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demosincebirth

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6. Yep, I do have an enlarged prostrate, but no getting up at night to urinate...barely have to go

Reply to trof (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 13, 2014, 10:15 PM

Feb 2014

in the morning. The last two psa tests I had were 3.8, then 4.6. Dropped from the high of 7.2. I decided not to have the biopsy, but I will if PSA rises.

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Any of you guys out there every had a prostrate biopsy? Reason I ask is that I decided to have one [View all] demosincebirth May 2013 OP

A biopsy may lead to serious infection ellenrr May 2013 #1

Thanks for all the information. Now I'm really confused, but in the end (no pun indended), I will demosincebirth May 2013 #4

Yes I have. Here's my experience: trof May 2013 #2

I don't have an enlarged prostrate, but two weeks prior to my last blood test for PSA, which was demosincebirth May 2013 #3

It was a couple of years ago. No cancer. trof May 2013 #5

Yep, I do have an enlarged prostrate, but no getting up at night to urinate...barely have to go demosincebirth Feb 2014 #6

I think you made the right decision. trof Feb 2014 #7

Good for you. demosincebirth Feb 2014 #8