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High PSA level

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Posted 12 Dec 2017 at 22:36

hi all, i seem to be starting down similar path. my PSA 60 seems high? prostate is large firm and lumpy after the dreaded finger up the bum MRI has come back as abnormal and several areas of interest no one is talking just told me to wait for biopsy results. how worried should i be?
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Posted 13 Dec 2017 at 00:19

It seems that the medics have given you lots of information and are probably assuming that you have understood the implications. Nothing is certain until you get the biopsy results but:-
- your PSA of 60 is 20 times higher than 'normal'
- a hard prostate is indicative of cancer
- a lumpy prostate is highly indicative of cancer
- the abnormal scan is highly indicative of cancer

Since you have all of these indicators, I think you should prepare yourself for a diagnosis of prostate cancer. While you are waiting you could order the toolkit from this website and start reading about different stagings and grades- this will help you to plan any questions you might want to ask at the appointment. Bear in mind that not all treatments might be available to you though.

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

 
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