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First PSA test after radiation for intact prostate?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 1 7:00pm | Replies (24)Comment receiving replies
Mine was at 60 days. And PSA went from 9.0 to 11.96. (They tested too soon)
Since it dropped to 4.8 at 9 months. Felt great. Then at 12 months 6.2. It held there for 6 months. (bounce) It's since gradually dropped to 3 at 20 months.
Point being it the decline you want. But radiation without adt can be a bumpy ride.
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@bearcat998 Let me try, and you can correct me if my understanding isn't right:
1. You didn't have a baseline PSA test because it was too close to your biopsy. [In my case, the PSA test ordered by my PCP and it's result triggered my referral to a urologist. The urologist ordered another PSA test about three months after the initial test. The two tests confirmed elevated PD as; I should have a biopsy.]
2. Sixty days after radiation, you had PSA test that you indicated was too early. Did you have a PSA test result of "9.0"during radiation? And it rose to "11.6" sixty days after radiation?
3. At nine months your PSA dropped down to "4.8" but bounced to "6.2" on the 12th month and stayed there for six months.
4. It dropped to "3" at month 20.
5. You indicated that radiation without ADT can be a bumpy ride.
6. I hope your PSA's downward trend continues, and that you will hit nadir in month 23, 24, or soon thereafter within your 3rd year post-radiation.
I'm taking note of your progress and two or three others not on ADT post-radiation, to guide me in tracking my own progress after six months on ADT (Orgovyx) then without. My oncologist indicated I might see a bounce in January 2026 (I'm four months off Orgovyx by then) then hopefully see a downward trend towards my nadir.
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@bearcat998 Thank you