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Anyone get PSA Test Angst days before that post-treatment PSA test?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 23 7:05pm | Replies (64)Comment receiving replies
yes..my next PSA draw is this Friday- trying to stay non chalant...I feel like I am doing well..6 mos into ADT and just finished 45 EBRT sessions..my PSA right after I started EBRT- after about 3 months of ADT - was < .02..so I believe PSA will still be very low..BUT..am I getting slightly anxious ? yes a bit..
so you are not alone..
(when I was younger my PSA was always a bit less than 1 and I was assured I had nothing to worry about in PC area.."your prostate is nice and smooth and small, Tom, and besides if you even get PC, they usually dont do anything but watch it.." but in May 2025 it jumped to 40 and then to 60..WTF !? Then I learned about Gleason scores etc and ADt and hot flashes ..and fear and dread. )
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@xahnegrey40 well just saw my latest PSA !
PSA, Total 12/26/2025
Patient: Tom Ordering Provider: Varun
DOB: 12/06/1951 Date Collected: 12/26/2025 09:14:00
SSN: ***-**-5609 Date Reveived: 12/26/2025 09:14:00
Order Number:: 892167 Date Reported: 12/26/2025 15:34:00
Vendor: Orchard Status: F
CLIA ID: 45D0690713 Lab Director: Mathew Putzi,MD
Lab Result Units Reference Range Normality Notes
Total PSA < 0.01 NG/ML 0.00-4.00
Testosterone, Total 5.7 NG/DL 300.0-720.0 L
Note: PSA/ Testostrone readings after finishing 45 radiation sessions ( photon) and 6 mos. ADT-ongoing ORGOVYX/NUBEQA.
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@xahnegrey40 Your PSA drop from 60 to < 0.02 after three months of ADT is excellent. What ADT are you on? I'm on Orgovyx, PSA 0.36 after 3 months and 0.22 with my third PSA test post-SBRT in two weeks from today. I will be 3.5 months off ADT by then, and my radiation oncologist prepped me to the possibility my PSA rising by then, later on to keep dropping. It can be two years or more before my PSA drops to undetectable.
Are you still on ADT or "on holiday" already?