So after my December test and the enthusiasm of my doctors I had a pretty good run for three months. Then I went in to get another PSA, this time it came back 1.3. Uh oh, have I made a mistake? Was it aggressive and wasn't treated soon enough?
Well I spoke with the oncologist and she asked a few questions. Have you exercised beforehand? In the last 72 hours have you … hanky panky? The answer was yes to both. So they say you can see a little bit of a rise with either one of those, so we rescheduled for another PSA 4 weeks later.
1. No hanky panky 72 hours before test (I went with the over)
2. No heavy workouts. I stopped swimming for a week leading up
3. No trauma to the area, not sure why I would do this, but yeah didn't go any where to get racked
So basically I went relaxation.
So the day came and the results came back 1.0, so basically where I was when Emory was high fiving me. The doctor explained more that do not fret too much on the movement here and there, that in the same blood sample I could get a .9 or a 1.1 reading. It's more the steady rise and jumps they will look out for, and don't come back for 6 months!
So this journey has been amazing. Ups downs, side ways. As I keep moving along I will keep updating you on my progress.
