Actually there is no minimum-maximum reading to scale PSA because it is unique to each one of us, when I was diagnosed with aggressive Prostate cancer T3 4-5 on Gleason scale my reading was 5.6, now is the PSA high or low?? actually no one knows so by default it is always classed as high, even if it had been 1.6, it still would have been classed as high as no one knows, at this very first stage all it is, is the first marker.
Treatment will start including the medication In my case 1 injection every 12 weeks of Zoladex 10.8 for 2 years which is HRT basically, plus 20 daily sessions of Radiotherapy, at the end of the 20 sessions, you then have a break for 6 months then you will have an appointment to discuss your latest PSA blood test which you will have had a week or so earlier, this first 6 month reading is the 1st real noteworthy reading after being controlled by medication and treatment in my case it was 0.19 (down from 5.6) this is your first main marker on your graph, and from that point on you will have 6 monthly appointments to monitor and discuss your PSA and you yourself
My case It was confirmed on the 19/12/14 after having CT scan MRI, Cystoscopy and Biopsy of 16 samples all found to be aggressive, and a full Bone Scan and here I am nearly 5 years later with a PSA reading of 0.02 as at July 19 only when there is a spike will they need to react and even a spike might just be a blip, so no need to panic it might just be finding a new level especially when the medication has finished after the 2 years, it only causes concern if it is rise on rise on rise, so keep your chin up we have the Best Medical Staff , the Best Equipment, giving us all the Best Chance, so we can ask no more than that, Prostate Cancer is Not the end of the world as it used to be.
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