That's right.
The specialist seemed fairly certain that the lump would be cancer and said there was no point in putting the (squeezed )drops into the jar...we'd past that stage because of what he'd felt.
He wants to do a biopsy, but given the possibility of me 'doing nothing' for a while, this seems that an unpleasant procedure could be delayed.
I asked him what the risks were of a biopsy freeing cells globally. He said that it was not an issue. I wish I could be sure of that.
I can't see the point of a biopsy unless there is a wide scale of findings from such a procedure. In other words, giving a guideline as to the urgency factor. Right now it seems that he is just going to confirm what he already knows.
What I haven't had is a Free PSA analysis. What I read is that this gives a very good indicator of the likelihood of malignancy.
He seemed quite certain that the biopsy was the only way to go now, but he is also the owner of the clinic, and in a cynical moment I wondered if he was drumming up business. Having said this, he does seem a nice guy that knows his stuff...but having said that, I see some figures that indicate that a fair proportion of lumps can be benign. That counters what he said.
So, does stabbing it release deadly cells globally?
And does the biopsy tell more than just yes or no?
As for playing the waiting game, well, my back pain was so bad yesterday that when he told me about the lump I didn't give the proverbial toss. But then, if I followed my own beliefs, the pain was probably psychosomatic.
I guess I could flick a coin.