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@scottbeammeup The lab at the University of Rochester goes down to .02 so I would like to see < .02. Some labs go down even lower. Some people say they are at .008. < .05 is good, but I’m the type of person (engineer + generalized anxiety disorder) that wants to know specifically what my score is .
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Seems by all these post lab results and what is considered undectectable is all over the place. I understand it has to do with the type equipment used.
But at Mayo Jacksonville anything below .10 is considered undetectable. They do not get into numbers below the symbol (not sure how to type that in) prior to .10
I think it is also important when we are talking about PSA tests to post if you have had RP and hormone treatments. Having a prostate you are going to have PSA and it is going to bump up and down normally. It makes a lot of difference also if you have had hormone treatments with your radiation.
If you had RP then PSA levels are a whole other thing as you no longer have a prostate making PSA. I did not have RP so cannot give my experience with that procedure or hormone treatments.