Hello Weeme and welcome to the site.
Firstly 49 isn't too young to be diagnosed with prostate cancer BUT you are running before you walk.
I can see why you are worried about your symptoms, given your two friends' experiences but not everyone is the same.
You are seeing the GP on Friday so make sure you explain just what you are worried about and tell him a PSA test would go a long way to reassuring you . When the PSA results come back make sure you ask the actual figure and do not accept "It's fine" or in normal range. Everyone is different. Whatever the result, it will give a base line for future tests.
Now, as for the other pains, has anyone checked to make sure that these pains aren't caused by a trapped nerve in your back (sciatica) or referred hip pain.
All of these things need to be ruled out and then the GP can concentrate on what else can be causing your pain. Stress will not help either
Have you played a lot of sport in the past?
Don't worry about long posts. If you are worried then the only thing to do is ask somebody. We don't know all the answers but we can occasionally point men in the right direction.
2 + 2 always = 4, it's just sometimes our brains rejig the figures to suit our fears.
See the GP Friday, make sure he is aware of your real prostate fears. By the way, is there a history of Prostate cancer in your immediate family (Father, brother, uncle)
Has the GP ever checked you for an infection?
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Well tiredness and pain are signs that something is wrong but nothing you have described is indicative of cancer or of bone spread ... it sounds more like you have a touch of infection. Not feeling rested when you wake up is an indicator of anxiety.
Perhaps instead of telling the doctor all these details again, just say that you would like a PSA test?
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Hello Weeme and welcome to the site.
Firstly 49 isn't too young to be diagnosed with prostate cancer BUT you are running before you walk.
I can see why you are worried about your symptoms, given your two friends' experiences but not everyone is the same.
You are seeing the GP on Friday so make sure you explain just what you are worried about and tell him a PSA test would go a long way to reassuring you . When the PSA results come back make sure you ask the actual figure and do not accept "It's fine" or in normal range. Everyone is different. Whatever the result, it will give a base line for future tests.
Now, as for the other pains, has anyone checked to make sure that these pains aren't caused by a trapped nerve in your back (sciatica) or referred hip pain.
All of these things need to be ruled out and then the GP can concentrate on what else can be causing your pain. Stress will not help either
Have you played a lot of sport in the past?
Don't worry about long posts. If you are worried then the only thing to do is ask somebody. We don't know all the answers but we can occasionally point men in the right direction.
2 + 2 always = 4, it's just sometimes our brains rejig the figures to suit our fears.
See the GP Friday, make sure he is aware of your real prostate fears. By the way, is there a history of Prostate cancer in your immediate family (Father, brother, uncle)
Has the GP ever checked you for an infection?
Edited by member 30 Apr 2017 at 11:02
| Reason: Not specified
We can't control the winds - but we can adjust our sails |
User
Well tiredness and pain are signs that something is wrong but nothing you have described is indicative of cancer or of bone spread ... it sounds more like you have a touch of infection. Not feeling rested when you wake up is an indicator of anxiety.
Perhaps instead of telling the doctor all these details again, just say that you would like a PSA test?
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard
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