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For me started with medical n blood test. Elevated PSA. Referral to Urologist. Flow test n off for an MRI. Gremlins detected. Biopsy next and.results next week. Elevated PSA is too much stuff that thickens semen. Too much goop means enlarged prostate.
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Been a 15 yr journey for me starting with PSA levels moving into the low 5s.
My baseline in now low 8s but I spike into the 12s every now and then.
A 1st prostate MRI quite a few years returned a questionable RAD score, which lead to a biopsy that was clear.
Over the years 2 subsequent prostate MRIs have returned a clear RAD.
I deal with ongoing BPH which I could do without, but hey, still in the game!
Good luck, but you will be ok either way 😎Quote:
Originally Posted by Axeman123
As the GP was giving me the exam I heard him say " now Michael its not unusual to get an erection during this exam. Just ignore it and carry on as normal."Quote:
Originally Posted by 1inchguy
I said ok doc fair enough but my names not Michael.
He replies no that's my name.
There is a saying that every man, if they live long enough, will get an enlarges prostate and many of them will become cancerous.
Enlarged prostates are a terrible thing. Many symptoms including going for a piss in the middle of the night (one, two or three times), and some delay in starting urinations, amongst other symptoms.
That's quality!Quote:
Originally Posted by tkicks
Currently, very similar to Axeman...
For me started with medical n blood test. Elevated PSA. Referral to Urologist. Off for an MRI. Biopsy and scoring. The off for a PET scan.
Yes its there but not thru the body. The PET scan detect a nother spot, which was also detetcted previously and checked, but it was showing exactly the same as a previous scan 7 years earlier.
off to the surgeon, who will doing things robotically and remove prostate and grab the extra whilst he is in the area.
I have been having PSA tests since a heart condition in my 50's so its been an annual event. this is the second raise, but the first raised only to 5.2 then dropped.... this time 8.2 then 8.8.
Guys don't delay. With the robotics nowadays a better outcome is easily achievable, not cheap, but how much do you value your life and getting off....
My Hospital visit (2 nights) booked for the end of this month.
Firstly good luck to everyone that's at various stages of treatment.
I had the PSA tests then MRI which looked worrisome but then biopsy outcome was no cancer just BPH
There is considerable divergence of opinion amongst doctors about value of PSA tests they can definitely be false indicators and cause unnecessary alarm. Mine went from 3 to 11 and back down to 3 in a year.
I dont find BPH too troubling. If I microdose cialis daily I only need to wake up once to pee but of course it does complicate long flights and I do worry it will get worse and affect elections and ejaculations so I do have a June appointment with a urologist to discuss potential treatment options...I will let you know what she says is options
I echo the good wishes to all of you going through various stages of prostate cancer. I know it sounds like a cliche, but it really is a journey. Be prepared. And for me, the best preparation was facts.
I spoke to as many doctors as I could and shockingly learnt that medicine is just as much about opinion as facts. Some doctors told me to remove my prostate as quickly as possible, others said don’t worry about it and others even said that I should not bother getting tested.
Facts matter. If you want to live in a Trumpian world of alternative facts then listen to the quacks who tell you it is all a conspiracy.
But if you value your health and understand basic science then get yourself tested and critically, get a second or third opinion.
From my experiences, that has been the situation for years. If the GP thinks you need more, the he gives you a referral to a specialist (or hospital where they are free).Quote:
Originally Posted by Vader
Yep. A doctor is not a god. He uses his education, training, experience, expertise to INTERPRET the data and give an OPINION. Always good to get others for serious decisions (in anything).Quote:
Originally Posted by Wayne
Decade+ ago, first meeting with my new GP, simple checkup, at the end he asked if I had any questions. "Only one, doctor. How long will I live?" The look on his face was priceless. Told him I was joking. As they say, Inshallah.
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Originally Posted by Abracadabra
Young pups... First biopsy I had after a high PSA was so long ago, it was via surgery and general anesthesia. Over the following decades, peak of 11, with several "needle" biopsies (so much better than general). All clear. Like Abracadabra, finished with fluctuations between 6-7. Past a certain age, PSA testing no longer recommended given its uncertainty.Quote:
Originally Posted by tkicks
Like I posted above, urologist said to call if I had any problems, but yearly visits no longer indicated. Most probably something else will kill me before any slow growing prostate cancer. Up to heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, arteries now.
But living with an enalarged prostate pretty easy to live with. Getting up several times a night offset by an afternoon nap. If you want terrible, try passing something solid via the urethra... kidney stones, blood clots... Having a SLOW starting liquid urine flow seems rather trivial. YMMV.Quote:
Originally Posted by andrewv
Seriously, good luck to all who participated in this thread. Your trophies are in process.
If I end up not working down there, I'll be happy to slap down $300 to have my face sat on for the hour.
Yep. All the pamphlets about prostate cancer and the other perils of being 60+ say "you might have to adjust your concept of what sex means" and i think they had exactly what you said in mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Axeman123
That's why I go to renwick so often now...if I can't reliably fuck a girl up the arse for an hour then let them fuck my arse instead...its still a laugh and better than sitting indoors watching sky news
When the options are given out inquire about penile injections. It works and with a little tweaking you can end up with a serious weapon🚀🚀Quote:
Originally Posted by Axeman123
Go to your ml and get a prostate massage and diagnosis
Just had prostate biopsy done on Thursday. The procedure was only about 30min, fairly quick. At this stage was more a precaution thing. It wasn’t very painful at all. Had a slight sting having a piss as they put a camera down stork to look at my bladder and a bit discomfort in the gooch area. The only thing is when you blow your load it will be bloody for a while till it clears. So if you’re going for a punt let your WL or ML know not worry about the bloody cum or they’ll get scary surprise.
98% of ML or WL have no idea about prostate, what it does, where it is, and how to feel it up, etc....Quote:
Originally Posted by Seafood
How do they check these days?
For me it was a blood test that raised suspicion then a flow test at urologist follow by an MRI followed by a biopsy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sydneyguy101