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I would continue getting the ultrasensitive test just for my own information. Ultrasensitive numbers can give you an earlier indication of recurrence; if you got numbers like .04, .05, .06, .08, .10 then you can prepare yourself that you will probably be going for more treatment in a few years. Your PSA numbers aren't indicating any recurrence but if they do start to get up to .2 then you should be thinking of more treatments. I found the next round, radiation & hormone treatment, to be far better than I was expecting but I was in otherwise good health.
I agree with Frank. My numbers over the 15 months have gone like this: <0.04, 0.06, <0.04, 0.07, 0.09. Looks like I might be coming back with cancer, but my Docs say wait. Keep up with the ultra-sensitive test...!
Just an update to my post above, I got my latest result back this weekend, <0.04. So now I have had <0.04, 0.06, <0.04, 0.07, 0.09, and now <0.04. There is ultra-sensitive psa angst, which causes needless stress for some people. I had a large volume of cancer in my prostate, and so my doc prefers to see the early signs that the test provides. He has also told me not to worry unless it rises above 0.1 and continues up, and so I don't!
I see him tomorrow, and will post any relevant comments he has to make.
Thanks.
I guess you had your surgery around Feb. 2009.
If you did not have the super sensitive test then your results would all have been undetectable. You would have had less worry. My guess is that you won't get any treatment unless you go above 0.1 or 0.2. Not sure I see the value of the ultra sensitive test. Maybe you (and I) will have PSAs more frequently and perhaps catch a rise to 0.1 or above sooner.
Thanks again. Looking forward to hearing your results.
