Fair wind, I'm aware that the previous biopsy will have messed with my PSA but a hike of 4 after 4 and a half weeks seems quite a bit...But then I am talking from a position of ignorance....I have...
Hi ASA Advocate "Tony, As I read what your situation is, you have a psa of 8.3 and a PIRADS 4 imaging result." Actually my PSA was 7.5 at the Docs which started all this nonsense... I was then...
Allen I know I come across as a major league worrier...Everybody that knows me Thinks I am one of the most laid back people in the world...And usually I am..But I'm sure that I'm not alone in hearing...
Hi Fairwind, Thanks....Sitting tight is all I can do, as a self confessed control freak I find it very difficult with dealing with something so far out of my control..... While we're talking...
Hi Dr Who, Thanks for your reply...Looking at your signature I see you have indeed been "through the mill"...Being a "what if" kind of guy I am now beating myself up for not going to the hospital 2 &...
Hi Allen, thanks for replying, When my PSA dropped to 4.3 on my second (private) reading (different lab) I was mightily relieved too....finding out yesterday that it had now bumped up to 8.3 (granted...
Hi Guys, I have posted here before and had some friendly, V informative help/advice, haven't been here for a while as had nothing new to report, awaiting procedure(s) and results.....just hoping for...
Hi Guys...Went for my biopsy today...Nowhere near as bad as I was expecting, 12 cores and only 2 of them were uncomfortable....Very nice Doc and Nurse...Was able to ask them a few questions, and even...
Sounds like the MRI wasn't plugged in.....I assumed they were cutting edge Thanks for your reply...
It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation....Overall I wish I hadn't been sent for the MRI, but then again if this turns out to be something that could turn nasty and kill me then I'll...
Hi Special Lady, It was on the strength of my lowered PSA, 23% free PSA level and the esteemed Professors "diagnosis" that I chose to defer my biopsy.....wish I hadn't now as I have a further 4 weeks...
Hi Allen, Thanks for that....I see now what is meant by the parameters, it just means it's capable of performing a few different clever tricks right?......Don't know which type I had....I did have...
Fairwind, I'm getting the biopsy, which, had I known then what I know now I should have done last week.....I have to now, knowing that there is "something" on the image.....I'm not that blinkered...
Thank you guys, It's the info I was hoping for....I'm still hoping for a good outcome but am not in denial either ....Jack, thank you for the links, I will look and read carefully, I have done way...
Hi Jack, I know I'm speaking from a position of ignorance, but I thought that a 3T Machine WAS a multi-parametric machine.....according to the handout that I got at the hospital it is a: GE SIGNA 3.0...
Hi Guys, Not been here for a few weeks, because everything was up in the air and I was going round in circles asking too many questions, but the last time I wrote here a few weeks back a lot of...
HI NCOBJIM, If I was just suffering from the back ache and the odd flash of sciatica, I would just attribute it to my age, digging in the garden etc...Have had these kinds of aches and pains before...
Hi Newton, Thats the thing of it, I have yet to have Dx.....Don't know how long it will take to get one either with the good old NHS.....Having a cystoscopy done next Tuesday, but that's not gonna...
News Update: I had decided today to be pro-active and get me to an osteopath so as to maybe discount the back pain as being nothing to do with my worst fears.....I mention this on the UK forum I...
Hi Guys, I really don't mean to come off like a whiny baby, (especially to people who have had to walk the walk). I've realised that the only person that can cope with this anxiety is myself....I've...
Hi Clocknut, The rational part of my brain knows that you are correct, but the prehistoric animal brain is running scared from the lightning....It probably does help those that "Have faith" in some...
Beth Thank you for your post, If I was a casual observer watching somebody else getting themselves into a whirl over this, I would say "have a word with yourself and pull yourself together" but as...
Andrew & Pratoman, thank you for replying....I KNOW that I SHOULD stop worrying but am finding it impossible....I have now convinced myself that I have advanced PCa, and, like the tales of people who...
Halbert, I know you have said that you have also been an obsessive worrier, soknow where I'm coming from. Despite everybody saying DONT google I find difficult not to. It's currently 3.00am in the UK...
