my father says his prostate count is high or something like that he says its 6.0 or something like that anywayz he says he needs surgery for it and he says its from being under alot of stress somebody please tell me what this means!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-03-25 05:18:22 · 3 answers · asked by Charelle L 2 in Health ➔ Men's Health
He's probably a bit stressed over trying to explain to you what the matter is. Maybe I can help.
Most men experience an enlarged prostate gland later in life. This often causes men to have to urinate more often even though the bladder may not be full. If this starts to happen, a man might go to the doctor and find that he also has a high PSA (Prostate-specific antigen) count in his blood. When there is a PSA score higher than 4.0 OR the count is significantly higher from one test to the next (like going from 2.0 to 4.0, for instance), the doctor may order a biopsy of the prostate to test for cancer. Ten to twelve tiny samples of prostate tissue are taken and observed in a lab. If one or more of the samples tests positive for cancer, there may be a need to remove the prostate gland (radical prostatectomy) or have therapy to kill off the cancer (radiation or proton therapy that does not require removal. There are other therapies, as well.
If your father says that he is going to have surgery for it, then it is likely that he has been diagnosed with cancer of the prostate. Prostate cancer may be completely cured by removal of the prostate. It may be that your father doesn't have prostate cancer and that he is having it removed for another reason, but I doubt it. Usually, the only reason for surgical removal of the prostate is for cancer.
After removal, your father will continue to have PSA blood tests. Typically, his PSA count will be "0.1", which means that there are no prostate-specific antigens in his blood. That's good. After five years of PSA levels at 0.1, the person is typically "cured" - no prostate, no prostate cancer.
I hope this helps
2007-03-25 18:23:03 · answer #1 · answered by SafetyDancer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charelle, Go on line and get a full description of a PSA blood test. That's the test your your father's referring to. The number 6.0 MAY indicate a prostate anomaly (change) from a normal reading of 4.5 or less.
Please read a medical description and offer to go with your father to see a urologist.
2007-03-25 15:39:17 · answer #2 · answered by Country Boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not necessarily linked to stress. Sure, stress is not good for anything, but it is the major cause, I doubt it seriously.
He must have had a psa test. He needs to follow his doctors recommendations when dealing with such issues.
2007-03-25 12:23:27 · answer #3 · answered by drpsholder 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