Hello--

My name is Sharon and I was so glad to just find your group. I was
seeking advice regarding prostate troubles for my husband.
He is 61 and gets regular prostate exams at the VA. His PSA levels
always come back high...last one was in the 20's. And the exam always
shows his prostate as hard and enlarged. Within the past year, he had
biopsies done and from 8 biopsy samples taken, 7 came back as normal
or negative for cancer and the other one they couldn't tell anything
about.
I guess my question is, can a man have that high of a PSA level and
an enlarged protate without necessairily having prostate cancer? Can
other things cause that? They wanted him to come back and re-do the
biopsies just because they could not get a decent reading on just
that one, but he refused thinking if 7 came back OK, chances are he
does not have prostate cancer. He has had one bout of prostitis a
couple of years ago. Any feedback would be so appreciated...I thank
you for this group and thanks in advance for any replies.

A Concerned Wife :)

Sharon