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PSA went from 3.9 in November to 4.3 yesterday

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 1 8:09pm | Replies (38)
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@heavyphil

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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gently | @gently | Mar 1 5:06pm

Phil, I didn't realize that longer acting lidocaine contained sulfite. This is very helpful.

The epi in EpiSwitch is short for epigenitic. The reagents are added to the serum draw in the lab to detect gene markers for prostate cancer.

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