Re: Newbie - update

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I appreciate everyone's responses to my question below. Here is the

latest. My PSA is now 4, and the % free PSA is 15.3%. According to

the lab report the chances of having cancer is 17%. I don't think I

have any infection or symptoms that would make me rule out cancer.

The PSA raise is the major issue that makes me really think I am in

trouble (with the exception of methodology). My dad died of lung

cancer at 75 so I have a history of cancer.

The doctor said sex within 48 hours would not have caused this raise.

Labcorp used the Roche ECLIA Methodology in all my recent test and the

previous test were from Quest Diagnostics using the Bayer

Chemiluminescent method.

This year my alcohol drinking is up. I'm up to about a drink or two a

night. Some nights alittle more and others none at all.

I just have an awfully bad feeling there is a problem here.

Thanks again,

Tony

>

> I'm looking to see if anyone has the same issue I have. My PSA was

> around 2.4 for a few years, up and down by a 0.1 or so. I am 50 yrs

> old. This last PSA went up from 2.4 to 3.6, a whole 1.2 in a year

> time. I'm waiting for my latest PSA test taken this Friday. My

> alcohol intake is up alittle from previous years. I'm waiting for my

> free PSA test result so I am obviously somewhat nervous.

>

> The information that I have received from this group without posting a

> message and only joining sounds encouraging but everything you read on

> the web sounds like I have the worst case of cancer in the world and I

> will be dead in days. I guess the 1.2 raise is somewhat the main

> issue. My doctor says a raise of 0.7 is when they start looking.

>

> If anyone has a similar issue, I would be interested to hear about

> your situation.

>

> Thanks

> Tony

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