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Posted 3/9/2016 7:19 PM (GMT 0)
hello, everyone. i received a call from the urology office and my PSA went down from a 7.6 to a 6.2. because my PSA is still above 5.5 when it was first checked, my uro recommends a biopsy. my urologist understands since i had some concerns about him performing a DRE before having blood drawn, he doesn't mind re-checking my PSA.

i asked the nurse about the results of the apifiny blood exam. she said those haven't come back, yet. i thought if the apifiny results were above a score of 59, that would be a reason to recommend a biopsy. so, i have a few concerns:

1. should i go ahead with the biopsy or wait 'til the apifiny results come back?

2. do you really think my uro performing a DRE before having blood drawn really caused my PSA to be 6.2?

3. since my uro recommends a biopsy with a 6.2 PSA, do you think he'll still recommend a biopsy if my apifiny results are under 59?
Posted 3/9/2016 7:31 PM (GMT 0)
Is your free/total psa ratio greater than 25%? If so, you might as well wait for the apifiny results. I struggled for too long with the biopsy decision, trying to justify any reason why it wasn't needed for me. I wish I would've done it sooner. Don't waste any more time. Just do it. It's not that bad. If it comes back negative, great news, think of the relief. And you can mock the guys that told you to get it done.
Posted 3/9/2016 7:43 PM (GMT 0)
my prostate specific antigen ratio was 8.7 %. my old urologist said that i had inflammation from the first biopsy [2014], so the results could easily be from that. i'm not trying to back out of a biopsy, i'm hoping it's still prostatitis and BPH.
Posted 3/9/2016 9:41 PM (GMT 0)
Biopsies are uncomfortable but worth it.
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