Latest PSA

[JWPMP]

Jim's latest PSA went from 0.1 in July to <0.1 the end of August. Not sure if that means undetectable, but it sounds like very good news to me. Also, Testosterone is still at <10. It took me two days to get the courage to look at results , gotta quit making myself sick every month.

Anyway, thank you all again for listening.

[treedown]

Yes for somebody with their prostate that is undetectable.

[JWPMP in reply to treedown]

Good to know 😊

[Tall_Allen]

Good news!

[Hidden]

PSA anxiety test it is. But hallelujah Jim has reach the holey grail of undetectability ! This is the best that we can hope for. Now let him stay under the radar for many happy years to come!🤙🏽

[JWPMP in reply to Hidden]

Thank you!!

[Muffin2019]

Great news, time to celebrate .

[JWPMP in reply to Muffin2019]

Well at the least I'll sleep well tonight...thank you

[j-o-h-n in reply to JWPMP]

I heard your husband say "Just Wait Patiently My Princess"

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Wednesday 09/01/2021 7:59 PM DST

[Karmaji in reply to j-o-h-n]

Welcome back Sri Sri J-O-H-N

[Shooter1]

Anxiety is normal.. Glad the results were so good... Good luck to you.

[Pizzle123]

Excellent result. I haven't had an ADT injection since March. June result for PSA was 0.1 just had my 3 monthly test again and it's0.2. I was worried it'd be higher congratulations on the result

[JWPMP in reply to Pizzle123]

Good for you! Must be nice to get a "break" and have your result stay so low.Always happy to hear good reports

[doc1947g]

That will be his NADIR like for me and now I am at 0.4 ng/dL but my Ttotal is 185.6 ng/dL (Just under Castrate level(193 ng/dL

. Got my blood tests (PSA, T total and many others for my Lymphoma NH Marginal Zone),

Meeting with my GP 2021/09/07, Urologist and Colono)scopy with Argon 2021/09/10 = BUSY nrxt week.

[JWPMP in reply to doc1947g]

Wow! It will be nice when next week is over, hope you're able to get some rest between appointments...

[Don_1213]

If he's still on ADT (assuming he was ever on it) - that's a good result, but don't be surprised if it eventually rises just a bit into detectable 6 months after ADT is over and his testosterone recovers (mine hovers between undetectable <0.1 and 0.1 - and that's just fine according to my 3 doctors..) My T= >275-325 depending on the test. That's old-man OK level, it had been < 10 when on Lupron.

One other factor that can change your PSA numbers is finasteride. That is sometimes used for BHP to shrink the prostate. The general consensus is to double your PSA number if you're on finasteride. I quit finasteride since it wasn't helping (and was giving me boobs) and that's when I went from <0.1 to 0.1. I'm still oscillating between <0.1

Anyway - great results for Jim, and the above are all reasons not to obsess over small changes in PSA numbers - particularly after radiation/ADT (instead of chop and cut..) If the PSA numbers consistently increased and started to get near a whole number - that's when I'd be concerned.

[JWPMP in reply to Don_1213]

Really appreciate that information, thank you