Hi gang -
Yeah! Surgery is currently scheduled for Wednesday, Oct.14th at Memorial Sloan-Kettering in Manhattan. Finally.
There is, however, an expectation that the cancer has moved beyond the "capsule" surrounding the prostate, but there are no specific signs of any major involvement of the lymph nodes (determined in MRI by change in physical size) in the surrounding area. What this means is that the surgical "margins" will need to be wider than anticipated to assure that as much of the cancer as possible is removed by removal of the localized lymph nodes and perhaps some surrounding soft tissue. This is still relatively good news, but we need to remain cautious in the coming weeks and months as we move forward. More than likely there will be a round of radiation therapy, or chemo (or both) approximately 4 to 6 weeks after surgery.
That's pretty much it for now. It's been a long and very emotional day. I'll catch up with you all again soon.
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