HW Friends,
Went in May 15 to reg uro. Psa was .07 (increase from .05 nine mo ago). Went in last Monday for 1 yr implant check-up. Psa was "undetectable" (less than .1: Lab said they changed where lowest their lowest reading is .1.
OK. I went to my regular primary care doc Friday for a six month check-up. He wanted blood too, including psa. It's ok with me but I'm thinking, "What a waste to re-take psa so quickly." So Friday p.m., his nurse called and said blood work was all "normal". I said, "I want the numbers." She said psa was .4... and I hit the roof! After giving her an education on what that high a reading meant for someone without a prostate glan who has had protate cancer, I told her to have the doc call me back asap. She called back in 30 minutes saying the doc wanted me to go to my regular urologist asap. She confessed he had not "signed off" on my labwork before she called me. She seemed ignorant that someone like me with that reading could be in danger. So I went this morning to my regular uro (he's not the one who removed my prostate) for another check and chat with my reg uro. He gave another psa test. I'll know that reading on Wednesday.
My first thought was that I have psa readings from differfent labs now (soon to be 3), all within 8 days! I expect some variation, right? But from .07 to .4 in 4 or 5 days? So I didn't concern myself too much until this morning when I visited my regular urologist. He did say it's possible for a lab error, but he's actually seen that before, with a diagnosis of the cancer returning.
Has anyone here ever had such a rapid change in psa readings?
Gene214