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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / January 2008PSA testing frequency
Hello All, Its been 2 years, yesterday since my RP. I've tested < 0.1 since with a little help from 8 months of HT (clinical trial was supposed to last 24 months but I stopped treatment) after the first PSA test post surgery came back with the good PSA results qualifying me for the clinical trial. I've been on a 3 month testing regimen ever since. Just curious as to when y'all went to 6 month intervals. A couple of factors pertinent to me which may have something to do with my blood testing intervals are my Gleason was 4+4=8 and that I was scored with a positive margin which the Uro who performed the surgery downplayed by calling it "up to the margin". Thanks, Todd >Hello All, >Its been 2 years, yesterday since my RP. I've tested < 0.1 since with [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >Thanks, >Todd I'm meeting the uro in a couple of days - a rather late 12 months post-surgery visit (the 3 monthlys have been more like 15 weeks). I seem to remember he said 6-monthly after the first year. Not sure, but keep up the good work! Leah > Hello All, > Its been 2 years, yesterday since my RP. I've tested < 0.1 since with [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Thanks, > Todd > Hello All, > Its been 2 years, yesterday since my RP. I've tested < 0.1 since with [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > a positive margin which the Uro who performed the surgery downplayed > by calling it "up to the margin". That's great news, Todd. I was worried about that Gleason 8, but you're headed into territory a lot of us "sevens" never saw. Since I never made it that far, I can only tell you what the plan was if I was undetectable. Two years of quarterly, two years of semiannual, and then annuals for the rest of my life.  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 PSAD 0.19 years EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 PSAD .056 years Lupron 07/03 (1 mo) 8/03 and every 4 months there after PSA .07 .05 .06 .09 .08 .132 .145 PSAD 1.4 years Casodex added daily 07/06 PSA <0.04, <0.05, <0.04, <0.04 10/11/07 Non Illegitimi Carborundum >Hello All, >Its been 2 years, yesterday since my RP. I've tested < 0.1 since with [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >Thanks, >Todd Todd, My Uro has me on the three month plan for year one and if I stay the course I can go to the six month cycle after my first year. Your results are encouraging, congrats. SignaturePSA @ 45 yrs. = 4.7 02/06/2007 Biopsy 03/16/2007 G7(3+4),T1c RLRP 06/12/2007 G7(3+4),T2cN0M0 Neg margins PSA 07/16/2007 = <0.1 PSA 09/12/2007 = <0.1 PSA 12/18/2007 = <0.1
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