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Last PSA Number Before Cancer Diagnosis?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 3 11:37am | Replies (94)Comment receiving replies
This really is outside the norms by a huge amount. I’ve never heard of anybody getting more than about 20 cores. Can they do an MRI to see if there’s something in a specific spot so they can biopsy that area? 94 course is just absurd, Are they just too cheap to do the MRI?
Your PSA has climbed a lot, Have you ever been diagnosed with a large prostate or with BPH? Both of those things can cause the PSA to rise to the levels you’re saying. I know people that have had a prostate over 100 cc and after antibiotics their prostate shrank and their PSA went down, Just one to eliminate that possibility.
Since you are a veteran, there is a place you can go to get some help. Ancan.Org Holds a veteran meeting twice a month for cancer patients. Go to that website and sign up and attend one of those meetings. Captain Jim can help you get better treatment from the VA or through outside doctors.
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Thanks Jeff,
Yes, 94 cores seems 🙏”way excessive” I called the Doctor the correct number he said is 24, but that still seems excessive to me. ( especially after 14 cores all negative ) And yes, I have had a prostrate specific MRI with contrast & a PMSA-PET CT scan both showed something, but was inconclusive? My Doctor says let’s just remove your prostrate and be done! I said Absolutely not……. There are a lot of options before I would even consider this…… I also asked him what if the 24 core biopsy comes back negative. He said we will continue biopsies until we find something! My PSA jumped significantly after the first Biopsy I think it was the trauma of being stabbed 14 times…….. Thank you for your suggestions the VA has been EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH …… took two years just to get an appointment to see a Doctor! Yes, Doc says I have mild to moderate BPH could also be causing the elevated PSA……
Most Respectfully
Ray 20yr Air Force Veteran Desert Storm 🇺🇸