Guest guest Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 A few minutes ago, I received word that the lab that performs my monthly PSA tests had, for the second time, reported falsely. Briefly: I have a 28-day ultrasensitive PSA test. For the past several months, the results, using the Roche Electrosys process, have been <0.03 ng/mL (0.864 nmol if I have my numbers right). My October 20 test came back 0.22 ng/mL (6.336 nmol), some 7 times the previous result. Having been through a previous trauma in which my PSA was falsely reported as some 400% higher than the previous result, and also because the latest result seemed to be far too much of an increase over just 28 days, I ordered another test, which was done on October 27, just a week after the other. Result: <0.03 (0.864) and I thank whatever gods there be for the relief. I do NOT thank the lab. Take-home lesson for all: Do not accept a test result that is far out of the previous norm as The Word. Have another test performed. Medics are human. Labs are infested with humans. And we humans are prone to error. Check and cross-check. Trust nothing and no one to be utterly and always reliable. I have cried salt tears over this, as well as the previous lab error. But I also have learned a valuable lesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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