The MRI on my Prostate was on the 31st of August, results were planned to be given to me on Sept 2nd but they were not ready. OK, given my metal hip I guess I can understand this. Maybe?
Fast forward to September 10th and the results show up in my electronic reporting system. Huh? To top this off, simply put the report is not clearly stated. I had to do some significant Googling of terms.
In fact it stated, several times that nothing showed up stating “no lesions are identified on this MR to suggest clinically significant prostate cancer, greater than or equal to Gleason 7.”
Given I started this adventure with a Gleason 9, highest/worst is 10 anything below 7 is kind of nice. Still Cancer but “Gleason Scores of 6 or less describe cancer cells that look similar to normal cells and suggest that the cancer is likely to grow slowly.”
So, not bad. “Since the Gleason 6 lacks the hallmarks of a cancer, it is a pseudocancer, not a health risk; does not progress to become a health risk; needs no detection; and needs no treatment.” In fact this is an amazing Gleason for the Prostate!
Kind of out of order but the Gleason Score is made up of two numbers, each no more than five. Five very bad, three or less not bad. These numbers are from the biopsy and represent what was found in the samples twice for each sample. Add them and the highest number, even if other samples are less is the Gleason Score.
From what I read the results show no concern for tumors in my Prostate!
Up date 0/15/2020
Got a call setting up an appointment with the Urologist that offered the MRI. Next week Wednesday. Wonder what he will have to say!?!
Pink isn't the only Cancer 