My Journey with Prostate Cancer

On May 26, 2020 I had the Bone Scan.  It is an easy process that  involves an intravenous  injection  of a small amount of a low-level radioactive substance that is preferentially taken up by damaged  bone . ( Bone  can be damaged by  cancer  as well as by osteoporosis and other  bone  diseases.) A special  scanner  is then used to detect the radioactivity. The injection was painless. I was then allowed to leave the hospital and return after 3 hours. I went about normal activity including drinking plenty of water. They want you to drink at least 16 oz in that time. When I returned they had me use the washroom first because the scan takes about 45 minutes and they don't really want to interrupt it for anything. They had me get on the machine bed and put a triangle under my knees and a wedge pillow to hold my neck and head in place. Then they instructed me to hold my big toes together and then they used tape to hold my feet ...

It has been a long time since I added to this blog. Only read this if you really want to know my condition or are curious about prostate cancer and the possible treatments.  I am doing this to help with my own organization of my thoughts and plans for myself more than to share with the world. But, if someone is interested, here it is. I recovered from my prostate surgery pretty well and was pleased that after about 3 month I was completely dry! That is a real blessing because so many other men who have this surgery struggle with incontinence for month, years, and sometimes for the rest of their life. The only real follow up is to have regular PSA test. After surgery one would hope that after a few months all the PSA is out of your system and you are done with cancer. The PSA should be so low that the lab calls it undetectable. My surgery was in January 2019 and in March 2019 my PSA was .05, which is very low almost undetectable. I was pleased and hoped it would stay low. In...