... I had a PSA taken 12 hours after getting a urinary tract infection. PSA was 112. It took about 6 months for the PSA to return to normal. Be patient. ... (5 replies)
... progression. You may be aware of Dr. ... (6 replies)
... I was graded as intermediate risk although I was at the very bottom of that grade so fortunately I was a good candidate for brachy. ... (0 replies)
... read over this thread and I'll jump on the bandwagon. Irv is in the same situation. After a failed prostatectomy in November, 2010, Irv went on his first round of IADT3 in February, 2011, for one year. ... (10 replies)
... A PSA of 4.4 is just on the high side of normal, although it depends somewhat on age. A free PSA of 14.5 is in a "gray" area. If the PSA stays in this range after the Cipro, the doctor may want to do a biopsy. ... (9 replies)
... I'm with James. My PSA was 4. ... (4 replies)
... CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH ON THAT WONDERFUL PSA RESULT! ... (5 replies)
... term or for the rest of their lives. Based on the key but limited information you have posted, at this point you are potentially eligible. ... (8 replies)
... I'm sorry you got one of the short straws, but there is a lot that can be done these days for someone in your situation! ... (3 replies)
... another rule is to multiply the gland size by .1, which equals a PSA of 1.6 for you. Obviously, benign growth does not account for much of the PSA. ... (10 replies)
... First of all, I am sorry to hear of your husband's diagnosis. I know it is quite a shock. But I am confident he will be ok. I am not speaking as a doctor but as someone who had a similar diagnosis. ... (70 replies)
... I'm reading this after Tom already replied with some important information. I'll add to that, interspersed in an excerpt of your post, in green below. ... (27 replies)
... Hoping someone can help me out with some questions regarding free PSA and the biopsy decision. It appears to me that free PSA typically increases as you get older. ... (1 replies)
... My husband has A PSA of 4.6 and a positive biopsy, Gleason scale 7 and no cancer in the lymph nodes. He is 55 yrs old. ... (5 replies)
... The PSA is a wonderful sentry to alert us that something is going wrong in the prostate, but that "something" is more often, in the case of a high PSA, an infection than it is cancer. ... (8 replies)
... t have PC. You simply have a PSA of 4.4...maybe there is more than what you have written, but I would be only guessing... ... (4 replies)
... High PSA of 17.4 is not unusual in men in their 80's and 90's, but for a 54 year old is suspicious. Quick rise of PSA levels is an indication of cancer. ... (19 replies)
... At least you have good family communication on that score, and you have an excellent PSA track record for comparison and trend watching. ... (1 replies)
... You are certainly getting more than your money's worth of anxiety. I'll insert some thoughts in green. ... (17 replies)
... in three months. If the PSA level increased substantially, I would want a biopsy. If it increased only slightly or stayed the same, I think I would want a PCA3Plus test. ... (5 replies)
