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Choosing Active Surveillance over any further treatment at this time
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It is the reason why forums such as this are critical. The adoption of better tests and treatments are slow annd especially through insurance provider approvals, unless you are being treated by the best at the leading PCa centers. It is now easy to find PSE test centers.
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Hi ;
Thanks for the input , you're right about it being easy to find a PSE test center - there is one nearby but the problem is even if I wanted to pay cash to get the test they won't give it to me without my provider issuing an approval . My urologist at Kaiser said he would not approve a PSE test nor any of the other non- standard tests - at this time Kaiser's policy is to only approve the PSA test , an MRI ( with a lot of pressure from the patient .... as it took me 2 months to pressure them into approving one ) and a transrectal biopsy . I will take another PSA in 6 months and if my number rises I'll probably have to go with the transrectal biopsy . though with my little sister passing away last year with a blood infection from a much less invasive procedure I'm still not happy about the prospect .....