Prostate enlargement.

Jimbob-
Jimbob- Member Posts: 46
edited March 2014 in Prostate Cancer #1
In april 05 I was diagnosed with Colo Rectal Cancer. Rectum and anus was removed. Result I have no rear opening. Cancer has been gone for these four years.

I am unable to have the finger wave that the doc used to do every six months, I do have a PSA done every six months at my request.

My question is, How can Prostate Enlargement be detected????

I am a 67 year old man and we all know it is going to enlarge sometime.

Thank you,,,Jimbob

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  • lewvino
    lewvino Member Posts: 1,010
    #2
    Sorry to hear of your
    Sorry to hear of your cancer. Have you also had prostate cancer or just worried about possible enlagement?

    I would assume that monitoring the PSA would suffice but if you were really concerned and you still have a prostate then They could also do an ultrasound. From the ultrasound they can calculate the size of the prostate and would be able to determine if it is enlarged.

    Larry
  • Jimbob-
    Jimbob- Member Posts: 46
    #3
    lewvino said:

    Sorry to hear of your
    Sorry to hear of your cancer. Have you also had prostate cancer or just worried about possible enlagement?

    I would assume that monitoring the PSA would suffice but if you were really concerned and you still have a prostate then They could also do an ultrasound. From the ultrasound they can calculate the size of the prostate and would be able to determine if it is enlarged.

    Larry

    Thank you Larry
    Thank you Larry.

    I did not have prostate Cancer. However with the Rectal area sewed shut I was just wondering about detection.

    It is interesting that today I was having lunch with my Favorite WOCN and we were talking about this subject as her Husband had a High PSA count on his last check.

    She suggested a CT scan to look at the prostate. Your suggestion of the Ultra Sound also has merit. I will talk to my PCP about this shortly.

    Thanks for the response.
  • muttsrule
    muttsrule Member Posts: 52
    #4
    Jimbob- said:

    Thank you Larry
    Thank you Larry.

    I did not have prostate Cancer. However with the Rectal area sewed shut I was just wondering about detection.

    It is interesting that today I was having lunch with my Favorite WOCN and we were talking about this subject as her Husband had a High PSA count on his last check.

    She suggested a CT scan to look at the prostate. Your suggestion of the Ultra Sound also has merit. I will talk to my PCP about this shortly.

    Thanks for the response.

    prostate enlargement
    My sympathies for your loss, Jimbob, and congratulations that your rectal stuff seems to work, or so you imply. I don't have much to add except that the finger-poke isn't all that great anyhow--in a healthy anus-rectum-etc.,the Dr. can still poke only one side of the prostate. PSA, to my knowledge, is more dependable--if it increases, the prostate has some sort of trouble. John

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