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It’s Been A 26-Year Long PSA Journey
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to brianjarvis, during the time you were on active surveillance, how many biopsies did you have (2012-2021) and what was the Gleason score that made you decide to have the radiation? Thanks
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@edtrucks I has 4 TRUS biopsies across those years: Gleasons 6, 6, 6, 7(3+4).
When I started on active surveillance in April 2012, I made the personal commitment that should (1) my Gleason ever reach 7, or (2) my PSA ever reach 10, or (3) a biomarker test ever return unfavorable results, that I would then seek active treatment.
My PSA only reached 8.05. However, a Prolaris biomarker test indicated that I had “exceeded the threshold for active surveillance.” The Gleason 7 and the Prolaris test results were my cues to leave active surveillance and seek active treatment.