Hardening and nodule

He is getting the correct diagnostic treatment so there is nothing more to be done for now so I know it's not easy but try and forget about it until you have the results..

If he gets the all clear (which he may well do as PSA us NOT a cancer test) then great but make sure he continues to be checked regularly.

If he doesn't then take some time to research all his options and make sure he makes a fully informed decision on his treatment (which may be active surveillance ie no treatment)

Hi Debbie,

I note your husband had a PSA of 0.8 some 2 years ago. Was there some particular reason for this and did he have a DRE by his GP at that time? Perhaps a more recent DRE by this GP together with his PSA initiated his referral to a consultant at Urology as even at 2.2 his PSA is within normal parameters for a man of his age unless he has had previous treatment. Having said that, some types of PCa express only a very small amount of PSA and a nodule along with hardening would raise concern.

If you can give us as much detail as you can on your husbands histology and diagnosis as it becomes available, this will give us a better idea of his situation and help us offer support where we can.

He's had no previous treatment. The GP was concerned that the PSA level wasn't as high as he expected, considering the size of the prostate, etc.

Yes more waiting Debbie but perhaps best to get a more complete picture after all tests done and know what treatment is offered, if this is indeed thought advisable at this stage. In my case the biopsy was done first and on the basis of staging T2A, it seemed surgery would be a good option. Unfortunately, I was told several weeks later after a MRI that followed, my staging had been reassessed at T3A, locally advanced and the surgeon did not want to remove my Prostate. So it was a bit of a downer and I would have preferred to have waited longer for the final diagnosis.

He had the rectal biopsy but it was inconclusive. He did have a really bad bleed a few days later and actually collapsed in A&E through blood loss. Thankfully, he recovered quickly but it was a shock. We were in the process of moving so then had to change hospitals and basically start again as they wanted their own MRI. Following that, they decided to do a template biopsy, which is taken externally but is more targeted and takes more samples (40 in his case). We got the results 3 weeks ago and they showed mainly benign samples. There were some PIN cells (which the doctor explained as being pre-pre-pre-cancerous! ), and they want him to have six monthly PSA tests just to keep an eye on things but the doctor said in his 30 year career, he has never seen this type of cell turn into prostate cancer. Hope this helps and I wish you all the best with your diagnosis.