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Posted 5/5/2011 3:06 PM (GMT 0)
Wow, perusing an assortment of threads reveals some PSA anxiety in the air as many of you are giving blood this week.

Let's hope for really good news.

As a public service, I decided to start this thread so you all can report your results/thoughts/fears/anxieties in this one convenient place.

Mel

Posted 5/5/2011 3:19 PM (GMT 0)
Blood tested yesterday, results at my office appointment next Tuesday. Not really anxious, but I always feel a little 'edge' between the time of testing and results. Mostly it depends on what my last result was. For a while there, I actually didn't worry or think about it at all... eyes I will admit that I am thinking about it more now, but it isn't into the anxious, fearful, or worried area .....yet.... smilewinkgrin
Posted 5/5/2011 3:25 PM (GMT 0)
Heck James -- if you just had the non-sensitive PSA, you would be <.1 so far!!!

Good luck to you.

Mel

Posted 5/5/2011 10:49 PM (GMT 0)
Tested this morning, results should come sometime this evening. In fact the nurse p said probably before noon, but that didn't happen.

For those like Tony who know the City of Hope people--I didn't get Erwin this time, as he had an illness in the family; I hope it isn't serious. Had a young lady who was nice enough, but you know, there are some things that are easier to talk about to a guy than to a fairly attractive younger woman (wonder if my wife is reading this).

Sort of distracted and worried waiting for the result, as the last two were detectable, though low.

DJ
Posted 5/5/2011 10:53 PM (GMT 0)
mine is May 10th.

I am very nervous. Thinking about it brings me down.

It's the last hurdle before my move to Rome Italy. Kids were accepted in american school there, found an apt there, rented my house here ( not signed until after i get results), passports/visas taken care of, work taken care of.

This test will not only determine my health, but also my lifestyle choice for the next year or two.

I'm aware that this test could go well and the subsequent ones badly. if that's the case I will be doing radiation from a rented apt here as my house will have been rented out by then.

My boss got his results earlier this week. He's still in the 0 club.
Posted 5/6/2011 12:01 AM (GMT 0)
James, DJ, David,

As someone who was twisting herself in knots less than 24 hours ago, I can completely sympathise with any anxiety. Good luck on your tests, I will be thinking of you.

Regards,
An
Posted 5/6/2011 3:00 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks An! I didn't post to your threads, but I was reading them.

Another thing about City of Hope that was different this time. They took my blood in a newly remodeled room, that used to be a wig shop for women (mostly). I was the first patient in this morning. Right afterward, they took the patient after me and shuttled her back to the old lab, and shut down the new room.

So...now I'm worried that they lost my blood sample. And, this is the first time that they haven't called me back on the same day with the results. I will call them in the morning. Might not sleep well tonight.

DJ
Posted 5/6/2011 3:09 AM (GMT 0)

Blood tests taken for me today.  Often my GP will let me know the results before my appointment with my Uro.  Otherwise I'll find out on May 24th when i meet with him at St. Joseph's.

J

Posted 5/6/2011 4:14 PM (GMT 0)
May 10th here. I will get the results before I leave the clinic.
Posted 5/6/2011 4:22 PM (GMT 0)
Didn't think I had anxiety when I went for my psa results a couple of weeks ago. My blood pressure was 149 over 94. After I got my results the doc took my blood pressure again and it was a normal 134 over 80. Even if you think you have no anxiety your body will reflect the anxiety.
JT
Posted 5/6/2011 5:10 PM (GMT 0)
Just got the call. 0.11, which is a slight increase. Darn. Still, they said it's not high enough to do anything yet.

I was taking 1000mg pom extract every day since the last test.

DJ
Posted 5/6/2011 5:24 PM (GMT 0)
DJ, not the way we want it to go, but at least it is a very slight rise.
Posted 5/6/2011 5:40 PM (GMT 0)
May 20th for me.... get my blood work next week.

The anxiety builds.....

Posted 5/6/2011 7:22 PM (GMT 0)
DJ:

Was hoping your PSA would decrease. But, as your doc. said, not enough to do anything... but enough to be annoying!

