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Post RT 6 years after RP with Rising PSA now at .28.
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@zhit
My PSA was undetectable after SRT, Not everyone has it happen immediately.
The cells get damaged by the radiation and can die over time, Sometimes people wait three years before their PSA hits the minimum after radiation.
The fact that your PSA has continued to go down is a good sign. It could mean that the cells that got radiated are dying off, But in your case, they are taking a little longer than expected by the doctors.
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@jeffmarc I'd better explain in more detail. Had RP in 2015. 6mos later PSA was < .015. PSA gradually increased to .034 by 2017 at which time I had SRT. 3 mos later PSA had only dropped to .019. Since then it has increased steadily to .2 this March and .014 this last week. My urologist likes to mention that the increases are small and I'll die from something else.