My trending PSA. Very Odd.

Dell58T,

Its maddening but the only thing that will alleviate your concern are a series of tests that
1) you cannot do yourself
2) will take days/weeks to actually complete

I believe you said that your primary dr gave you antibiotics and will be retesting soon while you wait for the appointment with the uro?

Take solace in the fact that you are on top of this. You have clearly been keeping a wary eye out for years and even if it turns out to be PCa a 6.7 isn't, by itself, horrible. There are guys who dont know and discover their Pca when their psa is in the hundreds or even thousands.

You are doing ok.

The possible prostate injury in itself can cause the PSA spike. PC is generally characterized by slow, consistent rises. Mine, for example, was non-detectable for years starting at 45. At 54 it was 1. At 55 it was 2. At 56 it was 4--and a referral to a urologist for biopsy--and the rest is history.

The doc and the urologist are friends.

Post Edited (Dell58T) : 5/9/2022 6:42:04 AM (GMT-6)

halbert said...
The possible prostate injury in itself can cause the PSA spike. PC is generally characterized by slow, consistent rises. Mine, for example, was non-detectable for years starting at 45. At 54 it was 1. At 55 it was 2. At 56 it was 4--and a referral to a urologist for biopsy--and the rest is history.

when i look at his PSA progression i see a steady rise. i'm not trying to cause alarm but it's there. granted there is a spike at the end but the last two PSA tests were 20 months apart. stay on it man

F8 said...
when i look at his PSA progression i see a steady rise. i'm not trying to cause alarm but it's there. granted there is a spike at the end but the last two PSA tests were 20 months apart. stay on it man

I understand that a PC diagnosis is hard for people who have had theirs removed, are undergoing treatment, have diminished quality of life, and make them pessimistic; Its a hard thing, i get that.

But I have had an actual conversation with my doctor and a urologist. They see things very differently than you.

In march 2021 I started feeling abdomen and lower back pain. I had several MRI's last summer and was told ALL of my organs in that area, including my prostate, had NO tumors.

As it stands right now, I DO NOT have PC, but more likely prostatitis. I had a groin/prostate injury two weeks before the test was taken.

You point out rises but completely overlook the drops. The rises are not notable, according to my doc and the urologist.

I see every reason to be optimistic and very few to be pessimistic. Im sure Im fine. Im more curious than anything.

Post Edited (Dell58T) : 5/9/2022 6:43:37 AM (GMT-6)