Aged 76, after 11 years of PSA Testing, 3 MRI's & 2 biopsies when 'no cancer was found', I decided to opt out of all further prostate related testing. I came to this decision, after much thought, in a meeting on 30 November 2023, to review the result of my latest MRI, with a Consultant Urologist who is fully aware of my case history - I was seen as being 'pragmatic' & that my view was not an 'unreasonable step'. This was recorded in a letter from the Consultant to my GP , copied to myself.
I attended our local surgery on 27 December 2023 for a blood test required in support of an investigation into an unrelated issue only to be advised by the phlebotamist that she had been asked to take a further sample to be used for a PSA test. I accessed the PSA result this morning using the NHS App only to find that my PSA has climbed from 51.4 to 85.2, when corrected for Finasteride. I may be ' burying my head in the sand' but I would have preferred that this latest test hadn't happened. I feel that there is now a 'pressure' on all involved to go to the next step, whatever that is.
I would appreciate any advice, particularly from those in the community who may have had a similar experience