Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 10/13/2011 7:01 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > On Oct 13, 2011, at 4:49 PM, Ken Carney wrote: > >> On 10/13/2011 9:11 AM, Steve Barbour wrote: >>> follow up.... >>> >>> >>> http://news.yahoo.com/prostate-testings-dark-side-men-were-harmed-191337621.html >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> Thanks for posting. This series has been a real benefit for an old fart >> like myself (70) who has been getting PSA tests every 2-3 months. The >> LUG is a bottomless well of information. > > I read this stuff too, a mine field of information.... > > like most issues of this sort, a very contentious area at best. > > supposedly even sex can raise your PSA level, so I guess the LUG members > have a high average PSA level.... > > or is that due to age, or maybe getting an M9...?! > > > Steve > > > My urologist gave me a list of things to avoid a week before the PSA test: caffeine, alcohol, fruit juice, spicy food and intercourse. In other words, just lock yourself in a closet for a week and have food pushed in under the door. I will suggest adding an M9 to the list. Ken