Psa question

My psa has mostly been <0.1 undetectable

Recently I've used the ultra sensitive test and I got a .01 -And 3 months later a .05

I'm 10 years post rp with good patho 3+4=7

My doc has scheduled a retest and an appointment about 45 days after my last test. Of course I'm scared.

Has anyone out here ever had their psa bounce around in these low levels under 0.1 and not had a recurrence??

craig, like Jasper said, it can bounce a little, and yes, make sure you get your tests done at the same lab, and your blood drawn under the same conditions.

But, and this is a real but: you are a surgery patient. You've also never had the ultrasensitive test (which is unusual for surgery patients). So, it's hard to say what is happening. In the sense that you're now on a different test, you can see that you are still <0.1. It is possible that you've always been the 'very low but detectable' group after surgery--there are a few where that happens. On the other hand, after surgery, most doctors would say that you should be non-detect no matter which test you use.

Either way, it looks like something is lingering in there 10 years post surgery. What it is, and where it is, that is the question. And you need to know. The retest in 6 weeks is important. Please keep us posted.

variations due to lab/test method confusion.

likely you're fine.