Prostate cancer diagnosis

Edge1975
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Prostate cancer diagnosis

Hello all and thank you for this opportunity, after nearly 4 months of doctors visits looking for answers to pelvic pain which I thought may have been related to a 14 year old hernia repair, so many tests, blood and scans I started questioning if a prostate issue may be the cause, no scan would reveal any issue, docs refusing to even do a psa or dre as I had no other symptoms other than groin pain and elevated wbc, frustrated I ordered privately a psa blood test on 2 occasions with both results 0.60 and 0 70,  feeling that something was still not right I went back to the doctor and demanded a referral to a urologist which I was able to see the following week, he performed dre which was of no concern but ordered prostate specific mri be done,  my heart sunk when I accessed results online stating that indeed I did have prostate cancer,  I think I just want to say if you have a gut feeling stick with what you believe in and seek further opinions.

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Susana_CCNSW
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Re: Prostate cancer diagnosis

Hi Edge1975,

Welcome to the online community, and thank you for sharing your experience here.

Trusting your gut feeling can be a valuable tool in those situations when the information given is not matching what you feel.

I am sorry to know you have cancer,  but I am glad to know that you did not give up and had the strength to keep going until you found the cause of your health problem.

 

I am wondering if others in the community have had a similar experience they would like to share.

 

Best wishes

Susana

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