[at-l] PSA

[TrailR at aol.com (TrailR@aol.com)]

In a message dated 4/11/2005 10:58:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
RBSC2000@aol.com writes:

BUT>>>>>>   a friend leaned on me to get a  PSA  test last fall and that is 
how I found out.

I am 54 and  this was the first test ever.     The  doctor told me in 2  
years 
it would have been inoperative and in 5-7  it  would  have..........

So anyone 50 or over  who was as foolish as me  should make an  
appointment....


So as the litany  goes.........All Ye  AT Saints.....pray for me.


Ron/HighAnxiety


**
 
You are lucky... You have good friends. And you are right, all the men on 
the list should get tested, at least to get a base line PSA # to compare 
later tests to... Yes, even if you are not 50 like the doctors say, get it  
checked 
in your mid 40's, just to see your baseline # (sooner if you have a family  
history
of prostate cancer).
 
PSA should have been in your "battery of tests" years ago, to get a base 
line #, but I'm glad you finally had it tested.
 
Sometimes it takes a friend, or family member getting prostate cancer to 
shock people into getting tested. That's how I started getting  tested.
 
 
On the positive side, your email will probably save someones life... 
 
You will be fine, AT-L has you on their prayer list.
 
Russ (age 49)
hotdog AT 03
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