Connect
← Return to Conflicted/Confused, any Guidance/Advice out there?
Discussion
Conflicted/Confused, any Guidance/Advice out there?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 31 2:33pm | Replies (72)Comment receiving replies
did you mean 2.0 or .20? The latter is where they recommend PSMA scan. If it's 2.0 that's not very good in terms of catching it early enough, right?
Replies to "did you mean 2.0 or .20? The latter is where they recommend PSMA scan. If it's..."
@heavyphil, PSA levels are normal up to 4.0. A 2.0 is still very low. Mine was 3.75 when I had MRI/Fusion Biopsies only because my PSA was continuing to rise every test.
So if @ecurb has a 2.0 that would be a very low PSA number to get a PSMA. The .20 would rule out the need. Now I say that as I did not read the original post. Did @ecurb have a RP? If had a RP the PSA should be at undetectable level and I think that is when it reaches .20 which is where I am told the no longer give a reading below that. So if had RP then the 2.0 would be something to address with futher testing and consider a PSMA and bone scan.
Connect
Not qualified to respond to your question. It’s a good one. He did say that cancer cells on the head of a pin, can t be detected by a PET scan. Not sure of the difference between the two scans. Gotta try to find that out.