PAE Day+2....... need your help

Hey Vincent

I hope all goes well for you. Your say your PSA went from 9 to 180????

I do know that the PAE does take a lime to see improvement and after you will have get some swelling in the prostate. But I think that is to high. You may have a infection.

I would get a hold of the doctor and tell them what is going on. That is why you may have the pain

Good luck.....Ken

HI Vincent

my PAE was done 18 months ago

it only took effect after about 6 months

my bladder volume is only 250 ml .. not sure why ... maybe dis placement of prostate.

Volume of prostate was 120 ml , now it is 86 ml.

I am glad I had it done as I only get up once per night ti go and urinate.

My sex life is also normal as can be expected for a 65 year old...I am widowed and am single ...but have it once a week with some or other on line prostitute

Vincent,

Whenever anything is done that disturbs the prostate the PSA will go up, although 180 is high. You should check it again in a month or two.

If you has PSA of 9 before the procedure, you should have been concerned about the possibility of cancer and had that checked before doing a PAE procedure. Although a prostate size of 95g is getting large and would account for some or maybe all of the PSA of 9. Other things can raise the PSA also, like sex, bicycle riding, DRE (Digital Rectal Exam). You should allow at least 3 days, after any of those things, before checking PSA. A UTI (Urinary Track Infection) can also raise PSA.

The fact that your experiencing pain in the prostate area may show that the PAE was successful in targeting the prostate arteries. You may need pain drugs for a few days. Give it a week to calm down.

Thomas

Vincent - I went through this two 6 weeks ago. It was pretty painful for the first 2.5 days, things started calming down after 3 days. The Dr. warned me it could be as long as a week of burning/frequent urination. He didn't warn me that I'd have burning pain in the perineum. I hope it goes away for you soon, it was no fun. Good luck!

Ask your doc if they can give you a course of steroids - it might be too late for that.

Take extra doses of Ibuprofin for the pain and to reduce inflammation, and there are medications for bladder spasms if you have (I think you do because you mentioned low bladders) plus antibiotics for possible UTIs

I don't know why you had your PSA tested one or two days after the procedure it makes no sense.

Pain is normal, it will reduce gradually - the thing to worry about is if you can't pee, don't try too hard and strain it may damage the bladder. Get a catheter in for a week or so or learn how to self catheter it will make it much easier, and don't worry I self cathetered after PAE it doesn't hurt more than it did before .

bon chance ne t'inquiete pas trop

Were you not given a one week course of pain killers and anti-inflammatories by your doctor? I was given 7 days of prednisone and 7 days of oxycodone (5mg) for pain. Your symptoms are common which means that the PAE is working nicely but you should have these drugs to help you in the first week. Your PSA values are not valid for a good month after the procedure because your prostate has been disturbed a lot so please do not worry about that now. Good luck.

VINCENT, 2 days is very soon after the procedure. ALL YOUR numbers will be high everything is swollen. you have to give it time. 2 months at least. SOME GUYS DONT GET RESULTS UNTIL 4 to 6 months. hang in there. you'll be fine!