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Anxious about change to PSA reading

User
Posted 19 Sep 2024 at 14:46

A little about me. 56 years old. Radical prostatectomy in March 2022.


March 2024 PSA reading < 0.01 (NHS) 


June 2024 Went private as NHS Blood tests in South London unavailable result < 0.03


September 2024 NHS PSA result < 0.03 no action required 


I have asked the surgery if my reading has actually increased or if the lab is calibrating differently. I know some are undetectable < 0.03.


My Doctor telephone appointment is on 4/10 so a while off. 


I realise 0.03 is still low and I am probably being overly anxious but has anyone had a similar experience. 


Got the PSA jitters, something that most people in this community will have experienced at some time or other. 


Take care everyone. 


 


 


 


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User
Posted 19 Sep 2024 at 17:43

Effectively there is no difference between <0.01 and <0.03.  Your results for both, mean that they are lower than what each laboratory measures to. 

Edited by member 19 Sep 2024 at 18:38  | Reason: Not specified

User
Posted 19 Sep 2024 at 18:16

Thanks Adrian


Maybe the Surgery or Synovsis (the Company that was allegedly hacked by the Russians) has switched to a different lab now.  Must be quite a backlog of blood tests to get through.


Overthinking this now I know. Been a bag of nerves all day.


You are amazing for your quick reply. 


Thanks again.


Martin 

 
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