Hi friends and family,
Terence, my Pop, has been undergoing some medical testing and medications for the past few weeks for an enlarged prostate.
He underwent further testing because he wasn't responding to meds. He recieved his test results back on Wednesday.
His PSA levels were high (Prostate-Specific Antigen is a protein produced by the cells of the prostate gland).
A normal count is 3. One that is significantly high and is medical marker to test for cancer is 20. Terence's levels were 350.
(they ran several tests just to be sure).
With levels that high, they have by-passed the biopsies (will run them next week) because the question is not if he has cancer, but what stage it is in.
They said levels that high usually means it has already metatisized (spread) into tissue or bone.
Terence will be going straight to Cat scans and bone scans (the results will show where or if it has spread). They are hoping that the cells have been contained within the prostate.
We will know more after his scan on Monday, the 23rd, and will definittely know more after the appointments with more doctors next Weds. It will take time.
Here is a scripture our family prayed and is standing on:
Please pray this and stand with us: Proverbs 4: 20
Terence, my Pop, has been undergoing some medical testing and medications for the past few weeks for an enlarged prostate.
He underwent further testing because he wasn't responding to meds. He recieved his test results back on Wednesday.
His PSA levels were high (Prostate-Specific Antigen is a protein produced by the cells of the prostate gland).
A normal count is 3. One that is significantly high and is medical marker to test for cancer is 20. Terence's levels were 350.
(they ran several tests just to be sure).
With levels that high, they have by-passed the biopsies (will run them next week) because the question is not if he has cancer, but what stage it is in.
They said levels that high usually means it has already metatisized (spread) into tissue or bone.
Terence will be going straight to Cat scans and bone scans (the results will show where or if it has spread). They are hoping that the cells have been contained within the prostate.
We will know more after his scan on Monday, the 23rd, and will definittely know more after the appointments with more doctors next Weds. It will take time.
Here is a scripture our family prayed and is standing on:
Please pray this and stand with us: Proverbs 4: 20
20 My son, listen closely to my words.
21 Do not let them out of your sight,
keep them within your heart;
22 for they are life to those who find them
and health to a man's whole body.
23 Above all else, guard your heart,
for it is the wellspring of life.
The eyes of faith sees the answer before it manifest in the three dimensional physical world.
Tonight, our family decided to have eyes of faith, and we are going to walk through this together, encouraging one another and standing on the word of God.
Please stand with us. Love Nadine
3 comments:
Oh, Nadine, we will certainly keep you all in our prayers. Give Terence our best. We are so happy that you are close to them to walk through this with them. Love you.
Nadine-
We will certainly stand with you! Our thoughts and prayers will be with you and Terence. I'll call you this week- we have so much to catch up on. We miss you so much.
Love Amber
Nadine,
Bethany helps to keep me updated about things going on and I am glad you posted about Terence. Thank you. We will pray for you all.Could you send me your Mom's e-mail? Mine is carhopper123@yahoo.com
bless you...Diane
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