Prostate.

[BayfieldAnnette]

My husband had his biopsy yesterday on his prostate, and now just waiting on results which he should get in 2-3 weeks. He had an enlarged prostate and two small nodules near his lobe, and a 7mm lymph node in his pelvis. So keeping fingers crossed for good results. His P.S.A 72.

[Tall_Allen]

Let us know what the results are.

[cpcohen]

You wrote " P.S.A 72."

Did you mean 72, or something else?

Thanks --

. Charles

[BayfieldAnnette in reply to cpcohen]

His PSA was 72.

[cpcohen in reply to BayfieldAnnette]

FWIW --

In that case, I'd be worried about metastatic (out-of-the-prostate) prostate-cancer tumors. I don't know how the UK health service works, but in Canada, a "bone scan" would probably be prescribed to check for them.

It's possible he just has a really nasty case of prostate inflammation and/or enlargement (several names -- prostatitis, BPH (= benign prostate hypertrophy), etc). Only a biopsy will give a firm diagnosis of prostate cancer.

Stay in touch --

. Charles

[BayfieldAnnette in reply to cpcohen]

Thank you he did have a bone scan and a MRI scan before having the biopsy.

[Murk]

I would read everything you possible can absorb here as well as other places. Keep a positive outlook but assume the worse only so you can start thinking of your next three steps ahead. If its all good, no worries, but if not you will have a created your going forward plan. Just my thoughts

[BayfieldAnnette in reply to Murk]

Thank you.x

[Fran57]

Please see my reply on the CLL forum .Fran 😉

[HopingForTheBest1]

Make sure the doctor sends a biopsy sample to Johns Hopkins, Dr Epstein, for a second opinion. He is the best pathologist in the country, and many of us have used him.

[BayfieldAnnette in reply to HopingForTheBest1]

Thank you.x

[teacherdude70]

2 to 3 weeks for results is way too long to wait Poke, prod you doctor to get them in a week or less, then read, read, and let us all know what's going on.

[BayfieldAnnette in reply to teacherdude70]

Thank you.

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I was speaking with someone that had a 56 PSA and later on determined it was something else and was now 1.2 so you just never know