Hello thequietone and welcome to the site.
Firstly, there is no need for feeling apologetic because some men on here appear to be worse off than you. Some of us are at different stages. What we all have in common in Prostate cancer, and I speak as a wife not a sufferer.
Whatever your problem is, whether it's PC or "just" an enlarged prostate or even an infection, the only way to tell is to be checked and you've started that ball rolling.
No point in telling you not you worry, because you will anyway won't you.
What you can say to yourself is "Thank God I went to the GP when I did because I might have got a shock a few years down the line"
If the tests show you have PC then a treatment plan will be put in place and things start to settle down and you will probably become more relaxed. At the moment it's all "What ifs" isn't it.
You can ring you GP surgery and ask for the PSA result but really that isn't conclusive of anything, it just indicates that something needs investigating and that is now being done.
It's good that you don't have to wait too long for your appointment, and don't get hung up on the fact that it's an urgent one. You've just been lucky they have a quick slot for you!!
Come back when you have more information or want more from us. They'll always be somebody to listen and give you a "slap round the face" to wake you up :)
Try not to worry until you know you have something to worry about. We are here for you and Mrs thequietone too
Best Wishes
Sandra
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Okay so the fact that one side of your prostate feels abnormal means you should prepare for the possibility that you have cancer as there are very few other explanations for an abnormal DRE. It isn't silly to worry about it but worrying and imagining the possible outcomes is a waste of energy so try to resist.
Order or download the toolkit and try to stay away from the horror stories on Google. There are more men being diagnosed in their 40s and we have had a couple of members diagnosed in their 30s but as a general rule, the earlier a man is diagnosed the better the outcome.
You could also give the GP a call to ask him what seemed abnormal about the DRE
Edited by member 13 Aug 2018 at 22:33
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Hi, I had a similar experience where I was told to have a diabetes blood test but actually he'd added a psa test and I wasn't told the dre had found anything. Although I was told my psa was high and sent for a biopsy. I notice that you said you're going for an ultrasound and you didn't use the word biopsy. I'm wondering if you are just having an ultrasound. They normally use ultrasound as part of the biopsy and normally tell you it's a biopsy. The ultrasound could be to check if it's something else as a biopsy will give you blood in your semen.
I was also told not to think every pain is related to cancer. That turned out to be true, during diagnosis I injured both my hip and my back and at the time I was very worried it was a very advanced case. Especially reading some articles I found in the Daily Mail. Keep off that search.
As Lyn says you could ring your GP to clarify and ask your psa level, the dre and if it's a biopsy. It could be that on Friday they'll tell you what they see but if it's a biopsy it might take over a week.
Also when I was most concerned about my hip pain I rang the Prostate Cancer UK nurse and was told not to get ahead of myself.
Good luck Peter
Edited by member 14 Aug 2018 at 22:07
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Hello thequietone and welcome to the site.
Firstly, there is no need for feeling apologetic because some men on here appear to be worse off than you. Some of us are at different stages. What we all have in common in Prostate cancer, and I speak as a wife not a sufferer.
Whatever your problem is, whether it's PC or "just" an enlarged prostate or even an infection, the only way to tell is to be checked and you've started that ball rolling.
No point in telling you not you worry, because you will anyway won't you.
What you can say to yourself is "Thank God I went to the GP when I did because I might have got a shock a few years down the line"
If the tests show you have PC then a treatment plan will be put in place and things start to settle down and you will probably become more relaxed. At the moment it's all "What ifs" isn't it.
You can ring you GP surgery and ask for the PSA result but really that isn't conclusive of anything, it just indicates that something needs investigating and that is now being done.
It's good that you don't have to wait too long for your appointment, and don't get hung up on the fact that it's an urgent one. You've just been lucky they have a quick slot for you!!
Come back when you have more information or want more from us. They'll always be somebody to listen and give you a "slap round the face" to wake you up :)
Try not to worry until you know you have something to worry about. We are here for you and Mrs thequietone too
Best Wishes
Sandra
Edited by member 13 Aug 2018 at 22:30
| Reason: Not specified
We can't control the winds - but we can adjust our sails |
User
Okay so the fact that one side of your prostate feels abnormal means you should prepare for the possibility that you have cancer as there are very few other explanations for an abnormal DRE. It isn't silly to worry about it but worrying and imagining the possible outcomes is a waste of energy so try to resist.
Order or download the toolkit and try to stay away from the horror stories on Google. There are more men being diagnosed in their 40s and we have had a couple of members diagnosed in their 30s but as a general rule, the earlier a man is diagnosed the better the outcome.
You could also give the GP a call to ask him what seemed abnormal about the DRE
Edited by member 13 Aug 2018 at 22:33
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"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard
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Hi, I had a similar experience where I was told to have a diabetes blood test but actually he'd added a psa test and I wasn't told the dre had found anything. Although I was told my psa was high and sent for a biopsy. I notice that you said you're going for an ultrasound and you didn't use the word biopsy. I'm wondering if you are just having an ultrasound. They normally use ultrasound as part of the biopsy and normally tell you it's a biopsy. The ultrasound could be to check if it's something else as a biopsy will give you blood in your semen.
I was also told not to think every pain is related to cancer. That turned out to be true, during diagnosis I injured both my hip and my back and at the time I was very worried it was a very advanced case. Especially reading some articles I found in the Daily Mail. Keep off that search.
As Lyn says you could ring your GP to clarify and ask your psa level, the dre and if it's a biopsy. It could be that on Friday they'll tell you what they see but if it's a biopsy it might take over a week.
Also when I was most concerned about my hip pain I rang the Prostate Cancer UK nurse and was told not to get ahead of myself.
Good luck Peter
Edited by member 14 Aug 2018 at 22:07
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