What were your first symptoms?
Prostate cancer sometimes has symptoms that alert people to go see a physician. Other times symptoms may not initially appear. What were the first symptoms you experienced?
The only sign I had was that one-day while in a public urinal at the office, I was at the urinal right next to my boss and noticed that though he is 20 years older than me, it took me longer than him to empty my bladder.
Didn't think much of it after that. When months later I went for my annual check-up, my GP said that since I was 51, it was time for her to start doing the digital rectal exam on me. She must have felt something abnormal as she added the PSA test to the blood work sheet she usually gives me. So my first PSA was 78 and I was already stage 4 gleason 8 at diagnosis.
After I've had radiation to the prostate, I began to urinate at a more normal pace. Never had other symptoms from the cancer before or since.
Just had a prostate cancer metastasis to the right-shoulder radiated. That too I've never felt and only knew it was there because of a bone scan.I don’t know you but I’m so happy to hear you’re in remission. I wish you many more years.
As for me, my biopsy came back 13/13 benign prostate tissue. So I’m in the clear (but still having regular updates) for the time being.the only symptom I had was that my PSA doubled in one year.
Other than that, nothing.
First signs, infected prostate then sudden increase in PSA.
How are the side effects of the surgery, (Incontinence, ED etc.)
So you had open surgery, not robotic, I don't think it was available 30 years ago??there was no robotic 30 years ago but at that time it actually took 2 doctors to do a radical prostatectomy. I’m still her so I guess it was a success but I haven’t had a normal erection since. The only thing that works is the vacuum device but it is very cumbersome. Be careful with injections. They worked for awhile but I needed a bigger .. dose which my urologist wound t give me for fear of priapism ( an erection that lasts 4 hours and requires emergency surgery to relieve!! He was right!
It took 4 months for complete restoration
Of continance. I lose a few drops here and there but that’s about it. Good luck . If you have any questions leave your phone number here and I’ll be glad to talk to you.
Good luck
No symptoms at all. Doctor just decided to do a random PSA test and it came back at 8.5. He had me go a week with no sex or biking and repeated the test and it was 7.5, still high, so he referred me to a urologist who did an MRI and then a biopsy.
What were you given for the ADT? This is my treatment plan as well. I had two shots, Firmagon and camcevi. I had Orgovyx, which is supposed to wear off quickly but I've learned a doctor's definition of "quickly" is different. I've since learned it can take up to give years to get to the highest testosterone recovery you're ever going to get and that some guys won't recover at all. Definitely not what I was expecting at all!
For me, it was yes and no. I had an enlarged prostate for years. I'm talking about a couple of decades. Never knew about a PSA test. I would get fairly regular blood work but never heard of a PSA or at least was never aware. And then I got a blood test 3 years ago and I'm told my PSA is in the 20s and that it's supposed to be a whole lot less.. Now all of a sudden I have prostate cancer. Of course, it had been growing right along but I always had the yearly digital exam and never knew anything about the blood test. So I would say it was sudden without being sudden..
your doctor never mentioned a psa?? Change your Doctor!!!
