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Should I ask for a scan?

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Posted 17 Oct 2018 at 09:35
The one I had 3 years ago cost approx 1500. That may not have been 3T as I wasn't savvy back then!

If you can afford it I would start with a private consult, the big benefit with seeing them privately is the time you get to ask questions. It gave me the chance to ask what the best path for diagnosis was in his opinion (rather than cheapest or what is available on NHS) he stated MRI with some enhancement followed by targeted biopsy if anomalies detected (I had no symptoms or lumpy bits). I think the whole diagnosis cost about 3k as I had the biopsy privately too.

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Posted 17 Oct 2018 at 20:01
Bollinge & francij1 - Many thanks for the info. £3k for a scan & biopsy is a lot of hard earned cash, I need to think hard about that one.
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Posted 17 Oct 2018 at 22:31
Most of mine was paid for by insurance. The private consultations are worth it just for the free coffee!
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Posted 17 Oct 2018 at 23:20

I think you are getting spooked unnecessarily - your PSA is fairly steady* rather than showing a rapid rise so 10 weeks isn't a long time to wait and it means you can get another PSA test just before Christmas which may allay your worries or increase your weaponry when asking for a scan. 

If you are very anxious, why not just call the urology department or the urologist's secretary and ask whether the appointment can be brought forward?

 

*Your doubling time is more than 3 years and your PSA increase is less than 0.1 per month which I suppose technically could simply be down to enlargement. That may be part of why your appointment is 10 weeks away. 

Edited by member 17 Oct 2018 at 23:25  | Reason: To add info

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

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Posted 17 Oct 2018 at 23:44
LynEyre - good point, thank you.
 
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