Re: PSA rise over 12 months

HI All
Thanks for advice.
I keep a log of my blood tests for LFT, Cholesteral and PSA, since I started
having them done last year.
I will be going back to the GP in 3 months for a repeat PSA, and hope the
count is stable, or dropped.
I don't have any symptoms as yet are there any obvious signs???? Can't pee,
dribble????
Best regards
Pete

"Jason Johnson" <jason@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In article <kkb982p1gdrh25t9jg6u53g8ipr09vsdht@xxxxxxx>, NickySantoro
<NickySantoro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Fri, 2 Jun 2006 10:28:14 +0100, "Pete" <sspeb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi
I was just wonder whether I ought to be concerned over my recent PSA test
that showed a rise from 2.1 to 2.7 over 12 month period.
I am 49 years old and my brother had prostate cancer last years (at 57).
My
GP want to repeat the PSA test in 3 months to get another comparison.
I basically feel okay, infact other blood tests for LFT and Cholesterol
were
better than a year ago.
Best wishes
Pete

sspeb@xxxxxxxxxxx

I'd follow up in 3 months as suggested but I wouldn't spend a minute
worrying about it. My PSA bounces around like a super ball on a tile
floor with fluctuations much more than yours. Two biopsies have been
negative and after jumping to 4.6 the last one was back to 1.4.

Great post--I agree that getting a PSA test every 3 months is a good thing
to do. Also, request a PSA II test. I only recently found out about it and
plan to request one during the next visit to my doctor's office. I am 55
years old.
Request copies of all of those PSA reports in case you ever change
doctors.
Also, keep personal copies of all blood tests and urine tests. They may be
helpful to you in the years to come.
Jason


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