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Posted 7/12/2018 6:55 PM (GMT -5)
I had RP almost 3 months ago (it will be 3 months on July 18) and I got my PSA today and it is 0.1. I don’t see my Dr for 2 more weeks and I think this not terrible news but not great. I was hoping for something more like 0.05. Any thoughts? Is it likely to go down more? Will he recommend further treatment?
Posted 7/12/2018 7:15 PM (GMT -5)
It might go down. Do you know what the sensitivity of the test you got was? It's always possible the lab reported incorrectly (missing a "<" or other error), so you'll want some confirmation of that reading.

If it really is .1, then more treatment might be the recommendation (likely SRT + HT).

I'd ask for retest in a few weeks, and get the doc's opinion.

Not what you wanted,
Andrew
Posted 7/12/2018 8:18 PM (GMT -5)
It seems like you only got a conventional PSA test - thus the lack of a second decimal point. You should ask for an ultrasensitive PSA test.
Posted 7/12/2018 8:39 PM (GMT -5)
Ask the lab if they have a second digit but rounded it up or down. That's what happened to me on my first post-RP PSA. It was reported as 0.1, I went back to the lab and behold they dug up a second digit, 0.13. This is a local lab HQ'd in Hawaii, not Quest or LabCorp, I don't know what their practices are.
Posted 7/12/2018 8:46 PM (GMT -5)
I took a second look and it says <0.10. I think that < makes a big difference. I expected a more exact number with 2 decimal places. Thank you everybody for helping to manage my panic while I looked again. I will still feel better she. I speak to the Dr.
Posted 7/12/2018 8:58 PM (GMT -5)

Boston221 said...
I took a second look and it says <0.10. I think that < makes a big difference.


Big difference indeed. Party time!
Posted 7/12/2018 11:21 PM (GMT -5)
PARTY TIME!!!

Undetectable and exactly what you wanted. Outstanding!

It don't get better than that.

Andrew
Posted 7/13/2018 5:54 AM (GMT -5)
Thanks, all. In the shop. Thanks so much. I admire your dedication to this blog. Thanks for your support.
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