Old 12-13-21, 03:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 355Mono
My second bout with something like this needed local anesthetic, and minor surgery. The surgeon said he might need to clean up the sebacious glands in the area if these keep forming. It's been a couple seasons since that interaction. While unpleasant, it was way better than a prostate biopsy. (or 4)
r.e. bold >>> If the biopsy hurt, it was likely the antiquated AND VERY INFERIOR TRUS procedure biopsy. Even MRI guided TRUS biopsies can miss PCa (Prostate Cancer) since the ANTERIOR of the prostate can not be sampled. A transperineal method biopsy is the best procedure AND should be painless.
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