Thats what I did, found an expert I felt I could trust and took his advice. HIFU was not an option for me in New Zealand but I was fortunate enough to join a trial which is designed to clarify the benefits of radiation and various hormone treatment programmes. Being on the trial got me treated promptly in our public health system.
I have since met quite a number of men with prostate cancer, some are back to a normal life and some have ceased to draw their superannuation.
You mention half a problem and perhaps you are thinking of 'get it out, get it over with'. Please check on the likely side effects of the various treatments as they are not the same for different treatments.
Hmmm, I wonder if it would be appropriate to describe on here just what hormone therapy did to me?
Yeah, luck does play a part but I tell myself that life is an adventure and like all good adventures there are some hard bits along the way.