checking in: latest psa result

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gabachin - 23 Jul 2007 20:10 GMT

I'm the poster who had a psa rise from .5 to 1.8 in just under two
years and requested advice and information form this group. I have
received great support here.

Just wanted to check in with some new psa numbers. I'm 48, no family
history, and in good health .

10/21/2004 0.5

5/27/2006 1.8

7/20/2007 1.9

the above from the same lab.

11/2006 1.600 with a different assay method at a different lab.

I guess I'm still dodging the bullet, but I still wonder why my psa
jumped by 1.3 points in 20 months and now has levelled off in the last
14 months.

Ideas, thoughts?

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chasjac too - 23 Jul 2007 12:16 GMT

Hello, Gabachin:

PSA levels do undergo some short-term variation due to activity, illness,
sexual activity, and other things. That might explain some of the later
changes. But I'm not sure about that 0.5 in 2004.

Has your doc done a DRE? Have you had a free PSA test? Might be worth
asking about ...

--charlie

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6/2006 PSA 5.2
DRE suspicious
7/2006 Biopsy
2 of 10 positive
Gleason 7(3+4)
11/2006 LRP
Clear margins
1/2007 PSA < 0.01
3/2007 PSA < 0.01
6/2007 PSA < 0.01
so far, so good

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Steve Kramer - 24 Jul 2007 00:45 GMT

> I'm the poster who had a psa rise from .5 to 1.8 in just under two
> years and requested advice and information form this group. I have
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> Ideas, thoughts?

Looking for causes is best left to an analytical approach. Look over the
situation and the environment. Determine from that the facts. Determine
from that the problem(s). Determine from that the solution.

I don't know much about your case other than what you have reported, but I
think the anomaly is the 0.5 in 2004.

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