Post RALP Test

GCC

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Joined : Sep 2013

Posts : 67

Posted 11/28/2015 3:26 AM (GMT 0)

I read something once about a test that helps predict your chance of recurrence after RALP.
I no longer can find the name of the test. I remember it must be ordered by a doctor.
let me know if you can help

Fairwind

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Joined : Jul 2010

Posts : 4107

Posted 11/28/2015 3:33 AM (GMT 0)

If your PSA gets up to 0.1, you failed the test....But until that happens, I would put it all away and stop worrying about it...That ultra-sensitive PSA test will keep you in a state of constant worry...

Wilderness

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Joined : Feb 2015

Posts : 393

Posted 11/28/2015 2:57 PM (GMT 0)

Hey, GCC. One is Decipher here: http://urology.jhu.edu/prostate/prostate_cancer_genomic.php. Opinions differ on this, but many favor ultra-sensitive testing specifically after RP - really a personal choice. You've some sweet numbers since 10/14.
Wilderness

John_TX

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Posts : 1245

Posted 11/28/2015 3:29 PM (GMT 0)

Here's another link to the company that makes and/or markets the Decipher test. I had one and the results came back with me at high risk of recurrence. Understandable since I had a positive node

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