Thank you, Sr Sailor. Honestly, I was surprised that my Vanderbilt surgeon (at least according to the nurse practitioner who communicates for him) was not aware of the issue with the PSA test,...
Thank you very much, Sr Sailor, for your research and reply! I had actually seen the studies that you referenced, and I emailed my surgeon's nurse practitioner (at Vanderbilt) about getting a PSA...
Vanderbilt did not put any information on the Portal regarding the test method that was used there. The PSA test ordered by my primary care doctor was performed using the Siemens Chemiluminescent...
Yes, the first post-prostatectomy PSA test (0.27) was done Oct. 27, 2019 at Vanderbilt, and the second PSA test was done at my primary care doctor's office on Nov. 19, 2019. Second PSA was 0.3....
CORRECTION - I made a significant mistake in my first post. My post-prostatectomy PSA was 0.27 (not 2.7)! I must be really tired from sitting at the computer for a long time doing research into...
I should have proofread my post. Please ignore that last line!...
I am looking for information about PSA tests which block heterophilic antibodies (which can cause artificial elevation of PSA). I saw a post from member "WeightLoss" regarding trying to obtain...