, I discover Melanoma on my foot that I subsequently discovered could have been encouraged by my Lymphoma treatments of Fludara and Cytoxin. The growth was removed but 4 years later, it metastasized to my groin and a year after that to my neck.

My treatment for melanoma in the groin was Opdivo, Yervoy, and Radiation without surgery because it was too complicated of an area.

My Melanoma metastasized to my neck but when the lymph node was surgically removed, it was dead Melanoma so the treatment worked.

My Lymphoma (CLL) is being treated the same way an Oncologist would treat Leukemia (SLL); in fact, many Oncologists believe that it is the same disease just different stages.

My cancer treatments were further complicated from a serious heart attack 12 years ago. It was a silent attack with minor pain but my LAD was blocked 100%, and two other arteries on the left side were both blocked 90%. The only reason that I did not die in the attack is that my body created its own bypass with dozens of tiny vessels to transport the blood.

My arteries were cleaned out and 5 stints were inserted over a period of 12 months and 3 surgeries.

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