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RPBrown - I hope that everything has gone well with this for you. I too have gone through this, this year. My PSA levels were rising, and I went in for a biopsy in late April. Early May the results came back as positive. After several meetings with the urologist, we scheduled surgery for July 18. All went well, with samples of the nearby lymph nodes showing negative, so it has appeared that nothing had spread beyond the prostate. I spent only one night in Baylor Frisco, and went home the next day. A subsequent PSA test was 0.1 - an indication that there is nothing remaining of concern, just a residual amount remaining in the blood stream, and the next test should have undetectable (zero) levels.

While this can be serious if not dealt with, to me it was never something that I got into a panic about. I viewed it as a minor bump it the road of life. It certainly has no comparison to my Mom's breast cancer and resulting chemotherapy, or to a couple of other ladies I know who have had cancer and the long courses of radiation and chemo. With men, if detected and dealt with properly, it's very curable.

If you want to talk about my experiences with this, PM me and we can exchange phone numbers.

Good luck, prayers and good wishes sent!