Guest guest Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Steve, I am glad that you have nothing to worry about at this time. Can I ask why you are having monthly PSA tests? Laurel > > 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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