PSA 7.2 - 1st biospy 12 samples all negative

Welcome aboard Thomas ,
you have come to the right place for support and knowledge....i wish i knew about this board before my surgery.
I experienced also an elevated PSA for 2 years before they could detect my Cancer by Biopsy...i went from 3 to 5.4 and then 8.2 for about a year....my own opinion is that prostate cancer is so slow developing that at the early stages it is not even detectable by biopsy until it gets to G5 or G6 level...however i dont know of any other means but PSA biopsy and can to detect it...i would agree to go and get a second opinion maybe with a more accurate lab results?

Hope all is well in your advanture as many od us OVER 50 years old men went through.

Keep us posted and good LUCK!!!
GB

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April 2007 PSA 8.4 for last 6 months biopsy shows PC 3+3=6

June 13 2007 Went for open RP with Dr. Christopher Johnson at St. Francis Hospital NY. with nerve sparing o both sides.

4 days later home for Fathers Day, and Catheter.
Removal of catheter 10 days later , incontinence next to nothing, no pads used from the get go.

1 month PSA next to not detected


ED is a longer battle:1month out start using occasionally Cialis and 50MG Viagra to promote blood flow with no response for 6 months.

3 months and 6 months PSA not detected

at 6 months mark starting with VED therapy and being more aggressive with meds , in addition taking Folgard supplement daily.

April 2008 10 month out and start seeing some serious improvements with ED while using Meds and VED , can achieve erections, Mid nights erections almost on a regular basis , and uncontrolled 90 % erections spontaneously.

1 year visit on June 13 2008 woohoooo!!!

Thomas,
I worked in research (not medical) for over 30 years and I can tell you that you could have 4 different technicians run the same test on the same sample and get 4 different analysis.
Definetly get another opinion, stay on top of it and do a lot of research on your own.

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Age- 59

Diagnosed July 2007

PSA-4.0 (Free psa 11%)

Biopsy August 2007 - 2 of 4 on Right Side with 20%, Stage T1c

Gleason (3+4)

Cat Scan & Bone Scan both Clean

DaVinci Surgery Nov. 26th RWJUH Cancer Center, New brunswick, NJ

11/27/07  Home & on the road to recovery

12/4/2007 Catheter Out!

Pathology Report:  Gleason 3+3=6

                          Stage   T2c

                          Organ contained Negative Margins

1/1/08  Back to Officiating Wrestling

2/27/08 1st Post Op PSA...<0.1 Undetectable

Still using a pad everyday for minor leaks (using Detrol for bladder spasms)

4/1/08 Trying Levitra every other day  very little response :(

Thomas--Welcome to the Prostate Cancer forum. It used to be that the standard prostate biopsy was to take cores from six different areas of the prostate. That changed to twelve, and there are now biopsies done that take more than twelve.

If the biopsies were negative, it doesn't mean you don't have cancer because if it is present, it could be in just a small area (as mine was). That said, there are other reasons that PSA goes up, including BPH, prostatitis and age-related increases.

The main thing now is to keep close tabs on your PSA and do follow-up testing with a urologist. This is especially important with a rising PSA, as yours is.

It is a fallacy to believe, as the uninformed public does, that all prostate cancers are slow growing. Some are not and most will eventually spread outside the prostate if not treated, especially in younger men. It is important to discover it early for the best possible outcome

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Age 59  PSA quadrupled in 1 yr (0.6 to 2.5) 

DRE neg  1 of 12 biopsies pos (5%) 

Open surgery June 2006 

Cancer confined to one small area of prostate

Gleason 5 (3+2)  PSA's < 0.1  

My cancer involved only 1% of my prostate, I consider myself fortunate that my urologist directed one of 12 biopsy needles in the right direction or he would have missed it. Be sure to follow up and stay vigilant.
Randy

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46 you when diagnosed, now 47

Pre-Op PSA 9.9
1 of 12 cores positive, Gleason 3+3
DaVinci on 9/5/2007
Post-Op Gleason 3+6, Negative Nodes and Margins
Less than 1% of prostate involved with CA
3 Month PSA 0.01, 6 Month PSA 0.01
Incontinence resolved 9/15/2007, one day after cath removal
ED showing significant improvement, more notable over last month
with Viagra 100 mg.

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