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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Prostate Related Issues
Just had the biggest scare of my life (PSA = 10.6)!! Need some advice.
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<blockquote data-quote="Pacman" data-source="post: 218346" data-attributes="member: 2450"><p>In 6 months my total PSA went from <strong>1.4 ng/dL to 10.6 ng/dL</strong>!</p><p></p><p>This freaked me out like crazy, especially since my dad passed away two years ago from prostate cancer and that was literally the exact way he found out that he had prostate cancer. </p><p></p><p>I am in my 30s. So a jump that high in just 6 months is very scary!!!</p><p></p><p>I immediately went and did another PSA test upon seeing these results, this time free+total just to get a more comprehensive picture, and the <strong>total was 7.4</strong> <strong>ng/dL</strong> and <strong>free was 7.0 ng/dL</strong>!</p><p></p><p>So it did go down for whatever reason. </p><p></p><p>I set an appointment with a urologist right away as well. </p><p></p><p>He said that he doubts it is cancer, he believes it is some sort of infection. He decided not to do a prostate exam, because if it is an infection, manually examining the prostate would make it worse.</p><p></p><p>So I am on <strong>antibiotics for 2 weeks</strong>. Ciprofloxacin 500mg/twice daily. He said wait a week after the two weeks are up and take the PSA test again.</p><p></p><p>He also said <strong>not to inject testosterone at all</strong>, until my next visit to him, so I am 3 weeks now with no T (I figured if it is cancer, better not to inject, so I actually stopped injecting before I saw him). So if I wait until I see him, that will be<strong> 6 full weeks with no testosterone injections</strong>. Not something I am too happy about. He also said no biking!</p><p></p><p>A week into the antibiotic treatment, I just wanted the mental reassurance that it is working so I did a total PSA test for myself, and it came back exactly <strong>4.0 ng/dL</strong>. Which is (the high end of) normal!!</p><p></p><p>So that basically proves it is not cancer right? If it was cancer, the PSA level wouldn't drop in response to antibiotics, correct? It's not possible for both to occur at the same time, correct?</p><p></p><p>I am just wondering if I can hop back on testosterone and skip the MRI for the prostate. </p><p></p><p>Does anyone here have some advice for me?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pacman, post: 218346, member: 2450"] In 6 months my total PSA went from [B]1.4 ng/dL to 10.6 ng/dL[/B]! This freaked me out like crazy, especially since my dad passed away two years ago from prostate cancer and that was literally the exact way he found out that he had prostate cancer. I am in my 30s. So a jump that high in just 6 months is very scary!!! I immediately went and did another PSA test upon seeing these results, this time free+total just to get a more comprehensive picture, and the [B]total was 7.4[/B] [B]ng/dL[/B] and [B]free was 7.0 ng/dL[/B]! So it did go down for whatever reason. I set an appointment with a urologist right away as well. He said that he doubts it is cancer, he believes it is some sort of infection. He decided not to do a prostate exam, because if it is an infection, manually examining the prostate would make it worse. So I am on [B]antibiotics for 2 weeks[/B]. Ciprofloxacin 500mg/twice daily. He said wait a week after the two weeks are up and take the PSA test again. He also said [B]not to inject testosterone at all[/B], until my next visit to him, so I am 3 weeks now with no T (I figured if it is cancer, better not to inject, so I actually stopped injecting before I saw him). So if I wait until I see him, that will be[B] 6 full weeks with no testosterone injections[/B]. Not something I am too happy about. He also said no biking! A week into the antibiotic treatment, I just wanted the mental reassurance that it is working so I did a total PSA test for myself, and it came back exactly [B]4.0 ng/dL[/B]. Which is (the high end of) normal!! So that basically proves it is not cancer right? If it was cancer, the PSA level wouldn't drop in response to antibiotics, correct? It's not possible for both to occur at the same time, correct? I am just wondering if I can hop back on testosterone and skip the MRI for the prostate. Does anyone here have some advice for me? [/QUOTE]
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Just had the biggest scare of my life (PSA = 10.6)!! Need some advice.
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