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PSE Test for Prostate Cancer Before an MRI and for Re-Occurrence
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Nov 15 10:56am | Replies (42)Comment receiving replies
Six months post HoLEP prostatectomy my PSA was at 0.911
The urologist surgeon said "you're cured." Come back in six months for another PSA." I asked why would I need to have another test if I'm "cured?" He said it's standard. I asked why and he said it was to make sure there was no cancer. I commented that the "cured" statement is moot. When he told me my PSA was .911, I mentioned that it should be < 0.2
He said that I still have the capsule, that it could be any number, that perhaps I have "another cancer." But, other cancers don't produce PSA, it's a marker intrinsically made by the prostate.
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I’m a little confused by your statements. HoLEP is not the same as a prostatectomy. It removes some tissue, but is not the same as a prostatectomy done under surgery. You are right, another cancer would not raise your PSA. The question is what was your PSA after six months? I would’ve wanted it tested after three months.
If you had radiation, it would not be completely unusual for you to have a PSA of .911. It should continually go down, though it might bounce around a little, but it could take a while to hit bottom. HoLEP results may be similar to radiation, I don’t know. Maybe someone else here does.