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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / March 2005PSA & biopsy
Just like to tell the group about my experience in the hope that it may help someone. I had my PSA done every year for the past 20 years. It was always Ok .this year it was not OK it was 13.9 around about a 300 % increase on any previous result. I was Sent to a Urologist who said it was necessary to do a Prostate Biopsy. I was given 6 antibiotics and an enema to use one hour before attending the hospital a few days later. The procedure takes about 15 minutes and is very uncomfortable. It consists of putting a probe about the diameter of a broom up the rectum and taking 12 needle biopsies a little like being stapled every minute. After being allowed to recover for about 30 minutes ..you can be driven home. A wait of 5 days follows to get the result ..I was lucky . I would welcome any emails and urge all men to be tested annually It's a scary 5 days waiting and you need lots of support from family & friends email trevor@fair.net.au > Just like to tell the group about my experience in the hope that it may help > someone. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > scary 5 days waiting and you need lots of support from family & friends > email trevor@fair.net.au Trevor, Sorry for your rough experience. Hope you got the all-clear as a result. Now for the other end of the spectrum. In my case, no discomfort, and no pain other than "pain" like flicking a fingernail on my wrist. Went alone and drove myself home or back to work or wherever I went next. jimhoney > Just like to tell the group about my experience in the hope that it may help > someone. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > scary 5 days waiting and you need lots of support from family & friends > email trevor@fair.net.au You're preaching to the choir here Trevor. You're biopsy experience was like the dark ages compared to mine. I had mine with no meds in my Uros office. No pain, slight discomfort, and got results in a couple of days.  SignatureJK Sinrod Sinrod Stained Glass Studios www.sinrodstudios.com Coney Island Memories www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories ... > You're preaching to the choir here Trevor. You're biopsy experience was > like the dark ages compared to mine. I had mine with no meds in my Uros > office. No pain, slight discomfort, and got results in a couple of days. I guess I can't say I was in real pain as in PAIN during the biopsy, but I agree with Trevor that it was like getting stapled. I tried not to flinch every time one of those needles fired, but I couldn't manage it. Alan I'm with you on this one, Trevor. I was told by several guys that I wouldn't feel a thing. They lied. Even though the uro used a local anaesthetic, I'd just as soon have surgery as another biopsy. And I always thought I had a pretty high pain threshold. Ron Carter > Just like to tell the group about my experience in the hope that it may help > someone. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > scary 5 days waiting and you need lots of support from family & friends > email trevor@fair.net.au > I'm with you on this one, Trevor. I was told by several guys that I > wouldn't feel a thing. They lied. Even though the uro used a local > anaesthetic, I'd just as soon have surgery as another biopsy. And I > always thought I had a pretty high pain threshold. As someone who performs these procedures... It's always amazed me how different the experience is for the men I perform the biopsy on. Some claim absolutely no sensation, others find it excruciating. I speculate that there are a variable number of sensitive nerve endings in the wall of the rectum and prostate capsule and we never know how it's going to be until we experience it. Personally, I barely felt the biopsy...I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. Alternatively, there is a spectrum of skill level out there...you have to put the local anesthetic in the right place and wait the right amount of time for it to take effect...otherwise it's useless. Good luck. CPW I imagine the needles get dull after a dozen or so biopsies too. BTW, that reminds me, has anyone heard from David S? SignatureProstate Cancer Survivor (so far), not a doctor PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 PSA .1 .1 .1 .3 .4 .8 EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .3 .2 .2 .2 .3 Erection 05/12/2003 @ 48 HTbegins 07/21/2003 @ 48 PSA .1 Lupron 7/03, 8/03, 12/03 Knowledge is power - Growing old is mandatory. Growing wise is optional > > I'm with you on this one, Trevor. I was told by several guys that I > > wouldn't feel a thing. They lied. Even though the uro used a local [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > amount of time for it to take effect...otherwise it's useless. > Good luck. CPW David S. was supposed to be away from his computer this past week. He should be posting again any day now. MikeH :) > BTW, that reminds me, has anyone heard from David S? > I imagine the needles get dull after a dozen or so biopsies too. Yeowwwch! That's just nasty. CPW As far as I am aware no local was used when I had my biopsy. I found it to be the most unpleasant prcedure that I have had. I felt each needle and afterwards it felt like someone had held the end of my penis with a pair of pliers and sqeezed! The pain lasted a few hours only but not particulary good nontheless. >>I'm with you on this one, Trevor. I was told by several guys that I >>wouldn't feel a thing. They lied. Even though the uro used a local [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > amount of time for it to take effect...otherwise it's useless. > Good luck. CPW I'd say 'lied' is a pretty hefty word. Mine was absolutely, 100% painless. the only 'sensation', if you wanna call it that, was when I urinated out a clot. SignatureProstate Cancer Survivor (so far), not a doctor PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 PSA .1 .1 .1 .3 .4 .8 EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .3 .2 .2 .2 .3 Erection 05/12/2003 @ 48 HTbegins 07/21/2003 @ 48 PSA .1 Lupron 7/03, 8/03, 12/03 Knowledge is power - Growing old is mandatory. Growing wise is optional > I'm with you on this one, Trevor. I was told by several guys that I > wouldn't feel a thing. They lied. Even though the uro used a local [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > scary 5 days waiting and you need lots of support from family & friends > > email trevor@fair.net.au LOL, YES, they lied....Next time it's a general for me.....I will never forget the 16 pops and me lifting off the table for each. When asked if I wanted to stop and do this in a hospital, I bravely said no and get it over with....didn't matter, 18 hours later I was admitted for 5 days hooked to around the clock Floximin and then Cipro via IV...... Dr. said that I was one in a thousand to get an infection and one in fifty to experience pain during the biopsy.......I must be a wimp, lol Mike > I'd say 'lied' is a pretty hefty word. Mine was absolutely, 100% painless. > the only 'sensation', if you wanna call it that, was when I urinated out a [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > > scary 5 days waiting and you need lots of support from family & friends > > > email trevor@fair.net.au > I'm with you on this one, Trevor. I was told by several guys that I > wouldn't feel a thing. They lied. Even though the uro used a local [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >>scary 5 days waiting and you need lots of support from family & friends >>email trevor@fair.net.au I had read in several places that some people had tremendous pain during the biopsy. So I had a lot of trepidation when I had to go in and was expecting the worst. I had asked my urologist how painful the biopsy would be and replied "It's tolerable." "Tolerable" didn't do much for my anxiety let me tell you. So on the scheduled day, away I went and I wanted something to squeeze on when the needle was ready to fire. And looking at that 18 gauge needle didn't to much to calm my fears. Then the uro let the needle go and it was just a 'Pop' and I had to ask if that was the needle. He said "yes" and I said Piece-O-Cake!!!! It wasn't painful at all! I must admit however, after he took 8 samples, I did have dull ache in my a.s for a bit. And I was warned that I would have blood in my ejaculate for awhile. But all-in-all, it was a pretty benign operation as far as my experience went..... Philski |
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