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User

Posted 11 Jan 2025 at 12:13

Hello all. New here and trying to find info & advice.

Im 58 and at last October MoT had a PSA test = 4.8. (Previous was 2.7 3 years ago). Was fairly relaxed as cycle off road about 60 miles a week so thought it was bumping about on Scottish hills. Did a follow up 3 weeks later & without any cycling for a week and it was 5.7. That got me worried. Got an MRI scan and results just in that I'm in 4 to 5 range but with no peripheral signs of abnormality. Next step is Biopsy I guess which I'm not looking forward to!

Wonder if I should take another PSA test before a biopsy to give a baseline as biopsy likely to spike it afterwards?

Is there anything else I should be doing and/or asking at this stage? From what I read on MRI results a 4 is likely a 70% or more, and a 5 90+% chance of C?

Kinda still hoping that an op 2 years ago for urethral stricture (with catheter etc) and/or bouncing about on my gravel bike has caused these MRI results.......but I'm keen to not bury head in the sand so biopsy it is.

User

Posted 11 Jan 2025 at 15:46

Hello mate.

Sorry to see that you've had to join the Club, but welcome to the forum.

The MRI 4 and 5 means likely and very likely to have prostate cancer but I shouldn't worry too much about that. Your PSA is relatively low and can be caused by other prostate conditions.

A biopsy will show more accurately if you have cancer and how aggressive it is. We've had blokes with MRI scans of 4 and 5 and biopsies showed benign tumours.

The biopsy is nothing to worry about, most would describe it as a bit uncomfortable.

Good luck and please keep us updated. Whatever your results we will be here, if required, to help and support you. 👍

User

Posted 11 Jan 2025 at 17:27

Hi there and I hope your stay will be a short one.

I had very similar numbers to you and had to have a biopsy.

That was transrectal, which was absolutely no problem at all. Don't get anxious about it at all, it's a breeze, if a bit undignified.

My results didn't come back quickly and I chased them up just before Christmas.

A secretary told me I'd been discharged, without any explanation or advice. The discharge letter was equally bland.

I did get to talk to a nurse who said I would be referred back to my GP and would probably be tested with a higher baseline PSA threshold.

So a lot of worry and stress was popped like a balloon in one phone call.

I hope you have the same result and can get back to a normal life.

Best regards, mick.

User

Posted 12 Jan 2025 at 00:08

There are a lot of cyclists here on the forum and there's a suspicion of a connection between cycling and prostate cancer but so far as I know no link has been found.

If you're going for a psa test, the results can be temporarily raised by some activities so I'd suggest you stay off your bike for 24hr prior to the test and standardize your test time and conditions as much as possible to avoid messing with the results.

Jules

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Posted 11 Jan 2025 at 15:46

Hello mate.

Sorry to see that you've had to join the Club, but welcome to the forum.

The MRI 4 and 5 means likely and very likely to have prostate cancer but I shouldn't worry too much about that. Your PSA is relatively low and can be caused by other prostate conditions.

A biopsy will show more accurately if you have cancer and how aggressive it is. We've had blokes with MRI scans of 4 and 5 and biopsies showed benign tumours.

The biopsy is nothing to worry about, most would describe it as a bit uncomfortable.

Good luck and please keep us updated. Whatever your results we will be here, if required, to help and support you. 👍

User

Posted 11 Jan 2025 at 17:27

Hi there and I hope your stay will be a short one.

I had very similar numbers to you and had to have a biopsy.

That was transrectal, which was absolutely no problem at all. Don't get anxious about it at all, it's a breeze, if a bit undignified.

My results didn't come back quickly and I chased them up just before Christmas.

A secretary told me I'd been discharged, without any explanation or advice. The discharge letter was equally bland.

I did get to talk to a nurse who said I would be referred back to my GP and would probably be tested with a higher baseline PSA threshold.

So a lot of worry and stress was popped like a balloon in one phone call.

I hope you have the same result and can get back to a normal life.

Best regards, mick.

User

Posted 12 Jan 2025 at 00:08

There are a lot of cyclists here on the forum and there's a suspicion of a connection between cycling and prostate cancer but so far as I know no link has been found.

Jules

User

Posted 17 Jan 2025 at 18:09

Thanks guys. Biopsy due next week, under full anaesthetic. Fingers crossed!

Meantime I'm off the bike and piling on the lbs.

Edited by member 17 Jan 2025 at 18:11 | Reason: Not specified

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