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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 16 1:38pm | Replies (607)
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@rad62

Hi,
Yes I will go over the possibilities, I will try to access a pet psma scan which I was advised by a private clinic when PSA reached 0.2.
Thanks

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web265 | @web265 | Aug 4, 2022

Hey @rad62

For comparison, my PSMA scan was ordered by my team when I reached .091 (after more than doubling in 3 mos)

The ins company here wouldn't pay for it as the PSA was too low in their estimation and it seems that the consensus here is to wait as well, you are well in the range where it is suggested to get the scan. I did get it, nothing was found. At that point we started orgovyx and radiation treatments. (40). I did the scan in the hopes of getting a definitive answer as to where the cancer was, that didn't happen. If I were in your shoes and had the resources, I'd do it to find the cancer and be able to formulate a better plan of attack.

My "plan" is the radiation and ADT, it seems that the consensus is also to do both as opposed to one or the other. My team recommended it and you'll see several articles in these forums suggesting a two pronged approach for the standard of care.

Best of Luck to you!

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