Just to echo what Dave and all the other guys have said. If you've got symptoms such as peeing more, struggling to pee, slow flow when peeing and/or getting up multiple times at night or recurring urinary tract infections (UTI's) - go and see your GP. Don't just put it down to getting older!
I have a very similar tale to Dave without the catheterisation and with relatively low PSA. I was having recurring UTI's which GP said were relatively rare in men. He did finger up the bum and PSA blood tests. He thought my prostate was slightly enlarged (bear in mind it's normally only walnut size) and PSA reading was higher than normal. I was sent for an MRI and a lesion of about 15mm across was discovered. This led to a biopsy of the prostate as described above - not my favourite memory in life. Fortunately the biopsy came back negative and PSA readings settled to normal. I'm now signed off by Hospital Urologist, but still have 6 monthly PSA tests at GP's and Tamsulosin medication to continue indefinitely.
I'll just finish my story with something that has stuck with me (amongst other things) from my 1st marriage which was to a GP. I remember her saying once that if any man who died over the age of 60 and an autopsy carried out, irrespective of the reason for death, a very high percentage would have PC at some stage of development.
It is something that men don't talk about enough and we'll done Dave for raising here.
Cheers!
Ade
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