There’s some roundings with PSA results – the results are always in whole numbers. My last was 1 five years ago but was told that could be a zero ‘cos reasons. Happy enough, and good luck BiND.
Never heard of anyone getting a 1.5
Bloke in North Dorset
Thanks Tim & all.
Bongo, they carry out “super sensitive” tests 2 months after the op and every 6 months for a number of years.
One of the big problems with PSA measurement its that it goes up after sex, riding a bike or to a lesser extent general had hard exercise so if you’re have a test look up the abstinence periods.
John
Pleased to hear the good news for one of the many good guys on here.
Simon Neale
Very good news, I’m pleased for BiND.
Boganboy
Glad to hear it BiND!!!
Norman
Let me join the chorus, BiND, from a bloke with a prostate the size of an orange and a PSA of around 7, but told not to worry because large prostates generate more PSA, an MRI 4 years ago found it to be benign, and to sweat if it reaches 11.
Theophrastus
There’s some roundings with PSA results – the results are always in whole numbers.
Not so, Bongo. My PSA is 0.39. It reached 29.3 before I opted for radiotherapy.
BlokeInTejas
BiND
“One of the big problems with PSA measurement its that it goes up after sex, riding a bike or to a lesser extent general had hard exercise so if you’re have a test look up the abstinence periods.”
Yes! I had – some years back – a PSA reading of 18 or so. Prostate MRI showed what the radiologist diagnosed as cancer. Lots of needle sample (not the first, by a long chalk) showed definitely no trace of cancer BUT definite signs of inflammation but no infection. The urologist finally agreed with me that the best diagnosis was “an emotional prostate” – it sulked and got angry for no obvious reason (perhaps all those needle biopsies made it petulant..). PSA these days is in the 2 range.
Tractor Gent
Diagnosed several years ago after bum biopsy, then confirmed a year later with a perineal one. PSA throughout has been hovering around 5 with no trend and continues like that. If it starts rising significantly then I’ll have to think about treatment. My dad died of it after 20 plus years of hormones, but he was 98.
Bloke in North Dorset
TG,
Mine was 5.4 when I had it checked alongside a general blood test for something else, they gave me an MRI scan then the full plate biopsy which confirmed confirmed cancer. I was kept on active surveillance until last summer when the PSA went to 10 then back down to 7 so I had another scan and limited biopsy and that confirmed the spread and that it was close to breaking out of the prostate, hence the op.
I’ve always asked for a PSA test every time I had a blood test for something else and my GP never objected and I recommend it as I had no symptoms, not even when the PSA started rising. Like all cancers, the earlier it is detected the better the chance of survival. (At the same time as I was under surveillance the guy who taught me how to drive fast ribs was told his prostate cancer was terminal, unfortunately he’d been ignoring the symptoms, I don’t know why but I have heard stories of people being scared of the finger in bum inspection that BiT describes.
Once again, thanks everyone for your best wishes.
Baron Jackfield
My PSA was about 8 some 20 years ago. Biopsy confirmed “bog-standard prostate cancer”, Gleeson 6 stage 1 etc. I had brachytherapy about 6 months later and since then my PSA declined fairly rapidly to <1 – I'm now checked every twelve months and, due to a more accurate method of assay, it's reported as <0.3.
I'm told that it can increase after sex – chance would be a fine thing at my age! 🙂
Norman
BiND, trouble is the symptoms can be similar to those of a benign enlarged prostate. Every male in my family has an enlarged prostate, gets disturbed sleep, and has to go toilet-spotting when planning journeys. Ironically the odd one out was my uncle who seemed little affected but on going to the GP with back pain eventually discovered it was out and in his bones, Stage 4. He lasted two years.
We boys really need a more reliable test than PSA. I keep reading about new tests; never been offered one. I reckon it’s time to go back and bully my GP if I can prise her out from behind the Covid sofa but the last time I had a blood test – maybe three months ago – I was told to fuck off until the dial reached 11, family history notwithstanding.
A pal who turned out to be hauling several litres of unflushable had it done on the private. Top consultant recommended the hot wire technique. Perhaps I’ll end up murdering the piggy bank but I was rather hoping to spend that on other things.
Bloke in Brasil
When I moved to Brasil the local NHS (SUS) GP said, over 50, let’s check your prostate. Finger I asked ( in very poor Portuguese). He looked at me as if I was a time traveler from long ago. Of course not, an ultrasound sir. They had me drink water, scan, pee then scan. Told me immediately all was normal. As the scan was underway I did ask, as is tradition, if they could tell if it was a boy or a girl. Very little hilarity ensued.
