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I was DX in Feb 2002, had surgery in June 2002, and I have been living with a PSA bouncing around .1 and .2 for eight years. I take PSA reading about once every six months. One time it hit .3 and then dropped to .1, that was about four years ago.
My baseline line to seek further treatment is somewhere between .7 and 1.0, and who knows it could be higher ten that.
There is another person ion this web site that is now over ten years, and had an RP. His PSA after the RP has averaged between 1.0 and 2.0 for almost 8 years. He manages it with a healthy life style, and I think he changed jobs for one that is less stressful.
I think to find out how fast it is moving is more important then rushing into treatment. Besides, at the speed that the economy is falling, and our 401K, that might kill us first.
