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PSA Trends after Salvage RT and 6 Months of Orgovyx
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Was it .04 or < .04?
The latter may indicate that the lab's measuring equipment and assay cannot measure below that.
Either way, a single data point is of marginal use in determining the "success" or "failure" of treatment from my perspective, three or more provides trends and may be more definitive in assessing what is going on.
Would be interesting to know if they tested your testosterone too as with Orgovyx, recovery of T may be faster than with say, Lupron. If T has recovered, mine did after three months to 300+, that may be a factor in PSA results.
For now, the data you present in your post is "good" news from my foxhole.
Kevin
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Kevin, My results were in fact < .04 for this second test, not .04. As compared to my first test result which was taken one month after completing Orgovyx and 3 months after the radiation treatments. This first test was done at a different Lab (Labcorp) that used a different assay. That first test came in at .014 and it had no "less than" sign. I'm considering going to take another test at Labcorp now, but I may just take the win and let my anxiety take the next three months off. Thanks for all your help. jim