How much does the scan cost? Thanks. May I have the information in details?...
I saw “ “G 3+4=7 tert 5 T3b” in STW’s signature. What does “tert 5” mean?...
Halbert, thanks for your thoughtfulness. I feel pretty well. No more pain. Urine is clear. Tomorrow. I’ll have the catheter removed. Hopefully incontinence will bother me not too much, not too long....
My PSA records since 2007: PSA records: 2007 1.0 ng/ml 2008 0.9 ng/ml 2009 1.39 ng/ml 2010 1.20 ng/ml 2011 1.01 ng/ml 2012 1.26 ng/ml 2013 1.34 ng/ml 2014 1.57 ng/ml 2015 n/a 2016 n/a 2017 1.61 ng/ml...
I just updated my signature....
Hi Djin, As you suggested, 1) I have ordered Decipher Test; 2) I’ll have PSA Test several weeks later. As I mentioned before, I worried about it very much. My psa test before MRI is 1.79ng/ml, which...
Hi Djin, It is hard for me to copy the whole report from PDF to my iPhone. It miss some parts. Sorry for that. I should have done it from my PC, but it doesn’t work today. Thanks again for your...
Hi Djin, Thank you very very much for your detailed explanation. 1) I haven’t talk with my doctor; 2) the stage is pT3a; I found i missed some paragraphes: ======= SYNOPTIC REPORT: PROSTATE CANCER...
Hi friends, Finally I have my pathology report post surgery the day before. I put the main body below. I still have some questions about the medical terms. I want someone to interpret it into plain...
Thanks a lot, Leah. It is a valuable info for me. I must pay a very close attention to ultra sensitive PSA....
Ok now. Actually it is already posted when I join this forum....
Djinn. Sorry for that. I have followed the instruction to add my signiture. It did shows in my profile. I assume it is ok. But why does it NOT display. Anyway I haven’t had the treatment (surgery)....
I saw cribriform in the biopsy report. Does that mean cribriform is DCP? Thanks....
Thanks, Sr Sailor. A question: since PSMA can be produced by a variety of other organs, how can we use it for PSMA scan target? Furthermore, 177Lu treatment and other promising treatment use it as...
Hi Djin. Excellent answer. Another question: PSA and PSMA are associated with each other or not? PSA is high, PSMA could be low? PSA is low, PSMA could be positive? Or they could be totally...
My hospital MGH told me they can provide single decimal value for PSA, like 1.2ng, instead of 1.20ng. Last time I show my previous PSA from other clinic 1.79ng. They said, oh, you PSA is 1.8ng. I...
Thanks. But how? There is also a kind of blood test like PSA? May I ask my doc to have such a PSMA test?...
Hi guys. I am doing some research on new PSMA scan techs. It is said that PSMA is found in more than 80% of men with prostate cancer. So in other word, you should verify you are in this 80% first,...
Hi justwondering, thanks for your suggestion. The biopsy found only one 4+5 slide, which was NOT discovered in MRI....
Yes. ARA have 17 location around Austin, TX. Link: https://www.ausrad.com/...
Link: https://www.petimagingflorida.com/psma-pet-scan/?keyword=pet%20psma%20prostate%20cancer&gclid=CjwKCAjwiLGGBhAqEiwAgq3q_q0l7e5-RQ3P_Yg_W2qXX6G1MRvi3EmsW7FrOzUS9FwvCX7772SG3xoCYUEQAvD_BwE...
Thanks. Yesterday I found another image service in south Florida also announces they will be ready to provide PYL scan service as soon as CMS makes the decision....
NEWS FDA APPROVES PYLARIFY AS FIRST AND ONLY COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE PSMA PET IMAGING AGENT FOR PROSTATE CANCER On May 27, 2021, Lantheus Holdings announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Thank halbert. It is a good idea, just ASK. Right now it sounds too early. Thanks....
Thanks JNF. Let me see what will happen. It sounds like a gambling....
Hi thanks Djin. I think the surgeon will do all things you mentioned above for me, from path report, PSA test, Decipher, etc. But he is only my surgeon (urologist surgeon) and I have no regular...
Thanks. Who is the regular urologist? I don’t have one, except the urologist surgeon and my primary doctor. It is why I ask for the help. Probably I should return to my primary doctor ? I’ll put my...
Hi guys, I am referred by my primary doctor to the urological surgeon directly after my MRI test. After biopsy, I’ll have RP surgery next Monday (MGH). It seems that when the surgery is done, the...
Thanks. How to create signature?...
An old question: I have a very low PSA (never above 2ng/ml), but high gleason score, before the surgery. It sounds the tumor did not produce many PSA. So the standard PSA .02 after surgery should...
Thanks Pratoman for your kindness. I read your story in detail, and it encourages me much....
The main difference between PyL (trade name: PYLARIFY®) and 68Ga-PSMA-11 (approved in December, 2020) is that PyL can be commercially produced and shipped, which will make it available to any medical...
I am not sure if this news has already posted here. ——————————————————— FDA has approved Pylarify (piflufolastat F 18) – a drug for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of prostate-specific...
Hi Djin, thanks for your valuable information on cribriform and other suggestions. Thanks all buddy for your warm encouragement....
Thanks anybody for your thoughtfulness....
By the way.I was not visiting my primary doc for PCa, but for the annual physical, including lung, liver, colon, as well as psa. All others are OK, but psa to MRI gave me a shock! The whole life is...
I am lucky. Many people, including my urologist, wonder why my primary doctor sent me to MRI. PSA elevated? My age or his feeling? I don not know. Anyway, it is the time for me to make many decisions....
Just by chance in the annual physical. My primary doc found my PSA is a little bit higher than previous year (from 1.14 to 1.78), then he sent me for MRI. When MRI found a lesion 4, I was referred to...
This is from my MRI REPORT: PROSTATE VOLUME Measurement via DynaCad gland segmentation: 28 cc PROSTATE: 12 x 7 mm T2 hypointense, diffusion restricting, ADC hypointense, early enhancing lesion in the...
My PSA records: 2007 1.0 ng/ml 2008 0.9 ng/ml 2009 1.39 ng/ml 2010 1.20 ng/ml 2011 1.01 ng/ml 2012 1.26 ng/ml 2013 1.34 ng/ml 2014 1.57 ng/ml 2015 n/a 2016 n/a 2017 1.61 ng/ml 2018 1.09 ng/ml 2019...
By the way, the biopsy report did not mention “ductal” or “intraductual” or normal. I am planing to have surgery, due to my high risk grade. AS is absolutely not my choice. The reason I select RP is...
Hi Djin, Thanks for your quick response. This is my biopsy. The PSA before biopsy is 1.78. I have been monitoring PSA for 15 years. It has been never above 2. But after MRI, the lesion was found....
Does “cribriform present” in the biopsy report mean it is “ductal” or “intraductal” ? Or cribriform is a subtype of ductal? I am very confused. What is the treatment for it? Thanks....