Hi all, been reading various threads and this seems a really helpful community. Looking for some reassurance.
Last few months ejaculate has decreased to barely nothing and general ache and pain in prostate region led me to doctor. No major issues with peeing, stream not the racehorse I used to be but certainly not a trickle. No getting up in the night, no burning. Following GP exam 28th Jan (slightly abnormal, central depression not really there) put on Cipro to manage any possible infection and had MRI on 8th Feb. Results back over the phone on Tuesday 16th - ‘5-suspicious’. Then spoke to GP for blood results, PSA5.66-slightly elevated, but everything else ‘normal’ - calcium, liver, white cells a little low (but were two years ago), platelets ok, not diabetic, etc etc. Dr said PSA0-2.75 ‘healthy’ for my age. Have no prior measurement. Doc said he would expect any spreading cancer to show up somewhere in some of those measures.
Booked in for biopsy 9th March. Scheduled a phonecall with Consultant (Doctors name removed by moderator) tomorrow. Seems to know his stuff and has a special focus area on diagnosis of PCa.
Have learned more in the last two days than I ever wanted to. Have lost appetite, not sleeping well, feel constantly sick, have convinced myself that every pain or niggle between ribs and knees is linked to it. From various literature that correlates Pirads 5 to Gleason etc that this is mega-serious and I need to be getting affairs in order.
Have had lower back pain for years and constant groin/testicular stretches etc that I have always discounted to over-exertion, exercise etc. Now worried that these were all signals.
Anything else I could/should be doing? Anyone throw any experience on these kind of measures?
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