Detecting Prostate Problems

[mrplunkey]

Is one of the signs of an enlarged or inflamed prostate pain where your lower abs meet your pubic bone? It feels like the pain is IN the muscle -- almost on top of it even...

I don't show any other signs (i.e. difficulty urinating). About 6 weeks ago (50% into a test cycle), I felt some pulling in my lower lower abs while deadlifting. Later in the day, I was doing weighted sit-ups and noticed my abs failing on much lower weight. Well... next day it felt like I had torn my abs from hip-to-hip. If it had been more localized, I would have thought hernia but the pain covered a broad area of 12-ish inches.

I had to take weeks and weeks off from abs, and it's still somewhat sore. I'm just starting to use them again and it hurts like hell. I haven't ruled out some kind of adhesion or strange re-healing, but that area just seems to stay inflamed.

Thanks in advance,

 

[r1]

This doesn't answer your question directly, but one of the things my HRT doctor has me checking is PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) every month.

Sonny

 

[macrophage69alpha]

PSA is not a good indicator of prostate cancer (it is an indicator of prostate inflammation and growth)

 

[MR Pink]

PSA is not a good indicator of prostate cancer (it is an indicator of prostate inflammation and growth)

True...a Dutch university/hospital discoverd a new gene called PCA3. This gene is on an average 100 times more present in men with prostate cancer so it's a good marker for it...I don't know of this test is available in the US