"Exceptionally high" PSA test

[ThreeonaHill]

My dad, 78, has had a variety of symptoms for a while, mostly stomach related.

He's been for scans, had a colooscopy and endoscopy and blood tests. They've found some slight inflammation at the top of his stomach which is to be treated with medication.

They've found multiple "tiny" nodules in his lungs which are to be monitored.

And they've found that he has "exceptionally high PSA". I don't know the number.

As a family, we've had a terrible time recently, I lost my DH and my sons are really struggling one is barely functioning at all. My dad has been my absolute rock. I honestly don't know how I'll get through if he's seriously ill. My mum has gone to pieces at the news too, so there's her to worry about as well.

He has an urgent appointment with the urologist this week. What do we need to know/ask? Any possible positive outcomes? He's pinning his hopes on the fact that the test isn't supposed to be done after exercise (which he didn't know at the time) and he walked the three miles to the hospital...

Try not to worry too much Most men over the age of 70 will have elevated PSA.

From what I can remember when my Dad was diagnosed in his mid-70s , anything below 4 is considered normal. Above that, further investigation required. My Dads climbed slowly and steadily over a number of years. However, the urologist asked Dad to have 4 monthly tests and only to be referred back to him if and when Dad's reached 20.

My Dad died at 90 with prostrate cancer but not of it. He died of something quite unrelated.

When yours sees the urologist, I expect they will do some investigations and then, as long as nothing immediately untoward, will use his PSA as a baseline and monitor him over the forthcoming years.

Even if treatment is needed, there are pretty good outcomes and life longevity.

Good luck.

From what I know, prostrate cancer is very treatable. My dad is older than yours and had a psa level of about 220. He has had hormone therapy and it has gone down 5 or 6.
He will be offered treatment like my dad or radiotherapy and then make sure he is seen regularly

My dad got diagnosed with prostate cancer at about 73. His hadn't spread, but was just emerging from the prostate. He couldn't have radiotherapy because he'd had hip replacements, so he had medication. He went to Christies and they told him they had several different treatments and when each stopped working, they'd move him to another treatment and so on. Eventually his psa dropped to a point where it was no longer considered cancer. He died with prostate cancer, still on medication, but not of prostate cancer. (Just crap nhs care, basically.)

It's my understanding that prostate cancer is not uncommon in older men and very few of them die of it because it's such a slow growing disease and they have so many different treatments available.

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