Propofol definitely for me - had it for 2nd colonoscopy and was ready to go back to work 2 hours later - first colonoscopy, came home and slept for 4 hours and was groggy rest of the day - major...
Very glad to hear your news. Here's hoping for a biopsy-free future. Take care....
Doc called this afternoon - great news - all cores negative. Thank you once more for the good thoughts and prayers. You guys continue to be a source of inspiration and information....
Well, biopsy #4 is in the books and should have results on Monday. For those who have undergone multiple biopsies, just wandering if the after effects have varied much from biopsy to biopsy. While...
Psa density was .165 I believe. Have had one PCA3 test several years back that didn't indicate cancer concern. Think I will go through with this biopsy with my Uro - he has done the previous ones....
Checking back in - most recent PSA was 5.86, up from 4.3 six months ago. Biopsy #4 scheduled for Aug. 6. Good thoughts and prayers appreciated once again. Gave your thread a title. Thoughts and...
Okiehick: an Oklahoma friend from Tulsa here - who also happens to be a 7 year patient at the urology clinic you mentioned. I have had two 12 core biopsies and one 25 core biopsy at that clinic - all...
Thanks Redwing - reading your story is eerily familiar. I, too, felt the numbers probably indicated Pca and began studying and gathering information. Even had one respected urologist tell me "you've...
Still log on here frequently to keep up with everyone. PSA declined twice after Jan. 2012 negative biopsy before increasing slightly last week. Doc seems to think all is fine - last biopsy showed...
My stats are similar to yours - been on this merry-go-round for 4 years now. Free PSA has always been in the 11-15 range and PSA climbed steadily from a 1.2 to a 5.1 - three negative biopsies. Last 2...
Pete - could you possibly send me an email - I have a few questions for you. Thanks. OKboy...
12 core biopsies in 2009 and 2011 (both negative) - seminal fluid returned to normal consistency within a couple of months. However, had 25 core biopsy in January 2012 (also negative) and since that...
Just a boy at heart from the great state of Oklahoma...
All cores from saturation biopsy came back benign. Doc assures me all areas were sampled. Not sure why the numbers keep going in the wrong direction - but we'll look at them again in 6 months and see...
don't know size yet - size in July 2011 was 36g. I believe 30 cores were taken....
Went in early this morning for saturation biopsy. Think I could get accustomed to this conscious sedation after the first two regular biopsies being without it. All went well and was out of the...
Dan0 - catheter afterwards??...
Scheduled for March 1 - will schedule sooner if possible. Thanks....
Gents: appreciate information from any of you who have undergone saturation biopsy and how you found it different than the 12 core variety. Prep information from Uro office is the same as previous...
Urologist called today and said that after rethinking my results, would prefer to schedule saturation biopsy soon. Thanks for the responses and my gut tells me this is the right course of action....
6 month post biopsy PSA and %fPSA results were a little worse than pre-biopsy results in July. PSA rose from 4.81 to 5.1 and %fPSA went from 14% down to 11%. Urologist says "essentially the same" and...
Received call this afternoon from Uro - all 12 cores benign. Doc wants to try 6 months of Proscar and then repeat PSA - said that if PSA comes down by half, it is a good indication of benign disease....
PSA up quite a bit and %fPSA down some with June uro visit. DRE - prostate somewhat enlarged, but smooth. Biopsy scheduled for 07/13. Good thoughts and prayers appreciated. Thanks. OKBoy's signature...
Understand the anxiety - underwent 12 stick biopsy - family doc prescribed 1 Lortab and 1 - 5mg valium to be taken shortly before procedure. Urologist administered deadening shots to prostate which...
It seems we all dread this procedure - I know I did - my anxiety level was fairly high also - I did take a small mg valium and one Lortab (both prescribed by family doc) shortly before the procedure....
Take your course of antibiotics, read up during that time, and be as educated as possible for your next uro visit. If your PSA only decreases slightly, I don't think I would let them pat me on my...
