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Old 03-08-2024, 10:05am   #1
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Don’t need one any more.
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Well as long as you are OK,that's what matters
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Maybe you know this already, but a PSA test is only one tool, by itself it may not mean much.

Mine was 2.8 (upper limit is 4.0) yet I had prostate cancer, which was only suspected by exam and confirmed with biopsy -- which probably saved my life (this was in 2012).

@Steve_R, why no more test? Did you transition to a woman?
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Mine's around 1.0, I get it checked every year due to family history.

Pro tip: If your urologist has a female PA, always make your appointment with her. Finger size matters!
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I have never been tested. It'll probably be what kills me.
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Not funny man.....get a test
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I really wasn't being funny.
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Mine's around 1.0, I get it checked every year due to family history.

Pro tip: If your urologist has a female PA, always make your appointment with her. Finger size matters!
Finger means nothing compared to the ultra sound device my urologist doctor uses!

My GP is a rather petite female doctor, the first time she wanted to do a finger stick I commented "at least you have a much smaller finger than Doctor X''. She did giggle a bit!
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I have never been tested. It'll probably be what kills me.
It's a simple blood test.
I should have gotten one 5 plus years ago.
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Mine's around 1.0, I get it checked every year due to family history.

Pro tip: If your urologist has a female PA, always make your appointment with her. Finger size matters!
And if it's a guy doing the exam and he has BOTH hands on your shoulders, there may be more going on than a legit exam.
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I really wasn't being funny.
Dying of prostate cancer can be prolonged, miserable, and very painful.
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Diagnosed wth prostate cancer 3 1/2 years ago. Radiation seeds implanted in October 2023. 3 months later PSA dropped from 17 to 3.9. Next PSA will be in July 2024 and expect the PSA will drop further.
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Finger means nothing compared to the ultra sound device my urologist doctor uses!

My GP is a rather petite female doctor, the first time she wanted to do a finger stick I commented "at least you have a much smaller finger than Doctor X''. She did giggle a bit!
Same in my case. DRE really didn't show anything (also a woman GP with small fingers!)

Biopsy is the only way to know for sure. Even much more than a PSMA test
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I really wasn't being funny.
Neither was I, it's just a blood draw at a lab.....be much better than maybe having undetected cancer.
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And if it's a guy doing the exam and he has BOTH hands on your shoulders, there may be more going on than a legit exam.
That thought went through my head the first time I saw my doc! Afterwards I noticed he has hands like a longshoreman.
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Same in my case. DRE really didn't show anything (also a woman GP with small fingers!)

Biopsy is the only way to know for sure. Even much more than a PSMA test
Yes, the biopsy is the "gold standard," if the preliminary tests (PSA and/or digital) point to a problem.
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With being a regular at the VA I don't recall having a test specifically for PSA. I might have and looked through some. So I sent them a message to get one
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That thought went through my head the first time I saw my doc! Afterwards I noticed he has hands like a longshoreman.
But . . . were those hands on each of your shoulders during the exam?
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Same in my case. DRE really didn't show anything (also a woman GP with small fingers!)

Biopsy is the only way to know for sure. Even much more than a PSMA test
My numbers are good. Due to circumstances I have had a bunch of different tests. Some of them I think were designed by Doctor Marquis de Sade!
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