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Re: Back Pains....

Brian,

The Golden Rule of prostate cancer is There Are No Rules.

There is no certainty anywhere, but it would be very unlikely that lower back pain would be associated with metastasised prostate cancer in a man with such a low PSA and a negative DRE (Digital Rectal Examination). I assume your MD would have done one of those?

Without wishing to scare you, I must say in all honesty that there is an uncommon form of prostate cancer that has a low PSa and is aggressive. That specific form might create metastases at a low PSA level, but it would usually be associated with a positive DRE - the doctor would have felt the mass in the prostateor other symptoms (dificulty in urination, blood in uring or faeces).

One thing I can add to that is that many men worry a good deal about back pain after they have been diagnosed (or if they are concerned that they might be diagnosed). I was one of them, until I realised it was the same pain that I had for about 30 years previously - from playing foolish contact sports in my youth. Carrying a bit of weight also causes lower back pains - that imbalance of the gut is what does it.

Hope all goes well for you - but drop a line any time with any questions you might have.

Good luck

Terry in Australia

Re: Back Pains....

Thanks for the info...I am going to try to push for a Biopsy and bone scans ASAP after my visit with the Dr Monday...

I haven't had a DRE yet but had a Rectal Ultrasound today that should give my urogist some insight on Monday...

Re: Back Pains....

Aloha Brian,
Ah, .... back pains, ... depends on several variables, your health, exercise, how you sit, how you lift any weight from a table or the floor, if you sneeze, or if you are in construction ....

My wife and I were having bad back pain in the mornings when we get out of bed, usually went away after a few hours. We discovered that the chairs we were using to watch the tube were causing us to sit in an unsupported position. We bought new chairs, and vola, no back pain in the mornings.

My back pain actually started over in the gluten muscle where I got the 3 month ADT shots for a year. Painful to exercise, even after more than a year from the last shot. Got a cortizone shot which helped greatly. Now with the good chairs, I have only minor back pain (center lower back) most of the time.

Re: Back Pains....

Aloha to you...I need to hang out on the beach and surf in your neck of the woods and I am sure that would do alot to relax my back issues....LOL

Still working through Diagnosis..DRE was fine..I guess there was some things on the Ultra Sound that through up a small red flag..I had to take a hard copy disc to my Urologist yesterday so he could see it for himself and make an evaluation...He hasn't seemed to have a sense of urgency to do a biopsy after the DRE we will see if the Ultrasound changes his COA...I have confidence in his judgement, I have just been a little stressed out lately for sure...

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