Anxious

New to forum and would welcome some advice. My husband is a fit 79 yr old still active and plays golf twice a week.He has a blood test every year which is usually good but this year his PSA was over 9 ( last year was 3) he does urinate a lot at night so we are obviously worried. He had another test where it had gone down to 7 and a further one had gone to just over 6. He has an appointment at end of March to see specialist but if it's cancer shouldn't sonething  be done sooner? Has anyone else had PSA that goes up and down? Just to add to it he broke his ankle 3 weeks ago and has just returned from a week in hospital and it totally laid up. We are both absolutely fed up and worried and to add insult to injury are moving house in 4 weeks. Know a lot of people are worse off than us but difficult to see light at end of tunnel at the moment. Thank you for reading this it helps to write it down.

  • Welcome to the forum Ah2424.

    I'm sorry about the worries that are playing on your minds at the moment. Some of our regular members such as [@Billygoatt]‍ and [@telemando]‍ are pretty knowledgeable when it comes to PSA levels so they may be able to help with this but if you'd like to talk things through with one of our cancer nurses you can give them a call on 0808 800 4040. Their phone lines are open Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m.

    I really do hope things start to improve soon and that all goes well with your move in 4 weeks time.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

  • Hi Ah2424. Welcome to the forum.

    I'm not a doctor and I have no medical qualifications. However, I've been treated for prostate cancer and picked up some knowledge along the way.

    Many men of 79 have prostate cancer, and most of them never need treatment since it's just a "pussycat" cancer. Prostate cancer in older men is most often lethargic and unlikely to spread.  With prostate cancer generally, a PSA under 10 is usually regarded as low risk. 

    There are non cancerous conditions of the prostate that can cause a temporary PSA spike and it looks like your husband's PSA may now be returning to normal, so maybe this is what has happened to him.

    I can understand your concern, but I suggest there's no need for panic or precipitate action.  Even if your husband is found to have prostate cancer, it is quite possible that it will never require any treatment and will not affect his life in any material way.

     

     

  • Thank you so much for your reply as this has reassured me.He is having another blood test and the GP doesn't seem unduly worried.His appointment is now at the end of March and like you I  now feel there is no need for immediate panic. Thank you again.