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PSA raising after RP

Posted by konana @konana, Jul 5 9:11am

I had RP (Radical Prostatectomy) surgery 11.5 years ago. For the first ten years, my PSA fluctuated between 0.03 and 0.09. One year ago, it rose to 0.14. In subsequent quarterly tests, it increased to 0.16, then to 0.25, and afterwards decreased to 0.2, and most recently dropped to 0.13. My next test is in 6 months. Has anyone had a similar experience?

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heavyphil | @heavyphil | Jul 7 7:00am
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Ha ha, that is what my daughter says when I grumble about the fact that of alllll people it had to be my husband who got PC and needed a stent at 50 when he was eating Mediterranean diet his whole life, playing sports of all kinds and competitively, was always normal weight, taking supplements, did not even had high cholesterol or high BP, and even his cardiac scan score was zero when he had weird event with heart, does not drink or smoke or (you name it) . My daughter than always says "well, we do not know how bad it would have been if he was not having this lifestyle !!!" Maybe she is right, but it is really not fair. Well, as Irish people wisely say: "There is no justice on this side of a grave", and I know what will be my first question at the "Pearly Gates"entrance - WHAT THE *ELL ARE YOU GUYS DOING UP HERE ??? XP lol lol

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Yup, my brother-in-law ran EIGHT NYC Marathons…the result? 3 stents, Lipitor, HBP meds…YOU GET WHAT YOU GET!!

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konana | @konana | Jul 7 3:11pm
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Konna- Like the Coffee? ...man ! I like that Kona Gold coffee from Hawaii ! With your PSA bouncing around . How old are you ? Any other health problems? What was your PSA before surgery ... and Gleason AFTER operation ? Its kind of strange that after 10 years you get a little bounce like this... but certainly not unheard of . I would maybe get a PSA every 3 months instead of 6 , just to get more data points while its bouncing about. Jeff makes a good point in the in some cases PC source stops or does not produce much PSA at all - these are usually super aggressive too . Something to be aware of , but not likely and its rare statistically. For some reason you have some activation of healthy or infected cells( they can be either or ) , sometimes healthy cells will push out a small amount of PSA ( Dr's feel this is my Case where I always have 0.030-0.042 in the back ground) . I have had radiation , 22 sessions and no ADT 3 years after prostatectomy .... as my PSA snuck up every so slowly to 0.14 . Then I hammered it with 22 sessions of External Beam Radiation . I am 62 now , 5 years ago I had operation. Did you ever get EBRT to pelvic. region? How many sessions ? Any other PC procedures you have had ? Let us know Sir ...God Bless !

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It was Gleason 3+3=6. Post-RP pathology showed T2a, with negative surgical margins and non-invasive. I haven't received any treatment other than RP. I am 74 years old and have no other diseases. I largely follow a Mediterranean diet. For many years, I have been walking an average of 2-3 hours daily. Thank you very much for the valuable information you provided."

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