Living with Prostate Cancer

My dad is only 41 and just a few short months ago he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He thought he had an infection of some kind so he went to the doctor, after learning of my families history of prostate cancer they decided to do a test. They told him that he was probably too young, but it’s never too early to start checking. We got his PSA results back and they said it was a little high, but it was probably just an infection, so they gave him an antibiotic and told him to come back in a month or two and they would test again.

The time had come to go back and test again, we got the results back and the PSA was higher than the first time. They told us it was nothing to worry about, but they wanted to do a biopsy just to make sure. We went on a short family vacation, which would be the last one for a while. He went to get the biopsy and it seemed like no big deal. The results however proved us wrong. MY life as well as my dad, my mom, and my 15 year old little brother was about to change. I was working the day the results came in and they wouldn’t tell me over the phone.

They said it was ok and they would come by in a few minutes to give me the details. The moment they walked through the door I knew the outcome was bad. You could see they had all been crying and I instantly broke down. They said that there was good news, I asked how can there be good news if my dad has cancer? They said it was in one location and that surgery should take care of it. So we set up the appointment and we were off to St. Louis just a month later. The surgery went well is what they said. However the results were a different story. They had told us it was in one location, but it had spread.

At this moment in time we are still waiting on all the detailed results. My dad will go back in 3 weeks and we will continue with whatever needs to be done. Until that day comes though we will continue hoping and praying for the best. Just remember though, you are NEVER too young to be diagnosed with prostate cancer I mean my dad is only 41!