It turns out that when a guy is said to have "positive margins," when they mean is that the cancer is in the tissue they leave behind, as well as the tissue they remove. Radiation affects both the good and bad tissue, but the bad tissue does not have the ability to repair itself, whereas the good tissue does. Over the course of 40 daily doses, the cancer dies. Last Monday, Dec 20, I went in for my first treatment, which happen daily at 3pm, and I am out in 20 minutes.
There is very little in the way of side effects from these treatments, the doc said I might be somewhat fatigued at the end of each week, although this varies from patient to patient.
The bit of good news is that my second post-op PSA test came back will all zeros (0.00), down from a value of 0.03 in September. For the first year, I will have quarterly tests.
