Hi. Not me but my husband I am dealing with. so he had a psa result of 15 he is 71, a suspicious rectal exam, two areas found hard. He has been referred for mri, ct scan and bone scan. Are all three necessary before a diagnosis has been given. Especially...
As the title says, I had my prostatectomy 8 weeks ago. There is bit of a timeline in my profile. My follow up appointment is in just under 2 weeks, and I will also have my first PSA test since the surgery then. I have to admit that I do stress about...
Hi everyone. My Partner (husband to be) recently diagnosed with PC, gleason 4+3=7. Options are radiotherapy or removal. He's really struggling with his mental health around the diagnosis as at 67, he's always been so fit & well & by his own admission...
Genuinely. My dad had prostrate cancer, my brother had prostrate cancer and now it is my turn. Because of my family history I have been going for PSA tests for years, the results always around 4.0, last year 4.1 and this year 8.1. Off for a MRI, then...
Hello, im new here. I'm speaking of behalf of my dad, he had his Prostrate removed in Aug 2025, the following PSA test after removal was 0.02, Dad's just had his 2nd PSA results in at 4.57, there doesn't seem to be much urgency from the Hospital,...
New ly diagnosis After 2 years active surveillance and a recent biopsy i was diagnosed as stage 2 prostrate cancer. It has been indicated that i will be presented with various treatment options over the next month or so and i can then elect the...
Hi All, I was convinced at a party before Christmas by a friend who is passionate about Prostate Cancer to take a PSA test. So drunk at a party I ordered one online. Did the test and sent it back and wasnt expecting anything unusual. Anyway it came back...
Evening all. I got the bad news today, rating 4, so a biopsy on Monday. I live alone but I have family not too far away. I wish all of you the very best. God Bless. Michael.
Hi all — looking for some perspective. I’m 41, no family history of prostate cancer, no urinary symptoms, no symptoms of anything. I recently had a PSA test and it came back at 6.1 (lab reference range 0–2.5). I went in for a "well mans" test...
Hi everyone, New to this forum so thank you for providing a much needed resource. I never thought I would need such a forum but here we are. I have just received the results of my MRI and I am a Pirad 5. A 15mm lesion on one side which has not spread...
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