Re: Unstable PSA:

Curtis,
I had a biopsy in 1997 when my PSA was 5.2 also had the free Psa
test and a negative DRE. The biopsy was also negative for cancer. My PSA has
been as high as 5.7. I used to take a lot of prostate supplements which I
haven't taken any since my PVP which will be two years in October. I kind
of think that is the reason for the changes in PSA .Has anyone in the
group had much experience with supplements sure would like to hear your
comments
Dean,

taken since I had my PVP which will be two years in October
"c palmer" <PALMER_ENT@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> hi dean - here's the answer, but you may like not it.
>
> get a psa II test, sometimes called the free psa test. this measures
> the amount of free psa drifting around inside your body that is not
> attached. that number should be 25 or greater.
>
> if your number is say, 15, and your psa is 4.95, then i would opt for a
> biopsy.
>
> why? because as prostate cancer develops, we all know that psa will go
> up, but the free psa will drop.
>
> now, if you free psa number comes back, say, 29, then i wouldn't worry
> about it and see if i could get some antibiotics to treat an infection.
>
> now, for what it's worth dept. i have a psa that was 5.6, and they gave
> me antibiotics for 2 weeks. then took it again. it was 4.79. they
> didn't do the free psa test on me, but sent me over for biopsy. the
> DRE was clear. the couldn't feel anything. yet, the biopsy showed that
> i had 1/3 of the cores on both sides of the prostate had prostate cancer
> involvement.
>
> so, you see. this is an answer you may not like, but it's the truth.
>
> the key to this is to go after it and find out why the high number.
>
> also, for what it is worth..... a normal healthy prostate usually has a
> psa of less than 1.0
>
> best of luck,
>
> ~ curtis
>
> knowledge is power - growing old is mandatory - growing wise is optional
> "Many more men die with prostate cancer than of it. Growing old is
> invariably fatal. Prostate cancer is only sometimes so."
> http://community.webtv.net/PALMER_ENT/doc
>


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