Mel

Posted 5/6/2011 7:52 PM (GMT 0)
i'll have blood drawn at the end of this month for my next uro visit in early june.  my rad onc says this PSA isn't that important....he says the one after (one year post radiation) is the big one.

ed

 

Posted 5/6/2011 7:58 PM (GMT 0)
Blood drawn this AM. I will get the test results in the mail within a week or 10 days. I get tested monthly, so I getting used to it. Just get anxious when I get the letter in my hand and have to open it.
Posted 5/6/2011 8:09 PM (GMT 0)
Got my PSA last week.

was undect. <0.01 12/2009 to 06/2010; 0.01 07/2010; 0.02 10/2010, 0.096 04/2011. (Same lab, same test)

Of course all under the "<0.1" my uro uses, but steadily climbing. An unwelcome surprise, and really a bit strange, as I had about gotten to not worrying about it.

Post Edited (142) : 5/6/2011 2:29:47 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 5/6/2011 8:31 PM (GMT 0)
May 11 retest for last month's .05. Expecting .06 but hoping to be pleasantly surprised.
Posted 5/6/2011 9:40 PM (GMT 0)
Just got my 18 month PSA results today....yahooooo! <.1 Always a little more anxious because of positive margins. Wish I could buy you all a beer!

Ricky
Posted 5/6/2011 10:08 PM (GMT 0)
I had blood drawn earlier this week and get my results mid next week. I have a well-established doubling time of 7 months, so I expect this result to be 0.6, up from 0.4 three months ago, and 0.3 six months ago.

Anything more than 0.6 will mean HT that little bit sooner, and anything less will mean party time :-)
Posted 5/6/2011 10:15 PM (GMT 0)
I am June 30th and if my PSA goes up again it is back to ADT3

peace to you
Dale
Posted 5/6/2011 11:12 PM (GMT 0)
James, Mel, thanks for your thoughts.

Ohio, I always go to the same hospital, but I don't know if they always use the same lab. I always test in the morning before 9 am. This time of year around here, it's getting pretty warm, even at night, so I might have been more dehydrated that usual.

DJ
Posted 5/7/2011 2:21 AM (GMT 0)
Hi DJ,

The results were probably not as you hoped but your results have been fluctuating from 0.1 to 0.08 and now to 0.11. For some people here I notice that the PSA rises to a certain point and then just seems to stop. I hope that this is the case for you.

Ricky, great news! Congratulations, you must be relieved..

Good luck BB, Shu, reachout and Piano.

142, the fact that your urologist uses the <0.1 for undetectable and at the same time you are doing a ultrasensitive test must make it difficult. What does he say about your readings?

Regards,
An
Posted 5/7/2011 3:17 AM (GMT 0)
DJ, glad you posted your results. I've been waiting for it. Not what you wanted, but still not higher enough or consistent enough to call it recurrance, and I hope and pray you stay away from that path..

Good news to, to some of you other fellow's results. We all love those big fat zeros.

As for me, May 31 is the draw, and will meet with my Uro on June 5th. I can have the results sooner, but don't see the point in this case. Based on my last 2 skyrocketing increases post SRT, I am not expecting anything but another big jump. I can honestly say, I am not remotely anxious about it. I would think there would be more anxiety, if one had a long string of zeros, and then it started going up or creeping. I have never had that luxury in my own journey. My next results are not going to change my game plan that is in place, this will just be another confirmation to go over with the new Oncologist.

david in sc
Posted 5/8/2011 2:39 AM (GMT 0)
An,

The Uro dismisses anything less than .1, and will not order ultrasensitive (citing anxiety). I recently talked to a well known uro (from one of the "centers of excellence" we keep talking about). He insists that ultrasensitive should be the standard of care in surgery / adjuvant RT cases.

I'm just getting started with an oncologist at another "center of excellence", and his opinion is that focus on .1 wastes valuable time. Mine, not his.

But in a month I'm pretty sure I'll be over .1, so that argument will be closed.

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