Final pathology came back for the lymph nodes sampled during my dad's surgery. The cancer was contained to the prostate, Gleason remained at 6, and there were no other indications of a spread. Hooray! The tough old hoot went for a hike today, I'm proud of him!
The lesson in all of this is to get checked out early and often. His PSA never rose past about 2 and had been consistent there for a few years (with negative biopsies). But that, combined with a strong family history, kept him going in for biyearly exams. The list of people whom have died from prostate cancer they ignored is long and distinguished and thank god my dad isn't one of them.
Peace
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