Thanks...but fine print says limited to 80cc prostates...mine is 170cc I heard a sonobeam 1000 focused ultrasound can work.......
I did not wait so long to mention the MRI...see my post several days ago...? Yes, I have tried avodart for a year, and saw little results. Also, I had the typical reactions of reduced sex drive and...
One other thing...not just any MRI is satisfactory. Dye is always used, an endo rectal probe, etc....one doctor uses spectrosophy....with his mri. I suggest everyone look into how much of Germany...
No need for anyone to get upset. I have my own beliefs, and that is that needle picking or a biopsy a prostate is a last resort. I found a radiologist at Boston Medical, a top rated hospital, who...
I had a complete endo rectal MRI scan...no cancer detected. Why would I want to further abuse a prostate with sticking needles in it? And yes, I have read two reports of needle tracking in the...
I have a huge prostate, just measured at 174cc. The prostate is restricting urine flow. I have to take flomax to keep decent urination, and I abhor drugs. What is the safest way to shrink this beast,...
I am no doctor, but many doctors do agree biopsy's can spread cancer cells, or at the very least, irritate the prostate which can start cancers. I recently had a PSA of 16.4, so my chances of caner...
In reading various reports above, it seems that almiost everyone had several negative biopsy reports, followed by a positive report. I do not want to subject myself to even one biopsy, yet alone...
Can I generalize here. If one's PSA reading does not rise, after the first base testing, with test conducted after every 6 months, a biopsy is not needed. Of course, there could minor variations in...
Thank you, but I was hoping for more discussion on the PCA3 and PHA test, both FDA approved. The color ulrasound seems worth pursuing....
The first report is dated in 1991... http://mrisusa.com/documents/rectal%20wall%20recurrance.pdf http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2016779...
Yes, I had read that blog....but who/where does this test?...
You are correct, both are indeed self promoting. But biopsy's themselves are a huge money maker for doctors and hospitals, in fact multi millions a year. So that is why we each need to decide what to...
These are just two reports on the dangers of Biopsy. I am not a Doctor, but they make some sense. http://www.mrisusa.com/dangers_biopsies.htm http://wn.com/prostate_please_avoid_prostate_biopsy...
Thanks for the replies, but I have read to many articles claiming that biopsies can spread cancer and only have a 20% accuracy rate of finding the cancer. I would agree that a biopsy is the only...
My PSA has ranged from 13.2 to 8.1 over the past two years. I do have an enlarged prostate, 105 gl, and was told a normal PSA for me was about 8.2, based on prostate size. I have typical BHP symtoms....