PSA 3.0 and I'm scared

Very good you didn't ignore something you didn't feel was right. I've heard people talk about "I don't think it's anything, I don't want to waste the doctor's time...". They forget being a doctor in the US is a business. They have no problem with patients coming in just for a consultation or for something that's nothing, cause worse case they still get paid. So I remind people to always go see the doctor and if you don't like how things are going then find someone else or get a second opinion.

I take my health seriously, I just got hung up and scared this time. Then I got into a panic about the whole thing. I'm more likely to get a second opinion on things if it's something important. I had an MRI scan years ago which turned out to be nothing, but I still had it sent to another radiologist for a second opinion. The cost of doing this is surprising not expensive and the hassle was nothing more than making sure I had a copy of all the records myself and mailed the copy for a second opinion.

I'm proud (or rather no longer ashamed) to say after months of delaying it, this morning as I promised, I arrived at the lab as they opened their doors at 7 AM and was the first customer. As I sat in my car afterwards with my water and banana because I had been fasting for the test and I was feeling relieved I got this done. I then returned to work, but on the way there I couldn't remember a thing I was going to do because I couldn't see past doing this test. Man, I am never going to "hide" from a problem ever again, I am still embarrassed I allowed this thing to get to me because I always take care of things right away.

I see our family doctor tomorrow for my annual physical. This is the doctor that noticed the rise in the PSA and referred me to the urologist. I think it takes about a week to get bloodwork test results.

Thanks again for everyone being so supportive here. You have no idea what this means to me.

I went in for my annual physical today and I was surprised they told me they had the test results from my blood work which I had done the day before at 7 AM.

As of 04/09/2014 my PSA is 3.00, so it is unchanged since December, 2012.

October, 2009: 1.86
November, 2010: 2.1
March, 2012: 2.6
December, 2012: 3.0
April, 2014: 3.0

I asked the doctor if I needed to do any follow-up with the PSA and he said no. The results are being sent to the urologist and I will check with his office too. I admitted how worried I had been and he told me not to worry and don't even think about the PSA until we check it again next year (April, 2015). He did the DRE and said it was fine and he didn't feel anything suspicious.

I did get a lecture about losing 15 pounds because my blood sugar level is at 109 and it needs to be at 100 because adult diabetes does run in my family. I told him, losing 15 pounds I can do and I promise the next time he sees me I will have lost the 15 pounds.

I fully realize that the field of medicine can't be 100% certain, but the fact that the PSA didn't increase and I'm not being scheduled for a biopsy I will take as good news.

I am never going to put off things like this. I could have gotten this done last December and would have spent the last 5 months not worrying about this. This is a lesson learned. Whatever the challenges we face, hiding from them does no good. You all have been very supportive and I learned more about PC than I had before. THANK YOU!

Post Edited (ec123456) : 4/11/2014 3:24:35 AM (GMT-6)

Thanks, Jeff. You got it! I appreciate your comments!

Break60, I don't know what a PSADT calculator is, how to use it or it's meaning. Here is the history and the recent results as I posted them:
October, 2009: 1.86
November, 2010: 2.1
March, 2012: 2.6
December, 2012: 3.0
April, 2014: 3.0

I found this:
http://rommet.com/KAD/pcngcincinnati/psa/calculator.html
Is this what you are referring to? Or do you have another one to use? Thanks!