| Author | Message | ||
     Jerseyguy |
Well, my PSA count was 4.4 which is too high for a fifty five year old. I got a Prostate biopsy last week (not fun) and got the results today. Good news is I don't have cancer...yet. There were some "abnormal" cells which puts me at high risk for the future. So I need to get the PSA checked every 3 months to keep a close eye on it. I'm relieved.... All of you over 40 need to get your PSA tested. Don't put if off, the PSA test is no big deal. The biopsy, on the other hand, is a real pain in the ••• - pardon the pun. I'm still peeing blood more than a week later & you can't imagine what the "other" looks like....  | ||
| Black_sunshine |
hang in there Jersey. | ||
| Shky_jake |
Jersey: Hang in there. At least you had it checked. | ||
| Ray_maines |
Having a 75 watt light bulb on the end of a 12' long garden hose shoved up your butt until it comes out of your nose sure is fun ain't it. No cancer for me for at least four more years, and I can prove it. | ||
| Cyclonemick |
Have any of you heard of Cancer sniffing dogs? I read an article about it while back in which dogs sniff out cancer through urine. They say the chance of a dog determing cancer is like 50 times greater than by chance. Intersting read. | ||
| Unibear12r |
Never be afraid of or slow to take the tests... My father died of this and it was very, very, ugly. He ignored the problem too long. Keeping on top of it is the key if you are at risk as in its early stages it is one of the most curable cancers. | ||
| Unibear12r |
Hang in there guys.... | ||
| Court |
Steve: Kudos for going the proactive route...... I come from a long family tradition of sticking head in the sand and avoiding doctors. In a typical "reaction formation" the first thing I did when I moved to New York was to find the best Doctor and Dentist. I just did my annual COMPLETE physical having done everything from 30 minutes of lung capacity testing (required for NYC Asbestos Handles license) to the X-Rays and having various orfices probed. I came through clean again with a script for the next year. Having found your PSA at the point you did puts you in command of the situation. Go get'em. . . we got YEARS of this stuff to do yet! Court | ||
| Jerseyguy |
Thanks guys. No worries, I'm good to go. | ||
| Spiderman |
I feel for ya I peed blood for over 3 months after my accident. NO BEER FOR 3 MONTHS MAKES SPIDEY ANGRY !!! and for future refrence cause I'm a youngin what is a PSA? | ||
| Kandie |
Prostate specific antigen, it's a blood test every man over 40 should have. It's a screening for prostate cancer. PSA level should be under 4.0. Really should be under 1.0 depending on your age. Most doctors will do a TRUS biopsy if 4 or higher. Different things can elevate the reading like prostatits, not just CA. I used to work in Urology. | ||
| Impulse_101 |
PSA Prostate Specific Antigen Its a test that looks at the amount of a certain substance in your body that is linked to the production of cancer cells in the prostate gland. When my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer his PSA was normal. The Dr. felt a small lump and had it tested. It came back positive and they removed his prostate. All said and done it took around 2 months before he was back to normal. Unfortunately pancriatic cancer took him a few years later. JT (Message edited by Impulse_101 on September 25, 2004) | ||
| Court |
>>>>Different things can elevate the reading like prostatits, not just CA. I used to work in Urology. I've never worked in Urology, but went there on leave while in the Military and I can confirm that most the problems that resulted were from encounters with prostatits. Every time I would visit one, I ended up having to go see a Navy Corpsman. Jersey....my professional advise is to simply avoid Urology and settle for a nice weekend in Sea Girt. Court | ||
| Sportsman |
That was funny! Dr.s scare me. I ate bad shrip once and went for some antibiotics which the doc wouldn't give me. The next day I get a call and he says go to the nearest hospital, my potassium level is off the chart. The hospital ignored anything I said and wanted to do an exploratory to see where the pain was coming from. I took out the IV and left. Sat on the can for 2 days and I was fine. You probably did the right thing, but use your own good sence and question them constantly. They are just guys that get up in the morning and go to work to make money too. | ||
| Whodom |
My Dad (who is now 85) started having prostate problems (not cancer) ~15 years ago. All tests showed no cancer. They eventually did a "roto-rooter" job on him (a trans-urethral resection). Analysis of material removed during that showed a few cancerous cells. Urologist was all set to do a "radical prostatectamy) (remove the prostate plus whatever else looks suspect and damn the consequences), but went to a seminar the day before Daddy's surgery. Doc there said that on a man in his 70's with kind of cancer cells my Dad had, surgery was not mandatory. Turned out cancer was very slow growing type and doc decided not to do surgery. Dad has had no problems with that since then (although he's had plenty of others, especially recently). I did a lot of reading at the time and basically ALL men eventually get prostate cancer. Autopsies show that something like 50% of 60 year old men have it, 75% of 70 year old men, ~100% of 90 year old men have it. In most men, it's slow-growing and doesn't spread anywhere else and you die of other causes before it causes a problem. OTOH, in some cases it is nasty stuff that will spread rapidly if you don't get it taken care of. There are treatment options for dealing with it if they find it. | ||
| Ray_maines |
More red wine, I tell ya. Drink more red wine. | ||
| Captainkirk |
Ray: is that an order?  | ||
| Whodom |
Red wine? Last I heard, that was to ward off heart disease (fortunately, dark beer is also good). Tomato sauce (which contains lots of lycopene) is supposed to ward off prostate cancer. | ||
| Sportsman |
Yeah, but who wants to drink tomato sauce? | ||
| Ray_maines |
Just this past week, I saw a sound bite news clip on the 5:00 TV news telling us that 5-6 glasses of red wine per week reduces a mans chances of prostate cancer. You know how weird statistics are though. All we can know from the TV news is that people that drink a lot of wine die of liver disease and don't live long enough to get prostate cancer. Hutch Study: Red Wine Cuts Prostate Cancer Risk | ||
| Crip2nite |
I was told they use marijuana for reduction of prostate cancer. Got a light??  | ||
| Rex |
Keep getting the tests, every year. My dad would not go to the doctor and when he found out, he was eaten up with cancer. Lasted about a year after finding out...it had spread so fast...his tests were about 15,000 vrs. 4....really bad...it had spread to all of his bones....so now I go every year. my other two uncles had the problem, took the medicine, etc. and now they are fine....rex | ||
| Jeremyh |
my father goes in october 4th for the same surgery. I will be flying in to SLC to see him after wards, i think i will have to take his HD for a spin around the SLC Canyons they have some sweet rides out there. |
