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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 18 7:24am | Replies (48)
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(What did they say when you asked?)
At the end of my 2 year quarterly PSA tests, my doctor wanted to go to every 6-month tests. I asked if we could instead go to every 4 month tests for 2 years, and then make the decision whether to go to every 6 month tests.
She said “Sure.” It was that easy.
(I’m going into my 5th year now, and my PSA is stable.)
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@brianjarvis Are you in 6 month cycles now? May I ask if you recall what your Gleason score was, and did you have RP or radiation treatment after diagnosis? 5 years is great to hear. It can happen, but definitely not the norm so you are among the luckier ones (about one in four I believe, according to the data, for aggressive non-metastatic disease).
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@brianjarvis I did the exact same. My NP at Mayo said "sure" as well.