Hi, Tracy. I had my blood draw today, as part of the on-going process to monitor my prostate following radiation and hormone reduction therapy. Here are the results:
Testosterone:
My value: 295 ng/dL Standard range: 170 - 800 ng/dLPSA (Prostate specific antigen):
My value: 0.520 ng/mL Standard range: 0.0 - 4.0 ng/mL
In September 2016, my PSA score was 25. In November 2017, seven months after radiation ended, it was 0.4. So the score is recovering toward the normal range, but slowly. I take this as a very positive sign that this will have been a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Love,
Dad
P.S. Msg from Dr. on March 2:
Your PSA is as follows:
Lab Results
Component Value Date
PSA 0.520 03/01/2018
PSA 0.400 11/02/2017
PSA LESS THAN 0.02 04/25/2017
PSA 25.0 09/13/2016
PSA 19 05/09/2016
PSA 16 02/17/2016
PSA 12 09/02/2015
PSA 10 02/23/2015
We should repeat it in 4 months to see if it remains stable or continues to increase. I will place an order for July 2018.
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