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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / December 2006URO visit
Finally got to see him about my PSA which went from <0.01 to 0.05 in about 20 months after Prostate removed. He said one of Three causes..Beneign Prostate materiel, Lab error or CANCER!!!! so they drew blood for another PSA but have not heard from them.. Hope Lab Error.. Howie Well, he forgot to tell you about Door No. 4 - PSA is produced in minute amounts, which is what you are talking about, in the adrenal glands and perhaps some other tissues. Don't sweat it. Bill Denton RP 2/12/02 PSA 1.10 Memphis > Finally got to see him about my PSA which went from <0.01 to 0.05 in > about 20 months after Prostate removed. He said one of Three > causes..Beneign Prostate materiel, Lab error or CANCER!!!! so they drew > blood for another PSA but have not heard from them.. Hope Lab Error.. > Howie Everything I've read, indicates that readings below 0.10 are not to be trusted and should be considered undetectable. See both Walsh and Scardino, also the reference below from Walsh. http://www.phoenix5.org/Basics/psaPostSurgery.html > Finally got to see him about my PSA which went from <0.01 to 0.05 in > about 20 months after Prostate removed. He said one of Three > causes..Beneign Prostate materiel, Lab error or CANCER!!!! so they drew > blood for another PSA but have not heard from them.. Hope Lab Error.. It's too early to worry about Cancer, Howard. Easier said than done, I know. But, nonetheless...  SignaturePSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3cN0M0 Neg margins PSA .1 .1 .1 .27 .37 .75 EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 Lupron 07/03 (1 mo) 8/03 (4 mo), 12/03, 4/04, 09/04, 01/05, 5/05, 10/05, 2/06, 6/06 PSA .07 .05 .06 .09 .08 .132 .145 Casodex added daily 07/06 PSA <0.04 Non Illegitimi Carborundum Wondering if you have your lab results back yet. Bev (P&E) > Finally got to see him about my PSA which went from <0.01 to 0.05 in > about 20 months after Prostate removed. He said one of Three > causes..Beneign Prostate materiel, Lab error or CANCER!!!! so they drew > blood for another PSA but have not heard from them.. Hope Lab Error.. > Howie |
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