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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / January 2005Frequency of PSA after 5 years
I had a Prostatectomy in 1999. For the past 3 years my general practioner has been giving me a PSA test twice a year at my request. My PSA has been at or below 0.03 since my operation. How often should the PSA be taken after five years? Any recommendations from your URO? Once a year. > I had a Prostatectomy in 1999. For the past 3 years my general practioner > has been giving me a PSA test twice a year at my request. My PSA has been at > or below 0.03 since my operation. How often should the PSA be taken after > five years? Any recommendations from your URO? > I had a Prostatectomy in 1999. For the past 3 years my general practioner > has been giving me a PSA test twice a year at my request. My PSA has been at > or below 0.03 since my operation. How often should the PSA be taken after > five years? Any recommendations from your URO? Dave...I suspect that many urologists would say once per year. Assuming you make your decision on an informed basis, then, IMO, the answer turns on what "you" are comfortable with, . There is certainly no harm in testing more frequently...Best wishes and good health, Ron > I had a Prostatectomy in 1999. For the past 3 years my general practioner > has been giving me a PSA test twice a year at my request. My PSA has been at > or below 0.03 since my operation. How often should the PSA be taken after > five years? Any recommendations from your URO? I just passed the two year mark in Dec 04 and upon that successful PSA test my uro said I can switch to once a year. So my next PSA will be in Dec 05. Dale j.  SignatureEmail: dalej2@mac.com RP 99, PSA test after five years...........Once a year. John Loomis >I had a Prostatectomy in 1999. For the past 3 years my general practioner >has been giving me a PSA test twice a year at my request. My PSA has been >at or below 0.03 since my operation. How often should the PSA be taken >after five years? Any recommendations from your URO? My uro's 'plan' was PSA quarterly for two years, semiannually for two and annually for the rest of my life. That was, of course, assuming <0.1 PSAs, which never lasted long in my case. SignatureProstate Cancer Survivor (so far), not a doctor PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3bN0M0 PSA .1 .1 .1 .27 .37 .75 EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 Lupron (1 mo) 07/21/2003 @ 48 PSA .07 .05 .06 Lupron (4 mo) 8/03 (48), 12/03, 4/04 (49), 09/04 (50) non Illegitimi carborundum > I had a Prostatectomy in 1999. For the past 3 years my general practioner > has been giving me a PSA test twice a year at my request. My PSA has been at > or below 0.03 since my operation. How often should the PSA be taken after > five years? Any recommendations from your URO?
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