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Prostate Cancer: Have you been tested?

enforcinator · 2012-01-30 11:28:45

Sometime last year My PSA went up and stayed high for two consecutive tests, so my urologist scheduled a biopsy, which came back positive. He told me most men my age and younger (I'm 55) just have the gland removed. It amounted to two days in the hospital, two weeks of recovery and back to life in general (according to…

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onepopper Member Posts: 1,825 ✭✭✭✭✭

January 2012 edited November -1

I'm 78 and have prostate cancer. Had a biopsy that was positive. My friend at 79 had a biopsy and damn near died from sepsis from the test. Other friends have bags hanging on them. I chose the wait and see option. At my age there is a good chance that I will die from something other than prostate cancer.

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