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Prostate Cancer

Archives for March 2017

Recently diagnosed and new to the community
I haven't spent much time yet reviewing the board, but I wanted to add my info and I would obviously welcome any guidance. 45 year old, PSA 4.1 Biopsied on 3/15/17 4 positive cores; Gleason 6 Right Mid: 20% (perineural invasion) Right Base: 3% Right Lat Mid: 15% Right Lat Base: 10% Urologist was concerned with the number…
Delaying prostatectomy 6-12 months, PSA 2.49, 1 of 12 biopsies positive
So I'm soon to be 47. My PSA is 2.49 and my biopsy a month ago result is 11 of 12 biopsies showing no cancer with 11% of the other being positive. The Gleason score is a 3+3 (low risk). Onco DX testing on the positive specimen is still pending. My situation is that my wife and I have a 2 year old girl and we are expecting…
Fatigue Prior to Treatment
Hello Everyone-- Glad to find this forum. So many of you are helpfully candid and encouraging, which is welcome support when one is faced with this kind of thing. Diagnosed this month with PC---PSA 6.3, MRI showed lesion, biopsy confirmed two areas of adenocarcinoma. MY PSA level has been gradually rising for around 4…
Need some advice
I am 53 yrs old, 5'9" and about 150lbs. Have never had any serious health issues. Here's my situation: My PSA levels started going up last year, which coincidentally was when I started riding the stationary bike on regularly basis (3-4 times a week). I have since stopped riding the stationary bike. PSA (ng/mL) Date Value…
High PSA Advice Needed
Hello everybody, I need advice on the following situation: 64 years old, no symptoms. December 2014 PSA - 2.43 2016 PSA - 4.89 2017 PSA - 4.10 PCP recommends to have another PSA test in 6 months. Is this the correct route here? Should I request another PSA sooner? How soon? Should I see a urologist? Should I ask for more…
Surgeon's Scorecard website
Here is the website that lists the records of complications/death during surgery by hospitals and doctors. https://projects.propublica.org/surgeons/ You put in your location, then click from the drop down menu your procedure, in this case "Prostate Removal", it then sends you to the page where a rating system by color…
Elevated PSA Test Result
I am 60 years old. My PSA test in May 2015 was 2.8. February 2016 my PSA test was 4.9 and my doctor recommended I see a urologist, who immediately recommended a biopsy based on the 4.9 PSA. I asked if maybe we should retest PSA first, which I did. The PSA test done 2 weeks later was 3.7. The urologist recommended test…
"Use it or lose it" prostatectomy?
I had robotic prostatectomy in June. Everything has gone smoothly and I am grateful to God and the surgeon for the success. But I do have a question of a personal nature for others who had similar. I have heard the expression "use it or lose it" concerning E D after surgery. Was it necessary to use meds or artificial…
Not a survivor (yet) but seeking advice
Hi all I've been on PSA surveillance for a year (3.9, 3.3 now 4 with low T) and my GP has arranged an MRI. Asymptomatic apart from needing to pee more at night which is probably age related as much as anything. My GP says I am either fine or caught early but the low T bugs me as that may be a marker for more aggressive…
Seeking Best Treatment Option of Prostate Cancer
Dear Sir, I am Mohammad Asaduzzaman from Bangladesh. I am 43+ years old. I am writing about my prostate cancer and seeking the best & proper treatment option. Pathological History: Bangkok Hospital Medical Center PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) level: 6.83 ng/ml Date of Test: 24-02-2017 ***********************************…
just got the news-lost
50 yr old, went for physical and blood work. found microscopic blood in urine, referred to urologist. PSA 2.63, urologist recommended biopsy during bladder/urinary check. 3 of 14 cores showed Adenocarcinoma with Gleason 6 1 core less than 5%, 1 core at 70%, 1 core at 90%. Grade group 1 Positive margin 23% on Capra ? I have…
My Active Surveillance. started 3/2009
PSA lowered to 4.2 while Free PSA is 21. Dr. prescribed alfuzosin hcl er 10mg tab apo to abate frequent urination during the night. Dr. wants to perform another biopsy this summer, to survey the area around the 3+4=7 found this past summer.ng p This will be number 7 biopsy in 9 years (getting very old). Here is a medical…
Question about Biochemical recurrence
Gentleman, New guy to this site but old guy in the program. I had my Robotic in 2010 that pushed the PSA back to .008 for three years. The PSA has been slowly creeping back up to a current .238. I have been looking for the right questions to ask, and came across a point made by a contributor on this site. How does one know…
External Condom Catheters for male incontinence
External Condom Catheters for male incontinence Incontinence isa major problem for males after surgery or radiation and I've read almost nothing on the BBs about the use of external condom catheters for incontinence. After becoming incontinent my urologist recommended use of a clamp and external condom catheter to replace…
The complexity of Gleason 6
Hello all, my father's recent "positive" result in his post op psa test got me to thinking about gleason 6 cancers. As we know, they are slow growing cancers that the vast majority of the time do not pose a threat to a man's life. It is even said they lack the ability to metastasize. One study I found, cntr remember the…
Need some advice
Hi: I am Avi from New England area and my parents are back in India. My dad is a healthy 71 year old (walks and exercises everyday-takes medication for BP and nothing else), and he had some pain over the weekend and went to see the Dr. After some tests, he came back home knowing that he has prostate cancer with Gleason…
Dramatic PSA jump
I don't know what to do anymore. My father had his prostrate removed in 2006. Starting in early 2016, his PSA began to spike again. He now sits at an alarming 13 yet has had CT/Bone and other scans and they can't find anything. Has anyone else experienced something like this?

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