PSA rising

Hi everybody.
I was diagnosed with PC back in late March.It all started with my Right testicle was hurting so I went to the doctor to get checked out.I'm 53 and my first PSA in 2008 was 3.5 doc told me now it's 4.9 and sent me to a urologist he put me on Antibiotics and Psa went down to 4.5 but he still wanted to do a biopsy.Had biopsy performed and it confirmed I do have PC. 12 samples taken 1 came back positive with only 4% Prostate 22 cm Gleason score 3+3.My doctor and I talked and I decided to wait till December and get it removed plus getting my PSA checked in 2 to 3 months.I'm waiting due to I'm self employed and my son is getting married plus I've been doing alot of research which all pointed to don't panic and get in a hurry.Went and had psa checked last week and now its 6.6.I talked to my Doctor and ask he what he would do but he like a professional would not tell me, which I didn't think he would but he did say it could be a number of things to make my psa go up which are not cancer related.Now I'm being to wonder did I do right by waiting or have I screwed up.He did tell me if I wanted to move the surgery up I could but it still would be in October due to the back log.



I posted on here back it March or April is there a way to look at those post.

With a biopsy report like that, there is room for error..The first thing I would do is get a second opinion from an expert lab on your biopsy slides to make sure they agree with the diagnosis of cancer...

I am not a doctor either but in my case I went from 2.5 to 5.25 PSA in about nine months which triggered a biopsy last April. Bostwick Labs did my biopsy and it came back 2 of 12 samples GS7 at 15% and 20% on both sides both much more than your diagnosis. My URO told me that I could wait 9 months to a year for surgery without much risk but I chose to wait 2 months and had my RALP on June 8th. My post pathology from Bostwick confirmed the original GS7 on both sides with negative margins and 100% organ confined. My suggestion is that you ask your URO about waiting until the end of the year for your surgery, he is best qualified to help you make that decision. BTW I am so glad I got it done when I did as almost 8 weeks later I have it behind me and I am doing so well with everything but the ED. Good luck to you and stay in touch with all of us on this forum.