Hi rm13 when i had mine late afternoon, twelve samples taken i was told twenty minutes later it was cancer, i was back at work next day as normal i work with heavy metal welding and fabrication loads of lift and carry had no problems you just have to make sure there's no bleeding and any pain go to GP to check it out, best wishes.. Billy

P.s i had no pelvic pain or urinary problems, my psa was 1581, noncurable that was Feb 2016, 

Hi RM13

If he's in pain he needs to make an urgent appointment to see his GP today. It is possible he has prostatitis and may need antibiotics.  In the mean time, I suggest soluble co-codamol (paracetamol+codeine), which can be bought at any pharmacy, will control the pain.  It should only be used for a couple of days at a time. 

The results of the biopsy should be through soon. Since his PSA was low then even if it is cancer, it seems highly likely it will be small and completely contained.  This may not even need treatment, but if it does then it is nearly always curable.  That's the situation I was in nearly 10 years ago when I had my prostate removed by a robot!  Still, the best option is to cross each bridge as you get to it, rather than speculating on a sequence of what-ifs. 

Hi RM13

i can only repeat what the other two great guys have allready said. Get him to the doctors.It is possible to get an infection which may be the cause of the pain

I had no problems after my biopsy My psa was 70 but after i had recieved treatment, it dropped to the lowest they can measure so even if it should be cancer, it can be treated sucessfully

Please let us know how things turn out. Best wishes, Brian 

Thanks everyone, it's not prostatitis.  He's had 2 or 3 lots of antibiotics this year because his doctor was treating the symptoms as prostatitis, it was that not working that triggered the MRI.  He also had the antibiotics given to him at the hospital. 

He saw his GP Monday who signed him off for a week and gave him a prescription for codeine which doesn't feel right to me.