What is the average age of the gentlemen on here?

Wow, I cannot imagine getting that diagnosis 😢. I’m happy to hear you are doing so much better now. I have been doing a lot of research on his behalf since it is too overwhelming for him to go there. This forum site and another have been extremely helpful.

Thank you for sharing your story. Prayers that you continue to improve and heal.

The initial diagnosis was traumatic for me in January. My PSA was 359. PC was my tastic to lymph nodes and bones. I have been on Abiraterone For four months and my PSA is now .24 and I feel great, except for my decreased libido and occasional flashes. I hope that everything goes well for your husband. You will both be learning a lot about PC and various treatments. Educating yourselves is the key to getting good treatment. Best wishes!

Go guy go. I am 82 and about ready to do 25 miles on my bike and it doesn't have a motor. I read and listened to the doctors and am off to ride.

I forgot to say, if you are a US Armed Forces Veteran, the VA covers the Hospital, Doctors charges, and Meds depending on your co-pay deductible schedule, i.e. IF the Hospital and the Doctor are on the VA's National Provider ID list, and if they accept the VA as an Insurance provider, which most, but not all Doctors/Hospitals do.

I'm 78 yrs young and live in western Montana. I went to a Urologist in 1987 when I started having problems with ED. He did a PSA test, 'n it was at a 6. He started me on 5mg Cardura tablets taken daily as I was diagnosed with BPH. For the next 20+ years my PSA numbers went up and down. In 2008 I retired and moved from SoCal to Montana and started to see a VA Urologist, he performed a biopsy, but no cancer was found, even tho my PSA number had by then leveled up to between 12 'n 15 as I aged. That Doc added a 5mg Finasteride tablet to my daily regiment and it lowered my PSA score, but the combined side effects of the 2 drugs was a significant loss of my libido, so my Lady & I just learned to live with it.

In 2019 my Lady passed away from a sudden cardiac arrest, and a year later I started to date again, so I asked my VA Doc about the libido problems, and he suggested I start using a 5 to 20mg tablet of Cialis taken daily to relieve the BPH symptoms, and I ended up using 20mg. Within a few months I could pee like a race horse again and my libido sky-rocketed, but my PSA levels went up to 20. Last month my urine stream started to diminish, 'n 3 weeks ago it shut-down, so I went to the hospital, and they catheterized me... I'm still wearing the bag. Saw a Urologist a week later, and he ordered a blood test and my PSA was now at 32. Upon a rectal exam, nothing was noted, so he suggested either a rectal biopsy or a prostate MRI w/contrast. I did the MRI at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula, MT last week, and tho the test was negative for any signs of cancer in or around my prostate, its size was a large 143 grams, squeezing against the urethra. My Urologist suggested a Cystoscopy be performed, and it's scheduled for next week.
After much research, on all procedures to correct my large prostate, I've decided to have HoLEP Laser surgery performed. My present Urologist doesn't do that type, and there's only one surgeon in MT that's highly skilled 'n qualified to do that procedure, and that's Dr Garrick Simmons of 5 Valleys Urology in Missoula. If any readers here are Veterans, yes the VA covers that surgery cost fully, just be sure you get your Urologist to make the recommendation to get the approval/referral letter from the Community Care division at the VA.

bfg1... Have your Urologist or Primary Care Doc prescribe you 5 to 20mg tablets of Cialis (Tadalafil) to take on an every day regiment. My Doc gave me a 'GoodRx' Savings card which lowered the cost of the drug 90%. The drug works (similar to Flomax) by relaxing smooth muscles in the prostate and bladder neck to let urine flow more freely, and it's side effect works like the little blue pill for your ED. I've been taking it for over 3 years. I'm 78 and my current GF is 34.

83, diagnosed at 71! Still standing & kicking the ball down the road! Most importantly, no pain from the cancer so far (Gleason: 5+4 from the get-go). God is good!!

My husband was diagnosed today after a biopsy last week. He is 52. He had rapidly rising psa numbers, a clean mri but a 4k test that came back at 80. He has a PET scan scheduled in 2 weeks. Based on weird symptoms he’s been having throughout his body for months now, he is convinced it’s not contained. Hopefully he is wrong. We are in the process of transferring his care to the Mayo.

58 and was diagnosed via biopsy 2 days ago. MRI's at Mayo and local showed nothing. DRE's showed nothing. 6 of 12 samples involved anywhere from 10% to 70% on 1. PSA was 9.2-- 4 years ago it was 7.6 and then dropped to 5 3 weeks later. Meeting with my Urologist next week but I also want to get a second opinion from Mayo.

My father, 2 uncles and 4 cousins were diagnosed with prostate cancer. I was getting PSA checked every year for 13 years before I was diagnosed when it jumped from 1.9 to 4.9. After 4 years in remission, my PSA went from undetectable to 1.1. Not high enough for visceral or bone Mets in my opinion. So I told my wife it was in my lymph nodes. A PSMA PET SCAN done a week ago proved me right. Still High risk. But I can get it treated. That’s the journey. Ups and Downs. My friends, read about the disease, stay informed. Every day is a new day. If the thought of giving up crosses your mind, hug your wife and think about your children. And grandchildren. They need you around. Trust me I have been there more than once. Be positive. It helps that I trust my urologist. Sometimes he is more upbeat than me. Trust your doctors if they earn your trust. You cannot fight this cancer alone. We all need doctors that believe they can keep you going.