Prostate Screenings?

Hi LoisAnn, as you know(I"m really sure I told you this), but when the Pathology report came back, Jon's Gleason score was 3+4=7, which means that the primary cancer was a 3(not as agressive & a small amount of 4).  That's why all Gleason scores are not "created equal" even if they equal the same total.  In other words if someone has a 4+3=7, that means they have more of the agressive cancer, where in Jon's being a 3+4=7 was better.  Yet they did take out that *microscopic* piece of cancer that was just on the very outside of his prostate.  The pathologist didn't find any more just that one microscopic piece.  He felt not only was Jon's gleason score was good(he doesn't see anyone with less than a score of 6 & anywhere from 6-10), but that the miscroscopic piece poses a very low risk because it was not near any body parts or nerves.  He spoke very positive about his outlook/outcome.    Here's the thing though.  I read an article on this site where a doctor who had prostate cancer made this comment, "You are never cured, you just bide your time".   Just *BIDE YOUR TIME*.  How  encouraging/uplifting is that.....NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!  I stopped reading stuff in the beginning of Jon's diagnosis because there were so many opinions & I think some people(no matter what their profession) are alarmists by nature whether it warrants it or not.  Then I read that article & I got sucker punched again.  It doesn't help that his PSA test is only a little more than a week away.  We do what we can.  Bottom line is this.  The cancer whether it never comes back & Jon dies of old age of something else or whether it comes back sooner is out of our hands.  We don't have control over these things.   Crickett