Newbie waiting for urologist appointment

Stevo, your symptoms suggest more info is required to make a diagnosis. I’ve had a few visits to hospital of late, all good service. My GP had requested urgent referral which from uro reply I was seen within 2 weeks.

Good luck

Ray

The 2 week target for fast track referrals is usually measured to initial appointment, and normally the scan would come after that. It may be in this case that referral to scan was within timescale and the delay now might simply be because the radiologist and urologist need to interpret the scan results and determine next steps?

Hi Stevo, you would probably also like YANAnow (you are not alone now) a forum created by one of our old and much loved members who lived in Australia. It has thousands of members from all over the world and you can search by diagnosis type, treatment group, etc.

Best wishes for tomorrow ,what ever the results are at least a treatment plan can be put into place .
Debby

Hi all, been a while since last post but here goes.
Had biopsy transperineal in october no cancer detected. Had cystoscopy about 4 weeks ago, uro or whoever he was said prostate is humungous in other words big. No treatment offered apart from prazosin to relax muscles to help me pee. Gp done psa it is 13 and just done another today get result on friday, have done ultrasound and not emptying bladder hence continual uti's just finished 20 days of Bactrim but still generally feel the same, lethargy, down in sorts, pee stinks, get up 5-8 times a night to pee, getting me down now.
Have read biopsy has 34% false negative, not worried about what is, really I am but just want answers.
Sorry folks but I realise there are many people in same position but you know how it is.
I just want my life back.
I live alone apart from my cat and I swear he is sick of it also.
Forgot to mention been to ED twice now with unbearable groin hip and back pain, told go home and see GP, he is good but obviously doesn't know everything, he put me an anti-inflamatory which was no use either.
Will let you know what latest PSA is.

Thanks for responding, I have to go back to uro in May but never see the same one. I have booked a longer appointment with GP for tomorrow hopefully may be able to push him to put pressure on urology a bit.
This is getting to me a bit now, last night was continually back and forwards to the toilet. I will suggest TURP tomorrow I will also ask about repeat biopsy, with prostate so large it is a possibility they missed the needle in the haystack.
Thanks for the support.
Steve.

Have not had an MRI scan just psa tests, biopsy, cystoscopy and ultrasound. Difficult to get MRI scan via a GP has to be a referral by a specialist or ED or private and I cannot afford that. Thanks.

Yes I will, thanks.

Did not do an mri the transperineal biopsy was ultra sound guided (definitely transperineal ). To get an mri here it is difficult, I did have CT but was not much good apart from showing the size of prostate which sparked off the whole saga, then psa and uro and multiple psa tests, biopsy, bladder capacity ultrasound and then cystoscopy etc but no mri as yet.
Originally the CT was to confirm diverticular disease which it did.
Have another 10 days and off to gp for another urinalysis, psa and another script. Middle of May I see uro again.
Retension is getting bad again, not much sleep last night but eased again now, thought I was off to hospital for a midnight visit.
I have a funny feeling that prostate has grown as getting more problems urinating now than a month ago, psa was down to 11 last test from 13, I am pretty sure it was the same Lab.
Thanks
Steve.