Frank J Peter, Author at Frank J. Peter

A Cancer Journey: My Prostate Cancer, Part 4

The first line of defense for prostate cancer is to stop feeding it.

More anxiety-ridden days and weeks pass, waiting for the pathology report.

“Right proximal humeral diaphyseal spiculated sclerotic focus 1.2 cm with intense FDG avidity.”

One of the great joys of doing any medical test is that it sometimes finds things it wasn’t even looking for…

Fast forward to a place that allows me to end this long, painful thread with sincere words of encouragement…

Imagine trying to function with tubes coming out of your back…

Turns out that my left ureter was so compressed that they couldn’t install the stent.

There are not enough words to describe the pain…

In short order, thanks to the compassion and expertise of my oncology team…

This can’t be right. I need to call my oncologist’s office to see what’s what…

Rewind to that very first dose of Acalabrutinib in mid-October.

“Right proximal humeral diaphyseal spiculated sclerotic focus 1.2 cm with intense FDG avidity.”