Hismones 11/26/25

One year ago. After office hours on Thanksgiving Eve, my urologist called me personally with the biopsy results: "You have prostate cancer." What started as elevated PSA at my semiannual PCP checkup in April had been followed by a surprisingly lower PSA at my first urology appointment in June, then a highest-yet reading in September followed by an inconclusive MRI in October and an office biopsy in November. A PSMA PET scan December 9 revealed three lesions in the prostate and two outside in adjacent lymph nodes. Amazingly (miraculously?), I was able to have rapid-fire successive appointments with urologist December 16 and with radiation and medical/surgical oncologists December 18 and 19. Surgery was an iffy solution, so I chose radiation with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), a daily pill. I started the prescription Christmas Eve, had 44 weekday radiation treatments beginning near President Lincoln's birthday and ending April 22, and continue taking the oral ADT. While my treatment has been punctuated by holidays, it's not been a vacation but the pathway has been effective and I am managing with God's, Tammy's, and various support groups' help. I am grateful. Happy Thanksgiving!