uPSA test - Quest Labs results extended delay
Where are you having your uPSA tests (ultrasensitive PSA test) performed and how long to receive results?
uPSA is tested quarterly for me thru Quest labs following Salvage Treatment. 1st and 2d quarterly tests 5 day wait. 3rd test 10+ days. Waiting for 4th test results again 10+ days.
The wait is making me crazy and impacting otherwise good days. My treatment is with Johns Hopkins, 75 miles distant, therefore the lab work is being performed locally at Quest, which has good connectivity with JH.
Thinking of changing lab providers and looking for reassurance that the test results take this long, or other providers.
As someone else posted: PSA test = prostate specific ANXIETY test.
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Sounds really bad. I had my first done on tuesday morning and got it that afternoon by email. I was really surprised!
So there is no reason it takes so long maybe they lost it? I don't live in the US so can't help there.
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I get my blood drawn at UCI lab in Irvine. I get most of my results within few hours. Bu for Ultrasensitive PSA, they FedEx the sample to a lab in Salt Lake City. I called them once and they told me it takes 24 to 48 hours for the results unless they have to repeat the test for some reason.
If I can wait for 3 months to get the blood drawn, few more days to get the results is no problem for me! I only called the lab out of curiosity and also to check if my blood sample actually got there.
There must be different types of uPSA tests. I get my results in about 1–3 hours from my local hospital lab, so it can't take that long to perform.