My husband had a PSA blood test on 19 November, together with an ultrasound. The PSA was normal but the doctor wants to see my husband tomorrow. Has this happened to anyone else please? If so, was it bad news. He is my world and I just want to be prepared so I can best support him. Thank you.
If his PSA is normal don't overthink things. It may be the doctor wants to examine the prostate (through the rectum) in addition to the PSA test to make sure everything is OK. I assume the ultrasound was a bladder scan ?
It may be that there was something abnormal on the bladder scan such as retaining too much urine and the doctor wants to discuss options for managing this.
By doctor do you mean a GP or a hospital consultant ? Generally a GP is going to refer you to a hospital for further tests if there is anything that needs further investigation. The more serious bad (or good) news will usually come from a hospital consultant, not the GP, after a number of further tests (MRI and biopsy).
So don't panic and overthink things. Probably the the worst news from a GP will be a hospital referral if something needs further investigation. Your husbands PSA is also normal which is great news.
Rob
Thank you so much for replying Rob. His only symptom is hip pain, but we had a friend who suffered with hip pain which the GP said was rheumatism. It was only when he collapsed and was taken to hospital he was diagnosed with advanced prostrate cancer and died 5 months later. So my head is going to worst case scenario.
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