Health question regarding PSA.

[wyliec]

Has anyone here ever had prostatitis? If you have, how long before your PSA returned to normal?

[Ranman42]

Will depend on how bad and when the infection clears up. Can be hard to get a good bacteria kill in that area. 4-6 weeks or possibly longer. Sooner infection resolved the sooner readings will lower.

[Easy Rider]

Has anyone here ever had prostatitis? If you have, how long before your PSA returned to normal?

I don't think there is a single easy answer to that question.

"There are four types of prostatitis. Each has its own set of symptoms and causes."

From:
https://www.webmd.com/men/guide/prostatitis#1

[oldgoat]

I had an episode of it beginning on last Nov 5. I took Levaquin 500mg x once per day for 2 weeks. Felt all ok again.

Went to GP for annual checkup on Dec 4th & blood tests were done including PSA test. Result was 6.88 (on the scale we use in Canada) whereas it is normally <1. I have never had a reading anywhere near that before.

So I guess an attack of prostatitis does elevate the PSA reading and it takes more than 3 weeks to return to normal after symptoms have gone. I see doc again on Feb 6 & will ask to have another PSA test.

[wyliec]

I don't think there is a single easy answer to that question.

"There are four types of prostatitis. Each has its own set of symptoms and causes."

From:
https://www.webmd.com/men/guide/prostatitis#1

My symptoms were a combination of a few of the items in the first and second type. I'm scheduled to see a urologist this Monday. All my symptoms were gone by the 1st week in January after being on a prescription drug for a week. I'm going because my primary care physician feels it's prudent to see a specialist at this point because my PSA is still high.

[wyliec]

I had an episode of it beginning on last Nov 5. I took Levaquin 500mg x once per day for 2 weeks. Felt all ok again.

Went to GP for annual checkup on Dec 4th & blood tests were done including PSA test. Result was 6.88 (on the scale we use in Canada) whereas it is normally <1. I have never had a reading anywhere near that before.

So I guess an attack of prostatitis does elevate the PSA reading and it takes more than 3 weeks to return to normal after symptoms have gone. I see doc again on Feb 6 & will ask to have another PSA test.

The scale used in my the blood test is labeled as 0.0-4.0 for the reference range. My normal PSA has been around .9 for years. In fact the last reading was .9 before I developed prostatitis a week later, the day before Christmas. When my symptoms dissipated with the first medication, the PSA test came back at 24.3, and a week later, it was 14.9 after a second round using a different medication. It looks like it's going in the correct direction, but my primary care physician feels that I need a second opinion regarding how quickly, and if it will return to normal. So, off to the Urologist I go.

[Bob Denman]

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