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high psa test

greg from pa
greg from pa CSN Member Posts: 86
in Prostate Cancer #1

hello all. new to this board.. i am  two and a half year head and neck cancer survivor.  routine 51 year old psa test came back at 25 ,1 week later came back at 41.   have urologist appt tomarrow.  have been told prostate biopsies are painfull and can have lasting side affects.  nervous about this.  i have been on levothroxine therapy. the dose was recently increased by 50 percent. has anyone heard of this possibly increasing psa/  thanxs   greg

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  • ralph.townsend1
    ralph.townsend1 CSN Member Posts: 359 Member
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    It Okay

    Some people have very little pain with biopsies. My experience was that the shot to deaden the area hurt me worst than the biopsies.

    Yes I was sore for a couple days, and it was in the past.

    Get it done and get it in the past.

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  • Rainbo
    Rainbo CSN Member Posts: 10
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    Hi - please let us know how

    Hi - please let us know how you did?  Hugs and wishing you the best

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  • greg from pa
    greg from pa CSN Member Posts: 86
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    Rainbo said:

    Hi - please let us know how

    Hi - please let us know how you did?  Hugs and wishing you the best

    psa

    hi rainbo thanx for reply .have biopsy test on 3/20   decided to do what i have to do     will get results april 11   thanks for asking  greg

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