After arriving in Tel Aviv I walked over to the hospital for my 5-month check-up with my surgeon, getting there plenty early.
I got a big of a surprise. I had done a PSA check earlier in order to take the results to the surgeon, and I had noticed that it had risen from 0.04 to 0.06. I had also figured that this was probably not very significant. Apparently, however, I was wrong. The doctor said there are basically 2 choices for people in my situation: having radiation quite soon, or waiting to see if the PSA will go down later on its own or not. Studies have shown, though, that the best outcomes are achieved by NOT waiting to do radiation, so I intend to opt for that. In addition to another appointment with the surgeon in 3 months, I have also scheduled an appointment with the oncologist in 2 months (late August) to discuss the radiation option and, probably, to make arrangements to undergo it. The surgeon told me that it's not as heavy a radiation as I would have had if I had chosen it instead of surgery. Anyway, the adventure continues, and I'm feeling very positive about it, so I hope all of you are, too.
After I was finished at the hospital, I met my friend, Brett, who is visiting Tel Aviv from LA, and he took me to lunch at a great all-vegan restaurant. The food was indeed delicious!
Then my friend, David, met us, and the 3 of us talked for a while before Brett took his leave. I continued with David to another cafe, where he ate and I had a soda. By then, it was time for me to head back to the airport, so David walked with me as far as his apartment.
I caught the 4:30 flight back and then took a bus home from town since it was definitely too hot to be out walking. It felt very good to be back home!
I walked a total of 13.6 kilometers today!
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