Guest guest Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 no ,those are probably listed as 'normal range'I am Stage IV, advanced, hormone refractory, however you want to put it. A poster said his PSA numbers went from 81 to 142. When I go into my HMO patient web page and look for lab results, I find the PSA numbers are on a 0 - 4 range. Are there different PSA tests with different ranges? Jack Ferman email in header -- Emersonwww.flhw.orgEvery 2.25 minutes a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer. Every 16.5 minutes a man dies from the disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 My guess is that your HMO is posting what they might consider "safe" ranges of PSA depending on one's age. I get HealthCheck blood panels done every September and those are the ranges that they consider "normal". Jim Schwindt To: ProstateCancerSupport Sent: Wed, January 5, 2011 11:38:15 AMSubject: PSA Numbers A poster said his PSA numbers went from 81 to 142. When I go into my HMO patient web page and look for lab results, I find the PSA numbers are on a 0 - 4 range. Are there different PSA tests with different ranges?Jack Fermanemail in header Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 > > A poster said his PSA numbers went from 81 to 142. When I go into my > HMO patient web page and look for lab results, I find the PSA numbers > are on a 0 - 4 range. Are there different PSA tests with different > ranges? > > Jack Ferman > email in header > Basically if you don't have prostate cancer the PSA may still be in a range as high as 4.0, especially if you're an older guy. Above 4.0 you would want to have additional testing to find out why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 > > A poster said his PSA numbers went from 81 to 142. When I go into my > HMO patient web page and look for lab results, I find the PSA numbers > are on a 0 - 4 range. Are there different PSA tests with different > ranges? > > Jack Ferman > email in header > Basically if you don't have prostate cancer the PSA may still be in a range as high as 4.0, especially if you're an older guy. Above 4.0 you would want to have additional testing to find out why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 In my case, the PSA went from 0.8 to 1.79 and my doc wants a retest in 6 months. I had BPH and underwent TURP 5-6 years ago. Symptom of BPH have been returning and I have asked my doc to refer me to urology for possible re-TURP, but the laser kind. Before that, I would want prostate biopsy (have had three of those over the years) just to make sure. On Jan 6, 2011, at 8:18 AM, ProstateCancerSupport wrote: > There is no difference whatever age with concern when a man's PSA is > 2.5ng/ml or higher. Immediate attention may not be necessary at > that low a > level, but most certainly closer attention should be required. > > > > Often an elevation in PSA over 2.5ng/ml can be attributed to an > enlarged > prostate (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia/BPH), and this should be > determined > in further diagnosis, but could also be attributed to developing > prostate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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