I found a new member's first post on another thread and am starting a new thread so the comment can have it's own discussion.
1othersimon said...
Hello I am so sorry to meet you this way. I am also new here, my partner of 27 years just got his psa results when we went in for blood work... It was a 46 the first time and a 41 the second a week later.<he is only 52 years old> I know how you feel, or at least how I feel. So <his biopsy is scheduled for the end of the month, and we got the psa at the end of LAST month> needless to say its been a very emotional time, more for me than him. I have read everything I can and been on the computer late for a month, he either doesn't want to know, or is and I suspect this is the one, being the strong one for me. I dont have any usefull information for you other than to keep reading here, it helps to see that others have gone through the same thing...I say it helps but I am very selfish, my real concern is for us and the way our lives will change. The thing is, life will continue and we will make the most of it no matter what, over the last month I have realized how much I love him and how much for granted we take every thing on a daily basis, it kinda makes the moments we have now more special even if my lungs are tight and my eyes full of pressure and from time to time my mind just goes "blank" becasue its hard to know what my feelings are at the moment as so many of them pass through my head at one time. Never give up, who knows what the future holds for any of us many of the post here are about hope and positive thinking...No assurances that it will make a difference in his condition, but giving up definatly will make a difference and it wont be a good one. I wish you the best, If others read this and had a high PSA like 40 or up can you please give us a little more information, you can google all you want but dont find a whole lot of hope in medical articals. Anyway hang in there and know that your not alone even if you feel like you are.
Welcome to the forum, 1otherSimon. Sorry you have to be here but glad you found us.
A PSA of 46 is high to be sure but we have seen far, far higher (two more digits) and a lot of those guys are still here years later. I know these are nervous times for you but as you wait to find out what is going on it might help to bear in mind that the survival rates for prostate cancer are very good these days, even for men with advanced or aggressive disease (which you don't know he has). So remember, event if the news is bad the prognosis is not as bad as you might think.