Introducing "Life's An Adventure"

Greetings Friends and Family

This is to introduce the blog where you will be able to read any news about Geoff.  Most of you know, but some may not, that Geoff has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.  He has had the biopsy and is now ready to go on two doctor visits next week to decide how to proceed. 

He will see a surgeon on Monday and the doctor who would do the radiation therapy if he decides on that.  At this point he is leaning heavily toward the surgery, but will talk with the radiation doctor just in case there is a compelling reason to change his decision.

According to Dr. V...his urologist...the diagnosis came very early and the prognosis is good.  He has had a bone scan and a CT scan and all is clear in both those tests so it has not spread.  The only other possibility would be if the lymph nodes have been affected.  Dr. V says he doesn't feel that is likely, but will know for sure after the surgery.

A little prostate cancer lesson for all...they judge prostate cancer by what is called the Gleason score.  A Gleason score of 2-6 is a slow growing cancer.  A Gleason score of 7 is medium growing and a score of 8-10 is a fast growing cancer.  There were 8 samples taken on the left side and 8 on the right side of the prostate.  All samples on the right side were benign.  On the left side, 7 out of the 8 were determined to be cancer.  All of the samples that were cancer had a Gleason score of 8-9.  Because of the scores of 8-9, some kind of treatment is necessary.  In cases where the Gleason score is in the slow growing category, sometimes treatment is not necessary.

That should have everyone caught up that didn't know anything about all this.  This has all happened since Thanksgiving so things have moved rather quickly and we thought this would be the best way to keep everyone updated.

More news will follow as we know anything.

Geoff and Nicole