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posted 11/24/2008, comment (1)

My Story - After Prostate Surgery

I don't know how typical my situation is. Since I was diagnosed seven months ago, I've read everything I could find on the subjects of prostate cancer; diagnosis, surgery and recovery. On the topic of recovery, there are many "worse case" stories out there so I thought my story might balance things a bit. I probably should mention I've had BPH... Read more Chevron

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Living With Enlarged Prostate

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posted 11/10/2008, comments (0)

Enlarged hard prostate

Think I had a acute attack but 3 weeks went by with increased urination before went to doctor. Thought it was the flu. PSA in March was .44, in 2007 was .55 and 2 weeks ago was .42 Now with enlarged hard prostate on ultrasound and digital exam with no pain. Another round of antibiotics-cipro to... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/20/2008, comments (2)

Can You Have Prostate Cancer Even if Your PSA is 0?

Dear Dr. Motola, Can you still have bone pain even if your PSA is 0 and you are on Lupron? With a PSA of 0 while being maintained on Lupron it is not likely to have bone pain from metastatic prostate cancer. Bone pain can be multifactorial and may not be related to prostate cancer. If you previously had metastatic disease to... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/10/2008, comment (1)

Why Would PSA Still Rise after a Prostatectomy?

Dear Dr. Motola, My prostate has been surgically removed and radiation was given out of concern for a slowly rising PSA. After this was done, we went back to the doctor to find out the results and learned that my PSA was still rising slowly. Is there an explanation for this? I thought PSA could only apply to someone with a prostate. Please... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/05/2008, comments (0)

Changing the Rules on Prostate Cancer Screening

Prostate cancer screening (or the PSA test) may actually do more harm than good, especially if you're older than 74, according to the a new study. You can read a short review of the new PSA test guidelines here. According to the Washington Post's report on the new study: "The guidelines address perhaps the most important and... Read more Chevron

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