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Re: CT scan for diagnosis of groin pain

Dennis,

1. 58 is young, not old.

2. Your PSA reading is low for your age.

3. The PCa that has been found would be regarded by many as pre-cancerous and not the full blown disease.

4. Radiation from CT scans is trivial, for example, compared with that from radiation therapy. Side effects from the former are extremely unlikely.

5. PCa will almost certainly not kill you, nor will what is probably a muscular strain in your groin. Try gentle exercise to strengthen muscles in the area.

6., Stop worrying and get on with your life would be my advice. Would that I had been in such a happy situation as yours!

AC in England

Re: CT scan for diagnosis of groin pain

Thanks very much for your reply. I should have mentioned that the groin pain is not insignificant. Sometimes throbbing, sometimes extremely sharp, and sometimes not there altogether. I should probably also have mentioned that I do weight training and abdominal exercise 2-3 days per week as well as running and biking so there is that.

I could not determine from your reply if you were suggesting the imaging was safe and to go ahead with the CT scan or to try "stretching" to see if it remedies the problem first or just learn to live with the discomfort.

Thanks again for your response.

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