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Has anyone had the PSMA-PET scan? Was cancer found?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Feb 4, 2023 | Replies (133)

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Watching this thread with great interest. I had RP Sept of 2021.
Post op labs indicated clean "margins" but some very minor indication of invasion of blood vessels and nerve tissue. I also has the right lymph node removed, it was clean as well. No further treatment was recommended at the time.
3 month scans so far are;
<.2 (not ultra sensitive)
.039
.091
My Gleason scores were 7. Given the combination the surgeon is referring me to a radiation oncologist but has also ordered the PSMA PET CT. My insurance company has denied it as "medically unnecessary". I'm considering going "out of pocket" for it. Is it really thought to be that much better than a standard scan?

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The newer scans are indeed worth it. In my case, and using Gallium 68 tracer, four cancerous pelvic lymph nodes were found at PSA 1.0. These newer scans are sensitive as low as PSA .2 but the sweet spot seems to be .5 or .6.