PSA 0.05 from unrecordable

Thankyou for the reply,  the result was given over the phone so hopefully they just missed off the <, his specialist nurse is off for the next 3 weeks and I just had a moment of blind panic 

Lots of people are not very competent with numbers, including some support workers and receptionists. Quite often when I ask what someone's PSA is, I'll get answers like:
00.1
0.0.1
>0.1

I recommend always asking for the printout.

Happened to me too, the receptionist at my local GP surgery didn't notice the "<" sign or didn't know how to interpret it. Had a retest at the hospital who reaffirmed PSA was still undetectable. It could also be due to a change in lab e.g. if you've just moved from hospital testing to local testing.

I have a Mycare account but most of the results, from the many tests I've had,  have never appeared on it.  

The account is certainly capable of showing test results but this appears to depend on somebody proactively putting each result onto it, when the information comes back from the lab.   It doesn't seem to be automatic. 

Earlier this year for example, I asked the CNS  if there was any news on PSA from the blood sample I'd given 4 weeks before, as it wasn't showing on Mycare.  I assume she then enquired on my behalf, as next time I looked on Mycare, it had appeared.   

Yesterday I had the < 0.05 going to 0.05 experience. 

There’s no chance of somebody misreading or misprinting the results. I read them on my hospital’s portal. Also, my hospital Does all their lab work internally so the possible explanation of a lab switch doesn’t apply. 

here are my PSA readings after going back on Degarelix in July 2024

so with the possibility of an erroneously omitted less than (“<“) sign off the table, I’d like to hear comments on a PSA reading going to 0.05 after six consecutive months of < 0.05  

I didn’t lose any sleep over this when it happened in November 2024 but yesterday‘s result has me quite worried.

PSA

08/26/24            0.10

09/23/24            0.07

10/21/24          < 0.05

11/25/24              0.05

01/17/25          < 0.05

02/17/25          < 0.05

03/17/25          < 0.05

04/21/25          < 0.05

05/19/25          < 0.05

06/23/25             0.05

Hi Bill,

My guess is someone missed the less than arrow off. When you think about it's too bigger coincidence for the presumed increase 0.05  to be exactly the same as the <0.05 

I've had several errors on my records. Including, T1c cancer staging when it was T2c and Gleason 6 (6+6) The first man in history to ever have Gleason 12. 😁

Edited by member 24 Jun 2025 at 19:44  | Reason: Typo

Bill, 

It's warm here, mate. I've already had a can or two, which is probably why my last post was half finished when I sent it. I've edited the missing part now.🥴

I'll have a pint with you in our virtual bar tonight. 🙂

I know how other setbacks can reignite cancer concerns. I'm quite upbeat, but when I do lapse, I really feel in the doldrums.