A new anxiety

I've had a few people ask me to update them on my situation, so here I sit thinking about what to write about.

My last post mentioned that I was headed to see a urologist about my elevated PSA.  That specific appointment didn't happen because my nephrologist office, that made the appointment, didn't tell me that the doctor wasn't in my insurance coverage.  We made a new appointment with a Gastro-Oncologist at UAMS, which I learned meant that he was a specialist with cancers affecting the lower tract.   So, I had my appointment with him last week which was not much more than him poking and prodding in places I care to not remember.   He said that 1 out of 3 men who come in with elevated PSA actually have Prostate Cancer, but he didn't feel anything out of the ordinary during his poking around.  The only way to actually tell for sure is to have a biopsy of the prostate.   I'm not going to attempt to explain what that procedure entails, ask a couple of middle age men you know chances are they have had one.   Anyway, my biopsy procedure is scheduled for this Wednesday at 11:15am. For some reason I'm not especially concerned or nervous about it yet, it helps that I'm very busy at work and that helps keep my mind off of things.  I'm sure by Wednesday morning I will have some high blood pressure.  

I also had an appointment with my nephrologist last week which was not very eventful since I had been with the transplant people so recently.  The only thing new that I didn't know was that there was a mandatory waiting period for a kidney transplant candidate of at least 2 years if they are diagnosed with cancer.  Certain types of cancer have a 5 year waiting period for a transplant.   This is disappointing but I guess it makes sense, they do not want to have any cancer in the body when they introduce anti-rejection medicine that drastically reduces the immune system.    I guess that raises the stress level associated with the results of this biopsy procedure.

Consider yourself up to date because that's all I know.

Thanks again for the many genuine inquiries about my situation.  I would appreciate your prayers for a good result from this biopsy test, I would prefer to only have one major health problem to deal with.   I'm getting good at enduring needles and poking, but I'm not excited about combining them.

Stay Tuned ...