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Wow hammer101, That is terrible that your provider was not addressing or concerned with the rising PSA.

My primary care doctor at Mayo did not like my rising PSA over the years even though was still in normal range. We thought it might me my long distant bike riding so we laid of the bike riding for a week prior to a PSA test and still rose. He said was not going to let a rising PSA not be addressed. He changed seeing him and testing to every 3 months and when still was rising (even though not that much) and don't like the rising rates consistently over the last couple of years.

He referred me to urologist and said the urologist will order an MRI. Then my journey began but my primary care doctor kept seeming and still seeing me every 3 months even after treatment ended to provide additional feedback and watch with me my results and recovery. Great doctor and not only sees me but is always available to me via Mayo portal.

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JC76, sorry for the initial reply. I had two replies and accidentally replied to yours with an incorrect response 🙂 ...
It is awesome that your primary care physician is at Mayo. Amazing what a difference it makes to have a competent doctor and organization. Your doctor knows that PSA level does not guarantee you have or don't have cancer. It is the doubling time and velocity that is most important.
For myself and my wife, we are looking into doing a yearly physical at Mayo-Rochester to take the incompetent local doctors (Quad Cities, Iowa side) out of the loop. We would still use the local doctors for colds and non-life threatening issues, but not for anything serious.

Best of luck and so very glad all is going well for you!!

Jim