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I’m hoping, but not too confident

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 9 8:06am | Replies (20)

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The first thing to do is get a PSA test. Most people have no symptoms at all when they have prostate cancer. Prostatitis is not a significant symptom of prostate cancer. Hemorrhoids are definitely not a symptom.

Prostatitis is the inflammation of the prostate gland, causing urinary issues (frequency, burning) and deep pelvic pain, while hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the anus/rectum causing itching, bleeding, and surface discomfort. While both can cause rectal pain, prostatitis relates to the urogenital system, whereas hemorrhoids are a vascular, anorectal issue.

It is possible to have both.

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I do my PSA every year. It was .86 last year, 2.27 a year later. That’s concerning.
But like I said, the only true symptoms I have are prostatitis related.
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