Halbert, I hear what you're saying, but still cant help thinking had I gone and been checked 2 years ago it would have been a far better idea. I was under the impression that 3 was a "Safe"...
Thanks, those stats look "Good" if that word can be used in this context....Keep beating myself up because Doc offered me referral 2 years ago when my reading was 3.1....I made a deal that I would...
Here in the UK we have the good old National Health Service, which can be a bit of a lottery, Some hospitals and docs outstanding. others not so. I imagine even in the states you have to weed out the...
Hi Shiny Top, so in your case were they just looking for evidence of BPH/Prostatitis? and what made them decide to do a biopsy? Thanks for replying Tony...
Hi Halbert, My Gorilla will whip your Gorilla anyday. It's not the tests that faze me, but the results :confused: Have returned home today to a letter informing me that I am booked in for a flexible...
Hi Island time, thanks for the reassurance.....Never thought of myself as the panicky/overreacting type but who knows?....I guess that most people when they think they may have cancer assume it's...
Hi Island Time, I suppose my mind could be imagining the sciatica, although it feels mighty real....(cue for a song) I know that I am very anxious at the moment, as I'm typing this I can feel the...
Sheepguy, I quite agree, I know I'm not doing myself any favours (or my wife). If you met me I think you'd find me the most pragmatic, level headed guy, but this has really knocked me for 6 Today has...
Mel I am obliged to you and everybody else here who has tried to talk me down off the ledge......I have done a lot of reading here and I know there is a wealth of knowledge on this forum. What is...
Compiler, Hi. If you see my post to shiny top (above) you will see the reason for my concern.....the sciatica in and of itself would not pose a problem except it has come on in the last few days...
Shiny top Hi, sorry my post is confusing. Had a PSA test last week after an interval of 14 months. Supposed to go every 6 months but last 3 had all been stable at 3.1 and I got complacent. Was...
Pratoman, lots of luck my friend....I'll keep my fingers and legs crossed for you Tony...
Steve n Dallas and RCS Hi, thanks for replying......the tingling in the leg and foot is brand new.....it comes after a nagging back ache I've had a while.....I realise now that my initial post is a...
Hi Tony, thanks for the reply.....I've gone back to the web :nono: and looked up anxiety, and apparently it can manifest itself as sciatica....GREAT, but it also goes hand in hand with advanced PCa...
Thanks Pratoman, I'd rather not go down the anti depressant route unless I have to, although the last few days I could have probably used some. And yes, the story sounds familiar.....You find one...
Halbert, thank you for your input....it is greatly appreciated I shall try and wean myself off the net for a while..... Tony...
In the shop, I'm probably doing too much research, Back in the day we all knew someone who would sit and look through the medical dictionary and convince themselves they were going to die. I do have...
Allan thank you. I know that I am coming over very needy which if you met me you would never credit. My wife is trying to be positive but she knows nothing of this dreadful disease, and I only know...
Allen. I know I'm coming over as a hypochondriac, (I hope I am exaggerating my symptoms believe me). I'd hate the good people here to think I'm some kind of troll....I'm just someone who is genuinely...
Went to the docs yesterday and mentioned back pain and slight numbness in legs.....,Numbness has worsened today, everything points to advanced cancer causing spinal compression...... Really feelin...
Hitchhiker thanks for your reply, The GP who did my DRE this week said the prostate felt enlarged but "normal" but as I understand it only about 25% can be felt....plus although the GP that did it is...
Hi Newton, Sadly a uti has already been ruled out and there was a kidney function test done too, which I guess would have found any stones.....I'm hoping for chronic prostatitis as that's my last...
Hi Jonathan, thanks for taking the time to reply. I realise that the research is just my way of "controlling" something that I have no control over. The thing is I was offered referral to a urologist...
Hi new to this wonderful forum and currently awaiting first visit to urologist due to PSA rising from 3.1 to 7.5 in 14 months. UTI has now been ruled out (rats) so I am hoping that maybe chronic...
Hi Cyclone fan, many thanks for your kind words....I know that all the things you say are correct but at this moment in time I must own up to being a bit of a "Wimp".....Fortunately I'm freelance and...
Been to the Docs....emergency urology clinic within next 2 weeks.....I'll keep my fingers crossed for you if you do the same for me Thanks again Tony...