I have trouble starting urinating. I have microscopic blood in my urine. I have trouble emptying my bladder. I have pain in my lower back and pelvis.
2007-05-08 09:49:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
The swollen prostate with all your symptoms does not necessarily mean you have cancer. The blood bothers me though. Please go see a good Urologist. He will do a biopsy on your prostate and will treat the enlarged gland. I have had all your symptoms as do 50% of Men over the age of 50. Check out the blood thing though.
2007-05-08 10:05:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since BPH, prostatitis and other conditions may also be the cause of an elevated PSA, you shouldn't worry too much. If your PSA remains on the same level next time or is lower, you shouldn't need to have a new byopsy done at that time, perhaps only another ultrasound/MRI/DRI. If it's risen further, then your urologist may want to repeat the byopsy. I think you have the right to refuse. The faster the rate of increase is, the more likelihood there is of malignant causes. That's why repeated PSA tests alone might give a hint. If your prostate is very enlarged (>40 cc), there is a drug called Finasteride, which shrinks the prostate. If your PSA level is caused by a benign enlarged prostate, it should start dropping after a while (up to a year) on this drug. If you have cancer, the PSA level is unlikely to drop. If your PSA level is caused by prostatitis, antibiotics may get your PSA level down. Again, it's unlikely to drop if there is a cancer. Ask your urologist if any of these may be viable options in your case, i.e. if your PSA hasn't risen wildly.
2016-04-01 02:53:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If PSA level is normal then it is not a prostate cancer but maybe a kidney or bladder problem.
2007-05-09 13:51:51 · answer #3 · answered by sheila l 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could just be an enlarged prostate, but if your doctor hasn't suggested that, it is time to change doctors. My husband had prostate cancer in 1992, he didn't have any symptons. His doctor found it in a routine exam. Please see another doctor.
2007-05-08 10:01:52 · answer #4 · answered by Joan H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a PETCT scan, could mean some $$$ but would ease your mind.
2007-05-08 14:23:44 · answer #5 · answered by nondustbiter 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