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What would you do if PSA stayed at 0.15 after prostatectomy?
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TJ...thanks for the note. After surgery my PSA went down from 4.1 to about 0.08 . then started a very slow climb over 3 years to 0.14 , at which time I got 22 sessions of EBRT - external BM radiation therapy. No ADT as I asked the doctors about 6 to 7 times and he said no. During the 22 sessions of External being radiation, I didn't actually get my blood tested, but I am told that it bounces around like crazy. After the 22 sessions and after about two months, I had my first PSA test and that came down to 0.11 then 0.072 a month after that ( so three months now. ) . The PSA has a big lag time with EBRT . Sometimes she will not get peak kill off of cancerous cells for 6 to 8 months. This is what my doctor had told me. So immediately you will get lots of fluctuations followed up by which should be a steady decline in your PSA. Keep me in the loop of how you're doing. Very interested.
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Thank you. Everyone has been really kind with their advice. I’m waiting on my PET scan, MRI, and next PSA results before deciding how to move forward. Some days I lean toward taking an aggressive approach that includes ADT, and other days I feel strongly about avoiding ADT altogether and trying radiation only. Being relatively young, I can’t help but wrestle with how either choice could impact my future battle with prostate cancer or my quality of life. I appreciate hearing your story about lowering your PSA with radiation alone. That gives me hope, and I’ll keep you posted as things progress.