Hi everyone (or anyone!!!)
For some reason out of the blue I decided to get a physical in June of 08. I had not had a physical for 6 years. So why this June? Who can say? I just thought it would be a good idea to collect some baseline data before age 50 so no doctor would pull a fast one on me and stick me with a bunch of useless, invasive and expensive tests.

It all went fairly well except my PSA level was slightly high. My GP referred me to a local, very good urologist. I'll post that experience soon. At any rate there was nothing definative so he recomended that I submit to a biopsy.
That biopsy happened Monday, 7/22. Since then I've found that I have no cancer but I do have HGPIN (High Grade Prostatic Intrepithelial Neoplasia) which is called "pre-cancerous leisions".

Now I'm waiting until I get cancer so I can be treated. Very frustrating.

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I am age 47 - Father, Paternal Uncle and Maternal Grandfather had/have Prostate Cancer.
Father 74 years old, PSA = 10.6 Gleason = 5 + 5 = 10 (very aggressive) and high involvement in all cores. Seed therapy is the only option. Father died cancer free.
06/04/08 - At physical DRE normal, PSA test returns 4.4
06/20/08 - First Urologist visit. DRE and ultrasound finds nothing conclusive. Doctor says biopsy is the only safe way to go. Prostate volume is 40 grams.
07/11/08 - PSA test returns 4.1. Scheduled the Stereotactic Transperineal Prostate Biopsy for 7/21
07/21/08 - Had the biopsy. Not so bad but sore on day 2. Back to work tomorrow
See my blog I'm Fighting Cancer and The Prostate Cancer Information Source
07/23/08 - Pathology comes back NO CANCER DETECTED!
08/01/08 - Urologist calls and says High Grade Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia ("PIN") was found in my biopsy (read pre-cancerous leisions)