I was originally diagnosed with a 7.3 PSA and shuffled off to a Urologist that admitted "you know as much about the Prostate was we do"...........and he continued, "we selected the number 4 as a guide because we needed to start somewhere and therein is the science behind having a PSA below 4. Some circles have decided the number should be below 3 and in doing so have reaped the benefit of untold numbers of biopsies that were not warranted.
My PSA has gone from that original 7.3 to as high as 10 something and back and forth with it around 6 right now.
This roller coaster has been going on for 10 years. We know that most men have an increased PSA level as they age. I never allow a biopsy, however, they did one five years ago when dealing with a bladder tumor. I did not know they were going to biopsy the prostate but they did. A biopsy presents the risk of 'seeding' the cancer cells and my Urologist admitted that when I raised the issue. Instead of possibly having a cancer contained within the Prostate and which might never kill a person, we run the risk of it spreading beyond the prostate and then what to do?
My Urologist has learned to stop pushing for the biopsy of the Prostate and also a CT-Scan of the entire system.
My comment is this. Why strive for a PSA of Zero or near Zero that almost nobody has except those immediately after prostate surgery?
Joe C.
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