Does having a high PSA mean you have prostate cancer?
April 1, 2010 by Administrator
Filed under PSA Blood Test
The first PSA test test i took come back 6.3. and I was tested two weeks later and this time the results was 4.9. My doctor is sending me to see and urologist. Does this mean I have prostate cancer?
Probably not.
I was diagnosed with prostate cancer this past December. My doc suspected it from my PSA acceleration – my PSA jumped from 1.5 to a 2.3. A retest 5 months later showed a minor increase to a 2.4. From what I have learned, the PSA continues to escalate with cancer, not decrease. You may just have an infection.
The urologist scheduled the biospy which is not a big deal at all – it fills part of a day, has little discomfort, and removes all the question marks.
Due to my age (56), I opted for surgery and had the DiVInce robot about 7 weeks ago. I’m almost fully recovered and functional (viva Viagara).
I know what you’re going through, my friend. Good luck!
Edit: Adding on to Saphire comments – I took Saw Palmetto for over 20 years, and firmly believe it works. Other than the cancer, which comes from different causes, I had a healthy prostate – I had no symptoms. If you do have just an enlarged prostate, start Saw Palmetto and Ginko, both good for this sort of thig.
I had a fall in my studio and went to the doctor to check my sacrum. While there he performed a DRE and noted some enlargement of my prostate. He suggested a psa test as part of my annual physical. My psa had been 2.0 for the past several years. This time my psa came back as 6.9. I was referred to a urologist given the postive DRE and the spike in psa. The urologist confirmed a nodula on one side and I was scheduled for a biopsy. Since I have a history of chronic bacterial prostatitis, I asked to be put on cipro to see if my psa would come back down. After 2 weeks on antibiotics, my psa fell to 3.7. I was put back on cipro for a further 4 weeks, but went ahead with the biopsy anyway given the positive DRE. The ultrasound was clear and the results of the biospy all came back negative. Unfortunately for me, an infected prostate does not like it when you punch a dozen holes in it, so I’ve been on antibiotics ever since.