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It’s great that you used other test results to help in the decision.
> With your 3+4, what % was “3” and what % was “4”?
Hopefully, the recent PSA spike is just an aberration.
> How many sessions of radiation did you have?
> Did you use a rectal spacer (SpaceOAR, Barrigel, or BioProtect)?
On one occasion when my post-treatment PSA was a bit higher than expected, we repeated the PSA test in just a few weeks rather than waiting a few months. (Just something to consider bringing up with your RO.)
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My biopsy report stated approx 10% 4 so I guess it would be 90% 3. It also stated 70% of the tumor is cancer. I'm not sure what that means. 14 cores were taken and only one showed the cancer. I had 28 imrt sessions and I did have Barrigel and 3 gold markers installed.