Hi Guys ! Just to let everyone know I just got a call from the doctor. He said he had great news and a bit of bad news. The great news is that no cancer was detected, the bad news is there were a...
Thanks everybody. The dr. has 11 years experience (urology) & is a lead urologist in one of the nearby hospitals. He said something about it being very narrow & having a problem getting into the...
Hi Guys! I'm home, didn't take that long. But, a big but, the pain was excruciating when he was trying to get into the prostate. He was having a difficult time, said if he couldn't succeed I would...
Fiddlecanoe, believe me, the least of my concern right now is my dignity. Hope it isn't too painful, the biopsy that is. Am certainly not a stranger to pain. Even tho it's only 10-12 mins., it will...
Hi Everyone. Tomorrow is the day. Will be going for my biopsy. Can't wait for it to be over. Then there will be the wait (anxiety) for the results. Just thought I'd let everyone know. Will try to...
I've read about many side effects from the biopsy, blood in urine & stool for 3 days, blood in semen for a month, incontinence, pain that can last for quite some time or never go away, ED, unable to...
Tall Allen. When the doctor called & said I should have a biopsy, that it would be done in his office where he had examined me (DRE) & that he would give me a local for the procedure. At the time I...
Another question, hope nobody minds. A friend is going in for a prostate biopsy about a week before me. He said he's going to be put out for the procedure & his doctor didn't give him an option for a...
Thanks for replies. When I said serious, what my concern is aggressive PC. Perhaps that is a better term to use about my concern. If the biopsy detects PC, is it more likely to be non-aggressive. Of...
I posted a couple of months back. My PSA was 7.3. I recently went to a urologist, he did an DRE & said I had an enlarged prostate, and seemed confident that was the cause of the PSA being 7.3. He...
What am I missing. On one hand I've read that PC is the 2nd most deadly disease for men, and on the other that even w/o treatment your life expectancy is excellent to survive 10 years or more and...
In Dec. of 2013 I went to the doctor. At that time he drew blood. But, just checking the results now to get a base line of what my PSA was then, the test did NOT include a PSA reading. Then about 2...
I recently (4/26/17) had a blood test. On Fri., 4/28/17 the doctor called & said I have to see a urologist for a prostate biopsy. I scheduled one for 5/25/17 but am going to cancel. Instead I made an...