I see Urology tomorrow. I'm 68 and had my first PSA test ever last week. The result was 33 ng/ml and my family practice MD was alarmed and referred me right away. For the past 2 yrs I've been taking Flomax, 1 at night, to help with frequent urination at night. It also has helped with starting/stopping and urge to pee. Between my MD and me we landed on BPH as the more likely thing and up till now never considered testing PSA level. Only did it because it was a Medicare recommendation.
2 days before the blood draw I had spent 5 days aggressively mountain biking. And I'd ejaculated. But I read these types of things do NOT elevate PSA that much. At the time I had no clue I was supposed to suspend certain activity before the blood draw.
I've checked in with friends who have dealt with prostate CA issues and of course done online research.
Important to note: I'm an athletic guy, a geezer jock. Not having other symptoms like back pain, urination burning, blood in urine or semen, pain with ejaculation. Nothing. I'm cycling, both road and mountain, all the time. I plan to do a 69 mile ride on my 69th birthday at end of the summer. Yep, it's an annual duty. Call it my pilgrimage. When I was actively training for racing, 4-5000 miles of riding in a season were not uncommon. That is behind me now and I'm usually only averaging about 150 miles a week. Slacker 😜 My BMI is 22 and I live a healthy lifestyle.
I joined this forum so I could detail my journey in case it benefits anyone else. And of course I'd like to hear stories similar to mine.
thanks for reading my story🙏
