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PSA...prostate biopsy

Knew it was coming and have been dreading it for 6 months. But truth is....not nearly as bad as I was expecting. Not something I'd care to do on a recurring basis, but if you've ever whacked your thumb with a hammer hard enough to make you cuss, you've already endured far worse.
So, when/if the time comes.....keep a stiff upper lip, boys.
Mike
ETA: The worst part, actually, was the antibiotic shot in the buttocks. I haven't received a shot in the butt for years.
So, when/if the time comes.....keep a stiff upper lip, boys.
Mike
ETA: The worst part, actually, was the antibiotic shot in the buttocks. I haven't received a shot in the butt for years.
"Walking away seems to be a lost art form."
N454casull
N454casull
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Please let me know if there's anything I can do.
Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
Paul
The biopsy is actually performed by technicians, not an MD. The guy that did mine has 30+ years on the job. After the procedure was over he said, "Of course, I can't diagnose, only your Doc can give you your actual test results. But everything looked good to me and I'm thinking this will turn out to be a whole lot of nothing".
So I'm feeling pretty good about it.
Mike
N454casull
Hardest part of the day was a required self administered enema while getting headbutted by our new 12 lb cat. Some things are better left alone.
Mike
N454casull
Uhhh...............ummmm...................what's this about a new 12 lb. cat?
― Douglas Adams
N454casull
Glad you guys got a new cat to help share some love.
Living in this city I guess I can take another pain in the butt.
Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
Is it possible when you were PD shooting and concentrating on your scope so much that a PD snuck up behind you and decided it was time for some Payback? They are a burrowing animal, aren't they?
― Douglas Adams
The cyst proved benign, but 4 of the 72 prostate scrapings came back positive for cancer. So he scheduled a PSA test and an MRI. The PSA reading came back 0.97, which is actually pretty low. The MRI came back negative. His opinion was that, by pure dumb luck, the cancer was in the very early stages and his scrapings may have actually got it all. But....he wanted a biopsy 6 months later just to be sure. He said an MRI and biopsy spread 6 months apart was the best way to avoid a false positive/negative. But the PSA reading and the MRI results gave initial results that looke pretty good.
Mike
N454casull
Keeps me looking over my shoulder, though. LOL!
Mike
N454casull
I'm glad you caught it early, buddy.
Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.