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PSA spike over a year. Seeking knowledge.

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 3 10:25am | Replies (20)

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My PSA is usually under 2. Last fall it jumped to 8.4. I am a Gleason 6 on A/S. My doctor at the Mayo helped ease my mind telling me a jump that big is usually not related to slow growing cancer. I had a UTI earlier in the year and the doctor felt it was prostatitis. I had no symptoms but agreed to take the antibiotics prescribed and retest in 3 months. That test came back at my more normal 1.2. I would try to go to wherever you can to get another PSA test. If it is more normal you can feel good that the jump test was probably wrong. I usually have my regular doctor have a PSA test done about the same time as the Mayo. I am then able to compare the two. One time the Mayo's was almost double, they thought it could be an error, tested a week later and sure enough their second one came down, even below my regular doctor's. PSA tests and MRI's are not perfect I've found. I will say a prayer all goes well for you.

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Thank you, especially for the prayer.