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I've had some urgency problems for a year or two although I believed no worse than for a lot of men my age (68). It seemed like a good idea to ask the surgery to do a PSA while I was having a general health check up. It's come back at 228 - yes really - not 2.28 nor 22.8 but over two hundred. I'm now waiting for an appointment with a urologist. Is a PSA this high really unusual? The websites suggest that the higher the PSA reading, the gloomier the outlook but they all see 7, 8 or 9 as very high and suggest that other causes like recent ejaculation might put it up by a ng or two. Does 228 mean that I'm likely to have cancerous prostate cells all over the place all pumping out PSA? Should I be preparing for an early demise?
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Waffalobill Bob2017
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I have read of some readings in the high 200's due to infections. Also read of some in the thousands due to riding a bike. Sounds like you need some testing and maybe some biopsys.
alan1951 Bob2017
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"Should I be preparing for an early demise?" Absolutely not. Protocol suggests that you retest. Smart of you to make an appointment with a uro. While you're at it, you'll want to start thinking about a second opinion now; irrespective of what your urologist tells you, if for no other reason than your own piece of mind. Hope this helps.
kenneth1955 Bob2017
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Bob I would have it check again and yes sex before you have your blood done will raise the PSA number. when I was 47 my doctor told me to go see a urologist because my PSA was 446. It turned out to be a prostate infection. I'm 61 now and my last PSA was 0.7 Take care Ken
CaptainAl Bob2017
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Enjoy life to the full and continue to take care of your health.
Best wishes, CaptainAl
steadyeddy Bob2017
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Hi Bob , yes that is a very high reading but from having reaf variuos items onn PSA it is not unknown nor is it confirmation that you have Prostate cancer ,there is a guy in one group who had cancer with a PSA of 3. The PSA is the only guide used in the UK and it is only a guide. If you are going down the route of a biopsy , In your position I would not consider anything less than a MR scan and then if required "A template biopsy " where they target specific highlighted sites of interest. The standard anal probe biopsy is little better than a shot in the dark. Read as much as you can to educate yourself so that any decision you make is as informed as you can make it. A book "The invasion of the prostate snatchers"is informative about one mans experiences ,along with input from his urologist, in living with a high PSA for over twenty years.
This is not an absolute sign of your demise get the tests done get informed, not many tears ago most elderly men (our age) died with /not because of P.C. and with any sign of prostate problems they went under the knife , the vast majority ,unneccessarily.
zdzislaw steadyeddy
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alan1951 zdzislaw
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steadyeddy alan1951
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Cheers Alan ,I couldn't remember the names of the two guys and I've just loaned thew book out again.
Edd
alan1951 steadyeddy
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geoff90305 Bob2017
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Remember, the PSA test is determine the health of the prostate. If you have a high number, usualy meaning over 4-5, A prostate infection, BPH and or prostatitus can be the cause.
I was in a similar position as you, high PSA (13) and could not see urologist for 2+ months. I had a mpMRI done of my prostate and it came back clear, which eased my mind while waiting to see the Uro. You might consider getting a mpMRI done...asap.
Dawnay Bob2017
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I've read guys who had a PSA over 2000. and another with a PSA of 6006.
There's a retired doctor who reads and posts here occasionally who has had PCa for 17 years and does nothing but keep testing. I also know a nurse who worked with urologists and she says she wouldn't tell her husband if his PSA was high.
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