Picture this, 2 of my Dad’s closest friends were diagnosed around the same time with aggressive prostate cancer. When the initial shock subsided, the first question they both had was, “How long can I expect to live”?
It’s the obvious question. One of the guys researched it extremely well and asked his doctor for a print out of people in his exact situation and read out his chance of living. The results according to the doctor’s sheet was that he had a 49% chance of being alive after 5 years. Not even 50%.
That is very stressful and emotional to be faced with that type of prognosis. Well, it’s 8 years later and he’s totally fine. He’s 66 now and he cycles far and fast every day. He looks great. The other guy was in a similar situation.
The point is this: They both took remained as calm as possible and took care of themselves. They are smart guys and knew the statistics included everyone. They wanted to improve their odds and they did everything they could. Don’t listen to these odds. Read everything you can and realize that you can beat it too if you do the right things. They did have surgery, but no chemo. Of course, every case is slightly different, but make sure you talk it over with your doctor. Also, make sure your doctor is a good one. One of the guys had 2 doctors. The first doctor totally missed the diagnosis because aggressive prostate cancer is from rapidly rising psa levels, not just total psa. Take your life in your own hands and you can beat this thing and live to a ripe old age.