Andy
All the best BiND
Joe Smith
Good luck to all with prostate problems – may you live long and prosper.
Good times, for a change.
There’s some roundings with PSA results – the results are always in whole numbers. My last was 1 five years ago but was told that could be a zero ‘cos reasons. Happy enough, and good luck BiND.
Never heard of anyone getting a 1.5
Thanks Tim & all.
Bongo, they carry out “super sensitive” tests 2 months after the op and every 6 months for a number of years.
One of the big problems with PSA measurement its that it goes up after sex, riding a bike or to a lesser extent general had hard exercise so if you’re have a test look up the abstinence periods.
Pleased to hear the good news for one of the many good guys on here.
Very good news, I’m pleased for BiND.
Glad to hear it BiND!!!
Let me join the chorus, BiND, from a bloke with a prostate the size of an orange and a PSA of around 7, but told not to worry because large prostates generate more PSA, an MRI 4 years ago found it to be benign, and to sweat if it reaches 11.
There’s some roundings with PSA results – the results are always in whole numbers.
Not so, Bongo. My PSA is 0.39. It reached 29.3 before I opted for radiotherapy.
BiND
“One of the big problems with PSA measurement its that it goes up after sex, riding a bike or to a lesser extent general had hard exercise so if you’re have a test look up the abstinence periods.”
Yes! I had – some years back – a PSA reading of 18 or so. Prostate MRI showed what the radiologist diagnosed as cancer. Lots of needle sample (not the first, by a long chalk) showed definitely no trace of cancer BUT definite signs of inflammation but no infection. The urologist finally agreed with me that the best diagnosis was “an emotional prostate” – it sulked and got angry for no obvious reason (perhaps all those needle biopsies made it petulant..). PSA these days is in the 2 range.
Diagnosed several years ago after bum biopsy, then confirmed a year later with a perineal one. PSA throughout has been hovering around 5 with no trend and continues like that. If it starts rising significantly then I’ll have to think about treatment. My dad died of it after 20 plus years of hormones, but he was 98.
TG,
Mine was 5.4 when I had it checked alongside a general blood test for something else, they gave me an MRI scan then the full plate biopsy which confirmed confirmed cancer. I was kept on active surveillance until last summer when the PSA went to 10 then back down to 7 so I had another scan and limited biopsy and that confirmed the spread and that it was close to breaking out of the prostate, hence the op.
I’ve always asked for a PSA test every time I had a blood test for something else and my GP never objected and I recommend it as I had no symptoms, not even when the PSA started rising. Like all cancers, the earlier it is detected the better the chance of survival. (At the same time as I was under surveillance the guy who taught me how to drive fast ribs was told his prostate cancer was terminal, unfortunately he’d been ignoring the symptoms, I don’t know why but I have heard stories of people being scared of the finger in bum inspection that BiT describes.
Once again, thanks everyone for your best wishes.
My PSA was about 8 some 20 years ago. Biopsy confirmed “bog-standard prostate cancer”, Gleeson 6 stage 1 etc. I had brachytherapy about 6 months later and since then my PSA declined fairly rapidly to <1 – I'm now checked every twelve months and, due to a more accurate method of assay, it's reported as <0.3.
I'm told that it can increase after sex – chance would be a fine thing at my age! 🙂
BiND, trouble is the symptoms can be similar to those of a benign enlarged prostate. Every male in my family has an enlarged prostate, gets disturbed sleep, and has to go toilet-spotting when planning journeys. Ironically the odd one out was my uncle who seemed little affected but on going to the GP with back pain eventually discovered it was out and in his bones, Stage 4. He lasted two years.
We boys really need a more reliable test than PSA. I keep reading about new tests; never been offered one. I reckon it’s time to go back and bully my GP if I can prise her out from behind the Covid sofa but the last time I had a blood test – maybe three months ago – I was told to fuck off until the dial reached 11, family history notwithstanding.
A pal who turned out to be hauling several litres of unflushable had it done on the private. Top consultant recommended the hot wire technique. Perhaps I’ll end up murdering the piggy bank but I was rather hoping to spend that on other things.
When I moved to Brasil the local NHS (SUS) GP said, over 50, let’s check your prostate. Finger I asked ( in very poor Portuguese). He looked at me as if I was a time traveler from long ago. Of course not, an ultrasound sir. They had me drink water, scan, pee then scan. Told me immediately all was normal. As the scan was underway I did ask, as is tradition, if they could tell if it was a boy or a girl. Very little hilarity ensued.
All the best BiND
Good luck to all with prostate problems – may you live long and prosper.