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Curious, Don't feel like the lone ranger! I have gone through much of the same BS with our so called "medical professionals" the last 7 years with Lyme or something comparable!
Twenty six years ago I went through Stage IV colon cancer! I then proceeded to "DIE" from the chemo!
My doctors back then had a Special Drug from CDC and doctor to administer it. Then I needed a shunt instated into my heart. Because of a clot they found earlier they had to do a SPECIAL Procedure to insert the shunt! They brought a doctor in form Stanford to do the procedure!
My point is they would not do the same today!
Our medical establishment is controlled large corporations who don't care about their patients!
Just the Bottom Line!
Hang in there! All we can do is take the fight to our level! I refuse to let them Blow me off! I'm 78! I harass them until I feel satisfied with the results of why I am there!
I just fired my PCP because he lied to me! I asked him to refer me to a Urologist because of peeing at night and I had not had a Prostate exam in many years!
When I got to the Urologist he aske me why I was there? Told him i needed a Prostate exam! He just Laughed at me saying they don't do Prostate test on men over 75!
I finally said I would appreciate a urine test. He finally agreed!
Went back to my PCP and told him about the not doing Prostate exams or test on men over 75. He said that was true! I asked him then why did he give me the referral to the Urologist! He couldn't give me a straight answer!
I guess my point is we all need to be our own Advocates! We need to challenge our doctors! Make them give you straight honest answers!
Good Luck and Keep up the fight!
SUNDANCE aka RB
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On a positive note you are still alive. I have a prostate so your story was interesting to me but the women here don't have one. I'm 72 with an enlarged prostate and I don't want another prostate exam. My PSA is normal so maybe my prostate should be left alone.
I have kidney stones so I see an urologist every year for a follow-up visit to monitor my kidney stones. I have an abdominal ct-scan every year and every year the report says enlarged prostate. The kidney stones are still there but not causing any problems. The recommendation is to leave the kidney stones alone too as long as they aren't moving anywhere.
"For individuals aged 55 to 69 years, the decision to undergo periodic PSA-based screening for prostate cancer should be an individual one. Before making the decision, a person should discuss the potential benefits and harms of screening with their clinician and consider these in the context of their own values and preferences.
PSA-based screening for prostate cancer is not recommended for individuals 70 years and older."
https://www.cancer.gov/types/prostate/psa-fact-sheet