Very High PSA
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i took my 6 year old husband to the ER Saturday with a high fever. Tests confirmed a UTI then the doctor ordered a PSA which came back at 99! He has no symptoms normally associated with prostate, no frequent urination, no pain and he feels great. Our local doctor is sending him to a specialist. I have read a UTI can elevate the PSA and also wonder if the machine could have given a false reading. Would you suggest we insist on a second blood test after his antibiotics before seeing the specialist?
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Lionqueen
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mosski Lionqueen
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At this point you really can't know whether your husband might have prostate cancer, but my own experience is that, for me, it was symptonless. My prostrate was only slightly enlarged. It was nodules on the prostate and a PSA of around 8 or 9 that led to a biopsy that showed cancer, but I felt no pain or discomfort and urination was not much of a problem.
Best of luck to your husband and you, both.
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mosski Lionqueen
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Has your husband have PSA blood tests done previously? What were those readings?
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barney34567 Lionqueen
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I agree with the folks who say only after the antibiotics have done their job should your husband get retested for the PSA.
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stewarta Lionqueen
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I am not a medical doctor, but PSA readings can be high after ejaculation, and other reasons not associated with BPH or PCa.
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