He is in Romania, not in the US. He had a very enlarged prostate which was removed during open surgery and sent fpr a biopsy. It came back as BPH. I am thinking doctors could still leave some tissue...
So two months ago PSA was 4, and now it is 14. He had no cancer detected after surgery. The urologist said it might be an infection and he gave him a long course of antibiotics referral for an...
Father in law had his entire prostate removed in January 2020, his biopsy came back clear. Since then his PSA has been close to 0, but on last test it came back at 14. He is 75yo. What can cause this...
Thank you for your advice. I am afraid this lack of communication is common in that country, unless you go private, where the doctors take more time to explain everything in detail. I think they do...
He was told it will be radical prostatectomy, because of the size. I am not sure TURP is done when it is that big. Sorry for the confusion, it is hard to get any information....
Sorry I wrote this in a hurry and I have mistaken the volume. It is actually over 200cc, so by reading online it would make sense to just take it all out?...
I see on the Internet there is an inverse relation between prostate size and PCa aggressiveness - the larger the prostate, the smaller chances are for it to be an aggressive type of cancer: "The...
I am not worried about the surgery in particular, but of the possibility of having extended cancer due to the big size of the prostate. I could not find too much information on the Internet for that...
Update: he went to a renowned urologist and as soon as he saw the ultrasound he said it must be taken out. He is scheduled for prostatectomy next week (he doesn't have other medical conditions so he...
I posted here about my fil. He is now scheduled for surgery, but the doctor hasn't explained all the possibilities yet. His PSA is 4.2 and volume is 200cc, with one nodule seen on the ultrasound....
He is in Romania, there is robotic surgery performed at some clinics, but I am not sure about the standard of care. From what I have read, it can be lower than Western Europe....
Thank you, it is the nodule that was seen that is worrying me. Also he is not in the US or UK so hopefully the treatment he receives is good....
Father in law 74yo has been advised to get a biopsy next year. His psa increased from 3.7 in June to 4.2 in December. Also the ultrasound tech was surprised of how big the prostate is(it has been...