I got great news today, all 12 cores were benign. I was in shock but thankfully it was a happy shock. We will recheck the PSA in six months to stay on top of it. From all the posts I realize first...
Good luck with your biopsy. I had mine just a little over a week ago. I had a 10mg valium prior to the biopsy, then the shots of lidocane. It really wasn't that bad, just a little uncomfortable and...
Franklen, I'm sorry I didn't see your post earlier. The urologist had my PSA rechecked since it had risen from the prior year. His DRE revealed nothing unusual and the follow up PSA was about a week...
I had my biopsy this morning, it went well. It was relatively painless, I felt a little pressure and it was weird but only the last 3 samples caused any discomfort and it was relatively minor. Now I...
JustJulie, thanks for this thread. I go for my biopsy 5/29 and although hoping for the results to be negative I'm doing a lot of research now about the treatment options. So far I'm leaning towards...
Today my biopsy got scheduled, it will be on 5/29. In some ways I feel better having it scheduled because at least I am certain of the date....
Franklen, thanks very much. You have given me some much needed hope. I keep hoping for that outcome. I'm just waiting for the biopsy to get scheduled, I should hear from them today or tomorrow. I...
My sincere thanks to each of you who have responded. I'm a single guy and although I'm active socially, I do not have anyone special in my life right now so I'm dealing with this mostly on my own....
Thanks John. My urologist gave me a prescription for valium to take prior to the biopsy. I think he took the free psa but didn't tell me what that was. They have taken urine tests but I don't know...
Thanks Tudpock and Tony. I'm not one to usually reach out to anyone for help but I am so glad to have found this forum. Maybe that's one of the lessons I am to learn from all this......
Thanks very much Paul and David. I guess I'm in that freak out stage right now having a full range of emotions. I know I have a lot to learn and need to do so quickly....
My psa seems to be on the rise. It was 1.7 a year ago, 3.8 when I had my recent physical, then at 6 less than a month later (just found out today). So my urologist is scheduling the biopsy. I'm 49...