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Learned Something New Last Week
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 26 10:42am | Replies (26)Comment receiving replies
@robertov I assume that 5.74 was pre-treatment and that the next twe were after 3 and 6 months on ADT, with one year of ADT to go. Is that right?
You mentioned that you will not know until after you stopped ADT. I was told the same thing by my oncologist.
I was on Orgovyx for 6 months only. My PSA history is 7.9 & 10.05 two months apart pre-treatment. 0.3 & 0.22 after 3 & 6 months on ADT, 0.99 at three months after stopping Orgovyx. My radiation the rise in PSA is not a concern, it's expected with my testosterone recovery.
I have yet to see how high my PSA will be, before it starts going down to my nadir. It can be a long wait, I guess one to 2 years.
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@vircet Yes. Pre-treatment, 5.74, after 6 months and then right after radiation. Everything you say sounds like what I’m beginning to understand. My ADT wasn’t going to be recommended for only 6 months due to Gleason 8.
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Correction: My radiation oncologist said the rise to 0.99 is not a concern; I told her I was concerned--to me it was "too early a bounce." But she has so many patients, and based on her experience she indicated she's least worried about me. I hope she's right: I will know my nadir after PSA stopped going up and then go down to the lowest point.