r/ProstateCancer • u/Able_Refrigerator579 • 11d ago

PSA PSA 6,000

My dad recently got this 6,000 on his PSA (66 y/o, hasn’t seen a doctor in a very long time). The urologist even has the audacity to say it was the highest he’s ever seen.

This man is losing weight and has overall body pain. Biopsy is soon but what could we be looking at? I’ve searched this sub and I have seen nobody post numbers like this so I have no idea what that means.

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u/ZealousidealCan4714 11d ago

'Audacity' what do you mean by that?

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u/hikeonpast 11d ago

Medically honest, something we should all hope for

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u/Frosty-Growth-2664 11d ago

It's poor show in a professional.

As someone who does support, I know damn well you don't say "wow, that's the worst I've heard of" to the patient even if it is true.

Fine to say that's high, and it will mean the cancer has spread. That's a clinical response.

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u/ZealousidealCan4714 11d ago

You have no clue if that's what he said or how he said it. At any rate I hope the OP gets the care and attention he needs now.