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Rising PSA post Prostatectomy. Please, what should I expect or do?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 7 12:31pm | Replies (25)

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If you have radiation as your initial treatment, then the recommendation is not to do anything until the PSA rises 2 over the lowest it reached after radiation.

Some doctors like Dr. Scholz of PCRI fame, believe that you should just zap the metastasis as they come up. Waiting until the PSA hits 2 May be a little overdoing it but maybe not. Many people would want a PSMA PET scan when it reached 1.

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chippydoo | @chippydoo | Dec 5 12:19pm

@jeffmarc I have to trust someone at some point as I have lost confidence in my SO and a very large practice that is more or less a monopoly in my area. I got my second at a NIH Comprehensive Cancer Center with the GU dept. head. Hopefully I won't have to deal with it for a long time or ever. As we both know this cancer can pop at anytime after treatment. I know 2 guys that popped a number around 12 years free and clear recently. If I move south which we are considering, I would be a couple of hours from Mayo Jacksonville where I would move my care to.