Father Newly Diagnosed
My dad is 62 and was just diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma of the prostate. He had been dealing with constipation for a couple of months & then stared bleeding into the toilet bowl resulting in him going to the ER. He had dealt with on & off depression since my mom passed 5 years ago. So he has not been to the doctor in a long time.
His MRI results:
8.8cm
- low rectal mass invading the prostate. Metastatic mesorectal, right internal iliac, and right inguinal lymph nodes.
- Metastatic deposit anterior to the prostate.
- Diffuse osseous metastatic disease.
They thought he had rectal cancer but after the biopsy during his colonoscopy this is the results we got:
Rectal mass, biopsy:
Adenocarcinoma, consistent with prostate primary
NKX3.1: Positive.
CK7: Rare positive staining.
CK20: Negative
CDX2: Negative.
The biopsy let us know it is actually a prostate mass invading into the rectum instead of the other way around like we thought. He has a radiation oncologist consult on the 16th and then medical oncologist on the 22nd. I’m just looking for advice on what I should be asking at his visit in general & what I can do best to help him through this? I’m also 6 months pregnant with my 2nd child & will likely be his main caregiver but I also live 3 hours away. My 25 year old brother still lives with him though.