othertonka
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TCI wrote:The original doctor is retired and my husband hasn't been there for 3 years and is also considered a new patient. There fee is the most costly, over 400.00
If he has not been to a Dr in 3 years, it is probably also time for a DRE. The two tests go together. The doctor can feel if there is any lumps or any enlargment, BPH, and then give a diagnois if anything is wrong. You really need to find someone to do it. Good luck and get it done.
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Here's my suggestion. Find a new doctor who will give you prescriptions for the lab draws on the PSA. Many lab companies like Quest and Unilab have many locations. The doctor should be able to fill out the necessary paperwork for the lab tests and your husband should be able to take the paperwork to the lab. You'll have to pay the lab fees.
The only thing I don't know about and you'll have to confirm is since your MD is out of state will they accept a prescription from him in another state.
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I was had an elevated PSA reading while back home in Florida. We were leaving on a trip out West so my doctor wrote me a lab order for a PSA test to be done 45 day in advance. I went to a Quest lab in Rapid City, SD on the due date ,they drew the blood, did the test and faxed the results to my doctor. I have done this more than once. You can probably contact your doctor back home and give him the address of a lab where you are located and his office will probably fax the blood work order to that lab.
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Go to Life Extension Foundation, I believe it is WWW.LEF.ORG . They offer an inexpensive test that can be done at various labs in the US.
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OP, it's prostate, not prostrate.
My last one was 1, have two friends that were over 15 and they were being watched closely!
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Just for the challenge of it I tried to find free PSA screening anywhere in the Houston area. No luck. I found one that had happened last year, although they said it's an annual event.
I found a mobile free screening program sponsored by the National Prostate Cancer Coalition. Maybe you can use it.
FWIW, I'm a prostate cancer survivor. I had a robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy last July 30th. My first PSA (10 years ago) was 4.1. It climbed slowly to 10.1. Cancer was found on the third biopsy. I'm good as new!
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Charlie D.
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othertonka wrote:TCI wrote:The original doctor is retired and my husband hasn't been there for 3 years and is also considered a new patient. There fee is the most costly, over 400.00
If he has not been to a Dr in 3 years, it is probably also time for a DRE. The two tests go together. The doctor can feel if there is any lumps or any enlargment, BPH, and then give a diagnois if anything is wrong. You really need to find someone to do it. Good luck and get it done.
You got that right. Any Dr. that does a PSA blood test without a DRE should be replaced. Don't rely on a cheap or free blood test without a DRE. Blood work AND DRE go hand in hand.
My PSA was 2.55 and a 6 Gleason and was on a medication to keep the prostate shrunk. I had prostate cancer removed 5/5/08 with the Da Vinci Robot.
Three other men from my church also have prostate cancer. One chose radiation and seed implant. One had the robotic surgery Monday and the other is scheduled for August. The one scheduled for August had a low PSA count but a DRE found a lump. He is the only one where cancer has spread outside the prostate.
As others have said. You need to know if there is a change each year. Age 50 and over should have a DRE and PSA test EVERY year.
If I had a PSA count of 15 and under the age of 75, I would find a doctor that did more that watch/wait. No offense intended to the poster that stated this.
One in 6 men will develop prostate cancer. Most men die with prostate cancer although it is not the reason for death.
My doctor told me that is is becoming standard practice to do a prostate biopsy during routine autopsies regardless of cause of death to build more stastics.
Please get checked. Survival rate is high when found early but the pain and suffering by the patient and family is heartbreaking.
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An annual DRE in addition to the PSA test is a necessity. I had a PSA of .7 - .9 over three years. However in my annual physical, the doctor found a nodule he was concerned about. The urologist also found the nodule. one of the ten samples from the biopsy showed cancer. Had the prostate removed surgically in May 2001 at age 54. THe cancer was on the verge of breaking out of the prostate. PSA's have been 0 since then. My doctor is convinced if he had not done the DRE, I would have been a lot worse off. Do not rely on the PSA alone.
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Thank you for asking this question .. I looked up the national Prostate Cancer Coalition and they will be in the area the last week of this month.
Hubby will tell others about that. We always have physicals in September, and with the health insurance and medicare, this will always have to be done a few days later than last year, like the mammo, always at least 367 days since the last one. But we have them done.
In 1969 my nephew died at 19 of prostate cancer and in 1979 my niece's husband died at 29 of prostate cancer. Even though we all know that medical advances have lowered the death rate, hubby is always vigilant about this test. And we would pay out of pocket if necessary to have the examination and tests.
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