A year ago last Dec I travelled 5 hours south to Edmonton, Alberta for a hi-rez MRI my urologist had been bugging me to get even tho lower resolution MRIs at a closer hospital, 2 hours away, didn't show anything of note other than an enlarged prostate.
At that time the size was estimated to be 64cc with a PSA test at 16.9. Just a week ago I was sent for an ultrasound by our nurse practitioner for a checkup as my urologist seems to have dropped me for refusing a biopsy multiple times. He never even called about the MRI results when usually I would hear from him just days after an MRI. Very unprofessional of him IMO.
Anyway, the ultrasound pegs the size now at only 44.8cc and the PSA is down to 14.9. Over 19cc reduction in size and a 2 point drop in my PSA.
I've been dealing with my LUTS and other issues with a variety of vitamins, minerals and herbal remedies that seem to be working for me.
Do any other of you sufferers of BPH use alternative remedies and if so which and how do you find them for treating your symptoms?
When I started this voyage of the damned 7 years ago I was getting up 7 or 8 times a night to pee with little happening but still felt like I had to go so had horrible sleep if any and constant daytime fatigue.
Now I get 7 or 8 hours sleep a night and if I have to get up to go something actually happens and I'm back to sleep in minutes with no feeling like I have to go again. At least 4 nights a week I sleep right through the night. My wife has to get up to go at least once a night and she doesn't even own a prostate.
I'm 69 now and according to all the research and books I've read about prostate issues quite likely have a very slow growing prostate cancer but by age 70 if it hasn't turned into something worse it is very unlikely to do so. So only 9 months to go to be in the safe zone! :)