Glenne: That's some great news . . . I'm sure there was much celebration in your household when the news arrived. Very relieved and happy for you....
Glenne: Glad the biopsy is in the past for you - also glad it turned out to be much less than what you were anticipating. Here's hoping and praying it all comes back negative....
Glenne: The form that I asked for and received from the lab that assessed the biopsy listed each one of the cores collected and the results for that core. Each one had the result of "benign prostate...
Everyone is different, but my 12 core biopsy was not even close to what I had dreaded. I did take a low mg valium and hour before and a lortab as I walked through the door. The probe didn't feel any...
What about eating peanuts or pecans? She is not sure, but thinks the last two episodes may have occurred after eating quite a few roasted pecans and raw peanuts at a restaurant. Thanks for the help....
New to this forum - and not sure I'm in the right place - but thought maybe someone on here could help. My daughter is 21 and had her gall bladder removed in December 2007 (age 19 at the time). There...
Mel: I'll chime in with the guy who said it wasn't as bad as going to the dentist - it was over in 10 minutes, the numbing shots didn't hurt, and none of the 12 cores were felt. I really can't even...
Mel: I understand the tendency to put the cart before the horse. As you can see in my signature, we're kind of in the same boat. My PSA has risen pretty sharply in the last year (1.93 to current...
Maybe silly question, but why is free PSA only applicable if PSA is between 4 and 10? As you can see in my stats, PSA has risen pretty sharply since Dec. 08 and fPSA was at 15%. My uro said it was...
Mel: had 12 core biopsy with lidocaine injections. Had one Lortab and one Valium an hour before procedure. Barely felt the lidocaine injections and the 12 cores weren't painful at all. I had really...
Just responded to the brother of the guy going in for biopsy - I stayed awake and had taken a pain pill and a 5 mg valium an hour before the biopsy. Uro injected pain meds (no pain) and then took 12...
I was really dreading the biopsy - the family doc prescribed a hydrocodone tablet to be taken an hour before the procedure and a 5 mg valium as I walked through the door. The uro injected lidocaine...
Probably worrying about nothing - biopsy (negative results and 3 of 12 cores showing chronic prostatitis) done 06-05-09. A few days before biopsy, began to have some burning and groin discomfort -...
Negative biopsy done on 6/5/09. Prescribed 3 week regimen of sulfa-trim and 2400 mg daily of ibuprofen after path report indicated prostatitis in 3 of 12 cores. Burning and groin pain disipated...
DS: I'm going to chime in along with a few others and assure you that my biopsy experience was not traumatic or painful at all. As stated in earlier posts, I took a Hydrocodone an hour before the...
Bates: Here's hoping results come back negative. During my biopsy procedure a couple of weeks ago, the uro performing the biopsy had a male nurse and a male medical student in the room also - nothing...
I did ask for a receive a copy of the pathology report. The report stated that all twelve cores were benign prostate samples with two of the cores showing "chronic active prostatitis." With some...
Received call from uro today that all cores were benign. He said that three of the twelve showed signs of inflammation/infection indicative of prostatitis and that this could be asymptomatic. He is...
David: I've lived for the past twenty years around Tulsa. But, my first thirty were spent in three small towns in southwest Oklahoma - Frederick, Snyder, and Tipton. Graduated from Snyder in the late...
bates: good luck with the biopsy - as I posted on Friday (June 5), my biopsy was not nearly the ordeal I had anticipated. I think it helped greatly that I took one hydrocodone an hour before the...
Just a word of comfort for those new ones who have not yet undergone the biopsy. Mine was done this afternoon - 12 cores - and the absolute worst part of it was the DRE at the beginning. The numbing...
Biopsy scheduled for June 5. Thanks....
Urologist said percent free PSA figure was of no consequence unless total PSA was over 4. What are some of you hearing from your uro's about this? Any information?...
Went into uro office yesterday for follow-up PSA. Came back 3.17 (about same as family doc office in April). This is up from 1.93 in December. Scheduled for biopsy on June 5....