Prostate - People Who Are Friend/Family

Adwizard

posted 01/23/2008, comment (1)

PSA test result change from last year

My friend who is in his early 50's just got the results of his annual PSA test which was between 4-5. The previous 6 annual tests results were in the 1-2 range every year, until now. His brother recently had his prostate removed due to cancer. He now has to see a specialist. We are both very concerned, but should we be... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/17/2007, comment (1)

Seeking info on fertility after prostate removal

I am looking for information on fertility after prostate removal. I cannot find any. No statistics, nothing. I am a 37 year old female involved with a 62 year old man. He is under the impression he can still have children and would like to. Any information would be... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/09/2007, comments (2)

Frequent Urination for 85 year old Dad

My Dad is 85 years old. He recently had a hip revision, due to a dislocation. He is now recovering with a hip brace and is wearing diapers 24/7. He needs them most at night when he is up between 7-10x per night. How can someone heal after surgery without getting the rest they need. He is taking flomax in the evening and had been taking it for... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/04/2007, comments (0)

Hi psa biopsy

My husband is 64, his psa 2006 was 2.8 , psa 2007 8.77, repeat psa 6. He had a biopsy and we are waiting for results. Dre neg. Drs office said today it takes 7days for pathology reports due to special staining. Is special staining always done? 2001 he had psa of 5.77 and repeat was 4(1week) and a neg biopsy 2001 --20mg and 2007 30mg PG Since... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/14/2007, comments (0)

Father's PSA

My 83 year old father has been undergoing Lupron therapy for the past year. When treatment started his PSA was 4200 and it had spread to his bones. His PSA dropped to 1.6, but on last testing it had started to increase to 2.1. Does anyone know margin of error on PSA test? How fast can he expect the PSA to increase now that it has apparently... Read more Chevron

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