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Post Prostatectomy 6 years. PSA <.01 until now. Anyone else?
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@melvinw I just looked at an article on Google regarding DRE UCSF. They said again, it is extrememly rare for any DRE to be positive if PSA is below .1 That is why I have never had one post prostatectomy. They just believe it is too rare for it to be necessary. They have never required any in person follow up whatsoever (in 6 years). Just follow the uPSA and do the occasional Zoom call. I wonder if MAYO does routine follow ups with DRE? Maybe Coleen would know.
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@tom86 Well, perhaps it is true, statistically speaking that is is rare for a DRE to detect anything is PSA is <0.1. Clearly, my urologist (who was one of the tops in the Denver metro) never got tht memo. Actually, with one positive margin, he was always concerned about a recurrence after my RARP. He never did usPSA testing either, just the normal test. Of course, with usPSA testing, you can see trends developing at extremely low PSA, which is exactly the issue you are potentially facing. Sounds like the medical profession has swapped DRE anxiety for usPSA anxiety.