It can take many weeks and even months to clear up prostatitis. Austindon, sometimes scar tissue from surgery has to be dealt with in other ways. A common way is to dilate the urethra. Sorry to hear of this complication for you. My husband is 69, PSA is 6.4 - Last year was 2.4.
Urologist says prostate exam indicates prostate is lumpy.
Goldenyears, your husband is at an increased risk for prostate cancer as I sense you must already know, since he has a brother with the disease and it has a tendency to be familial. I can't say what the odds are of your husband having the disease, but you are doing the right thing to have him followed closely. . . Infections can cause a rise in the PSA and it is important to rule that out as a cause. He says if he had it all to do again, he would have persisted for removal. He is 75 now.