Buzz, and everyone else, thanks for the support. It's great advise but I have been going to the gym 4 times a week and bike riding. I also have been diagnosed with hypertension, high cholesterol and...
Thanks to everyone for their reply and much needed kind words. I am going to get retested on the 14th and see what happens. I will also requite a copy of the psa results as suggested. I am looking...
Hello to all. Just got my psa result and it came back at .5 . I don't know what to do at this point, this could not have come at such a crappy time in my life, but there really is no good time. I am...
Thanks for the replies. I recently went for a check up with my doctor and he ordered blood work for cholesterol and a stress test as I have experienced some chest discomfort. 6 years ago I had high...
Hi, everyone. I am wondering when the FDA will approve the more "sensitive" testing being conducted at Northwestern University. This procedure, now available overseas, is said to be 200 times more...
when my bladder is to capacity, it is very difficult to urinate as I have to push very hard. I don't know why the pain is labeled as "bladder spasms"....
I have been self employed for 30 years in the printing industry and if worst case he needs surgery, the robotic assisted surgery has the best recovery time as I was out for only 1 week. I don't know...
Caring wife, you will surprise yourself when facing the situation. Even if it is pc, the treatments and surgery procedures have come a long way and the survival rates are great, when caught early. I...
Caring wife. I too was diagnosed with pc at 45 but went thru a plethora of feelings. The more I read on the internet the more confused I became. My dad died from pc that went untreated. I went thru...
Bobbie, I am still experiencing these sharp pains when my bladder is full. Also noticed more leakage when straining from workout or even coughing. My next psa is not till mid june and even though I...
Hello to all, new on the forum and trying to make sense of the abbreviations for everything. I had the robotic surgery 1 year ago. I was 45 when I had it. I have experienced the same discomfort even...