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PSA went from 3.9 in November to 4.3 yesterday
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So my urologist didn't know about the new PSE test. He was recommending the ExoDX test.
I was a bit taken back that he didn't know about the PSE.
I am debating between the two. I probably will, if I can, get the PSE before my next PSA test in three months.
Peace of mind is important to me these days.
My cousin has prostate cancer but it still doesn't show up on an MRI, for example.
Also, I am allergic to lidocaine so apparently I can't do the in-office prostate biopsy.
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Just a heads up fogey, you are allergic to the SULFITE preservative in the lidocaine containing epinephrine.
Epi is used to produce a deeper and longer numbness; but it requires a preservative because it spoils quickly. But they also make lidocaine WITHOUT Epi, which works just as well. I used it for many years in dentistry for patients who also thought they were allergic to lidocaine. Best
Phil
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ExoDX is a urine test used to determine the aggressiveness of cancer.
PSE is fairly new and attentive to the genes that determine whether or not you even have cancer, whether or not you even need a biopsy. Hoping you don't.