Rising PSA

Hello everyone,

This is my first post.

I’m 59 and have always had a PSA in the 1.3 to 1.9 range since I was about 40

My father passed from PCa at 74. He was diagnosed with PCa around 1993 when he was about 58. He had RP and his surgeon said his PCa had spread to surrounding tissue but his lymph nodes were not involved

My father had terrible incontinence issues and his cancer became an issue about 10 yrs after surgery. He ultimately succumbed to the disease and watching him die had a big impact on me

I have always dreaded my annual PSA test. Last October I had my annual test and it was 1.96 (who assay) I just repeated the test this week and now my PSA is 2.69 (who assay)

Out of an abundance of caution I’m having an MRI in a couple of weeks

I’m having a hard time dealing with this, all I can see is my father dying in front on me in pain and I see myself walking the same path.

I feel alone as I am an only child and so I decided to post here in this community

I know many of you are dealing with much worse circumstances than I am and I apologize in advance if I am overblowing everything