This was a shocker. Trying to get appt for Urologist. I can't imagine what is going on.
Not everything is Lyme related, right???
Posted by ItsMyTurn (Member # 31469) on :
Anyone have any thoughts? Please??
Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
It's not always Lyme. Better get it checked out.
Posted by In19944 (Member # 34272) on :
My dad had 9 ng/ml. He went on the Fire Engine 2 diet STRICT for 9 months and got it under 2. His doc was astonished and no urologists believed it...of course.
Posted by ItsMyTurn (Member # 31469) on :
We have an appt with Urologist. Interesting about diet. We will see what he has to say. I hope that's all it is.
Thanks!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Prayers for the both of you!
Posted by Al (Member # 9420) on :
The rapid increase is a red flag;
My PSA was 4 jumped to 6 , had biopsy , neg. 6 months later PSA went to 16, another biopsy neg. Decided to have (TURP) for (BPH) and discovered cancer. Had surgery to remove part of prostate followed by radiation. This was successful and I am now cancer free. This was 5 years ago !!
Success for prostate cancer treatment is now 85-90%
Feel free to contact me if it turns out to be cancer; I can offer some suggestions.
Al
Posted by ItsMyTurn (Member # 31469) on :
Thank you so much everyone!!!! I will keep you posted.
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
they are watching someone close to me who is in his 40s. they say that is young. it hovers around what ever is borderline. they keep putting him on flagyl and other abx. this has been 3-4 yrs now. frustrating.
what is the firemans diet??? i cant believe he could so that. he has trouble cutting back on soda.
Posted by ItsMyTurn (Member # 31469) on :
In reading past posts of elevated PSA I feel that it may be parasite related.
He was taking Parastroy so maybe it is possible that the prostate was a dump for toxins as are the lymph nodes.
Don't be lulled into denial, get checked throughly.
A friend had a normal PSA; 6 months later he was diagnosed with Prostate cancer and treated aggressively . He died 4 months later at age 52!
Posted by lymenow (Member # 36175) on :
Yes, the Engine 2 diet save them from taking my brother's prostate. He thought the diet was very limited and incredibly gassy, but possibly saved his life. His PCP now recommends it to all his patients and is now seeing other patients PSA's drop.
Posted by ItsMyTurn (Member # 31469) on :
Husband had biopsy last week but won't know anything until the 15th. I hate the waiting.
Unfortunately, this isn't the only problem we are dealing with. Dr. discovered that husband is not emptying his bladder completely. (Urethral Stricture)
29 years ago he was diagnosed with a benign skin disease in his urethral tract. Had two surgerys (1983 & 1987) to open the urethra. Ouch!!!
We are scheduled for surgery again on the 20th. I hope and pray that with his battle with Lyme I didn't dismiss some symptoms as related to Lyme.
Add'l blood test (free PSA) was at 2%. I know that is not good.
Posted by MattH (Member # 30846) on :
Here is an interesting website. I heard an interview on Patrick Timpone's show on One Radio Network.
Basically he say Selenium (yeast form) can help drive down PSA's.
I have not tried it yet and do not have this issue but I have order this type of Selenium and am waiting on it to arrive.