Mri scan of prostate
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Oh my goodness, today my dad received the results of his bone scan, via e-mail, which I think is a crappy way to receive bad news.
He has multiple foci of abnormal intensity all the way through his skeleton, skull, arms, ribs, shoulders, pelbi, spine, you name it.
OMG! how did this happen so fast?
He had been getting massages could they have made it worse?
Is there any hope that once treatment begins he can be helped for a while?
SO devastated.
You should follow the advice of your urologist. If elevated/rising PSA, consider MRI prostate on 3T magnet, not US or CT. CT is only good for evaluating prostate size not prostate lesions. If you see prostate cancer on CT, it is usually so bad it extending out of the prostate and spreading to lymph nodes and/or bones, and you do not want to wait to that point.
Hi Wilson. I am not an expert in prostate cancer or PET scan imaging. I can tell you that I have seen PET scans be too sensitive and over-read findings. The fact that your father had an MRI scan of the areas that 'lit up' on PET scan makes me suspect that the findings on PET scan were artifactual. I encourage you to discuss your concerns further with your father's doctors. I hope this helps.
9 in April 2011, My oncologist said that the PSA reading is too low to be concerned with. I also had bone scan, MRI done and they found 5mm size growth in my pelvic area. My oncologist told me that he wants to see me in August for evaluation. I am concerned about the rising PSA. My oncologist ordered another bone scan prior to my appointment in August. I feel bloated and pain on both left and right sides of abdomen.
Should we be asking for any kind of CT scan, bone scan, MRI prior to waiting for the biopsy and results? We are of course thinking the worst.
Is there anything else that could possibly be causing the PSA to be THAT high?! He did have a kidney stone a couple years back verified by CT scan, and although the pain went away, he never saw or felt a stone pass. I read that a kidney stone can get stuck in the prostate and can cause elevated PSA.
My radiotherapy ended on 16th of December for Prostate cancer. During Radio Therapy (IMRT-Intensity modulated radio therapy) several times doctors asked me whether I am having stomach pain or not? But at that time I had only experienced mild pain from time to time. If you are also under hormone therapy (LHRH) you always have gastric irritation and due to that you experience stomach pain unless you take anti acidity pills.
Did they give radiotherapy to abdomen area and nodes also?
From what I know so far, I don't know if it's "normal" but it certainly doesn't sound right. A doctor cannot go on simply a "belief" it is confined to the prostate.
1-) ct scan of urinary tract (1.5 months ago): everything was normal, except 5 mm stone in the left kidney.
the radiologist had an impression of a little bladder wall thickening but was not sure if this is due to an incompletely filled bladder (i went to toilet before ct scan) or due to an organic reason. He was suggesting cystoscopy to be done.
2-) cystoscopy (1.5 months ago): normal
3-) urine cytology (1.5 months ago): negative
4-) MRI of back (1.
I also developed a back problem from being overweight and exercising--pushups, situps, jumping jacks in the middle of this. I had a CT scan of abdome and bladder ultrasound that came out clear a few days after the ER. although my urine came up clear a local urologist thought I had a UTI and prescribed Utira C. Well problem kept up, frequency and then pain in pelvic area, but no pressure as it first started as. I also went to an out of town doctor who thought that I had kidney stones.
) ultra sound, a biopsy 12 of 12 tested positive for cancer. Gleason Score 10. He has also had CT scan and bone scan, inconclusive according to the Dr's. They said that they "see no indication that it has spread" but they "believe that it has spread to the seminal vessels and the lymph nodes and possibly further". We have been told that it is a T2c tumor (contained within the prostate) advanced and aggressive cancer.
I am 39 and had a full blood workup and prostate exam last year, plus CT Scan and MRI the year previous, all came back negative for the possibilities you mentioned. Nerve conduction study was not done by the neurologist.
Other than this pain, I am in quite good health...although it has significantly reduced my level of activity. I have been also presuming that it is sciatica and am beginning another attempt at proceeding through the process of evaluation by a doctor...
Hello,
Pain after ejaculation is a symptom of prostatitis. Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate gland.It can be due to chronic prostatitis without infection in your case.
I would suggest you to consult a urologist and get this evaluated. Treatment depends on the confirmation of diagnosis.
I hope it helps. Take care and please do keep me posted. Warm regards.
Hi all,
Not 100% sure where to post this as it crosses both Urinary Incontinence & backache sections.
Ongoing symptoms 2 - 3+ years
- frequent urination (daytime) and once at night
- leftside lower back pain (dull)
- leftside leg pain (dull/tingling)
- leftside foot pain
Me - 29 year old male, exercises regularly (3 - 4 days a week), weight 66kg and height 1.75cms. General health good.
i had ct scan of kidney and bladder and had cystoscopy. i had mri for my back-pain.
results:
ct scan: very small kidney stone and urologist said it is very small and hence does not require treatment with antibiotics.
the radiologist was suspicious about the thickness of bladder and hence urologist said he will do a cystoscopy.
cystoscopy: normal findings
mri for back-pain: minimal bulging in L5S1.
urologist told the problem is prosratitis.
Detailed medical history, physical examination, PSA levels (prostatic specific antigen), prostatic ultrasound, per rectal prostate examination, examination of the prostatic fluid, laboratory tests, transrectal ultrasound examination of the prostate, MRI, CT, and cystoscopy are usually done to reach a diagnosis. Evaluation for hypertension, chronic liver disease, amyloidosis, lymphoma and bleeding disorders will need to be done as well.
the first urologist did this test, he saw white spots
on the secreen and said this is prostate gland infection. He prescribed doxycline.
I used doxycyline for 3 weeks but no improvement. I am not sure if his diagnosis was correct.
d-) ct scan of kidney and bladder and cystoscopy: the second urologist i visited did these tests.
There was a very small stone in the left kidney
and my second urologist told me that it was so small
that there was no need for treatment.
I've posted this before and I guess you thought it did'nt warrent a reply, but I'll try again. Have you ever seen prostate cancer jump to the outher thigh between the hip and the knee? I've never had a full body scan of ant sort and it's been 6 months since my robotic procedure.
Hi
Really hoping somebody could help here as I am struggling to get the right help from our national health service here in the UK.
My dear old dad - 75 - has been suffering with severe pain in his body for around six weeks. He was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer around 9 years ago and underwent hormone treatment and radiotherapy which contained the tumour and ever since then the cancer has not impacted his life much at all.
The stage of cancer, distant spreads, overall health of the patient, and the PSA levels are all prognostic. Overall, prostate cancers have better survival rates than some cancers.
Usually cancers which run in a family are more aggressive. Hence, you need to undergo prostate cancer screening even though screening with PSA levels may result in over diagnosis. Please consult your doctor regarding this. Take care!
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