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A load of symptoms and worried!

User
Posted 08 Sep 2018 at 23:39

Pleased you took my comments in good part just as they were intended. I mentioned what I had written to the Mrs and she said “you can’t write that!”

I have my full MRI results including the DVD (which I haven’t bothered to watch), but I can’t find any PIRADS figure, and don’t know why. All academic now as it confirmed my cancer anyway.

MRI after PIRADS 3 reading

Edited by member 09 Sep 2018 at 08:09  | Reason: Not specified

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Posted 10 Sep 2018 at 19:16

Well Pirads 3 means there is ‘something’ but it could be prostatitis or PCa, they just can’t tell! So I am hopeful that the low PSA and abdominal CT scan is more ‘good’ than ‘bad’ and forgetting about the next 3 months until next expensive chat with the Prof!

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Posted 10 Sep 2018 at 19:35

I paid him £250 for 20 minutes at his posh consulting rooms in the Shard skyscraper, but it saved me £19,950 when he said he could do me on the NHS at Guildford.

I hope you won’t have to be involved in any of that malarkey!

Cheers, John

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Posted 14 Sep 2018 at 10:58

I did the Shard for the first appointment - didn't like it there at all...felt like a job interview and a bit impersonal. Much prefer the 'shires when it comes to seeing consultants. Next MRI in December so I am hoping the pirads will be 3 or less and I can relax a little more. Not sure why I get so anxious! I think I am just very bad with uncertainty...have to work on that...

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Posted 15 Feb 2019 at 16:42

Hi - its been a while for me to post but just about to have a significant meeting I think! 6 months after my first DRE I have had 2 M mpMRIs, a CT scan and a cytoscopy (that was fun). As I am still having prostatitis-like symptoms my Urologist suggested either waiting another 6 months or have a fusion biopsy. I chose the biopsy as it is pretty uncomfortable and I wanted to know either way!

mpMRI was PI RADS 3 first time

mpMRI was PI RADS 2 approximately 3 months later.

Abdomen CT scan (with dye) clear

PSA 0.75 and Cystoscopy showed nothing.

Had the fusion biopsy two weeks ago and get to see the Prof tomorrow afternoon - now the panic is starting to set in!

As I have discomfort in my pelvis, reduced flow etc the Prof thinks chronic non-bacterial prostatitis but he is looking for malignancy.

Not sure why I am posting other than I am very nervous about the results, would like to think he would have contacted me sooner if serious (the results were back a week ago), but the 3am devil is gnawing away at me...

 

Words of wisdom appreciated of course!

 

Cheers

 
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