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Puzzling about PSA rise 7 years after prostatectomy

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Feb 10 7:35pm | Replies (30)

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First, note that since you had a prostatectomy 7 years ago, you have no prostate for the development of “… good/healthy residual tissues of the prostate.” So, the answer must be elsewhere.

The official definition of biochemical recurrence following prostatectomy is 0.20 ng/mL. However, it’s best to begin examining options well before that number is reached.

You’ll feel nothing if the prostate cancer is recurring. As others have mentioned, your first next step is a PSMA PET scan to find the recurrence. If you can find it, you can fight it.

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@brianjarvis I went thru a similar experience and my urologist (not the one who performed the surgery) said that many times ‘some’ benign prostate tissue is left behind in nerve sparing surgery…yeah, I scratched my head too at that!
But he said that it was such a small amount, it would never cause a PSA to zoom upwards; again, the velocity is the real harbinger of BCR.