Psa

Rednana65

Rednana65

I would really appreciate any suggestions or “next steps” for this initial phase. The above post should say “thigh” bone pain, not “side” bone.

centralPA

Hi @Rednana65 , sorry you find yourself here.

His PSA value is a HUGE warning star flare shot into the sky, and he has to see a doctor sooner than later. Much sooner. They will immediately steer him to a urologist, who will work up a set of tests and examinations for him. With his high PSA and potential bone pain, it is suggestive of the worst case, cancer that has escaped and metastasized into the bone and other parts. Not guaranteed, things certainly ache as we get older, but they will want to confirm or deny that case pronto.

My father had hip and back pain too. Thought it was age. It was stage 4 kidney cancer.

I expect they will quickly pursue a PSMA scan, an MRI, and then a prostate biopsy based on the results of both scans.

So next steps...he must see a doctor and move on to a urologist.

This can be managed, but he has to act now. No sticking his head in the sand. Or...he can let nature take its course.

Rednana65

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1701331#Comment_1701331

Thank you for the honest words, that is what it probably is, with numbers like that and his aches and fatigue. I’m concerned at his age, no grandchildren and two adult sons on the other side of the country, we live in Oklahoma, that he would prefer to just let nature take its course. I have the opposite type of personality so being supportive may be a challenge.

Rob.Ski

Agree with Central PA. Get to a Urologist.