Mike,Catherine,
Thank you so much for your messages and thank you for comforting me, saying that even if the news are not good, it is very treatable.
So far you are the only people that I felt this good talking to. I can't believe that there is such a great group here. At times, this is probably just as important as having the support of one's family. I can't say this enough. It is a very different feeling to be talking to people who are knowledgeable about this but who do not have the (inadvertently) detached perspective of a doctor.
I will take your advice and go see a urologist asap, even before the CT. My doctor's nurse was supposed to call me today for a CT scan appointment but she hasn't yet. I should start looking for a urologist on Monday. I am in Dallas, TX. If anyone knows a good urologist around here I'd appreciate the info for the doctor.
Once again thank you! I will keep posting when new information arrives.
Wishing everybody all the best
DC