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Originally Posted by Berger_4_
Well there Mr. Doctor, I've got a really off topic question for you...how long does it take somebody's PSA count to rise? My grandpa just got rediagnosed with cancer (he had prostate cancer probably...5 years ago now, and has been rediagnosed with bone cancer...). Anyways, his PSA count was only supposed to be at 10, and when he asked the doctors to check him for it (he goes in every month or whatever it is to make sure his cancer was still in remission) So they checked it and it was over 110. So does that mean that the doctors were fataing idiots and didn't bother to check to see if his PSA was still where it should have been? Or could it have just risen recently? So I guess I'm basically asking if they could have caught this new bout a lot sooner than they actually did...
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I know you asked joe_mullen, but I'd like to know a few things.
1. Was it a new diagnosis of bone cancer? Or is it metastasis of the prostate cancer?
2. You say his PSA was 110. When was the last time it was checked before that?
3. Has he ever taken drugs such as Proscar , Propecia, or Avodart?
4. Has he recently been catheterized?