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@jeffy1
Yes. First noticed above undetectable and urologist suggested not to worry. Then went to monthly and psa continued to rise, not abruptly, but rise it did. Since i had a radical prostatectomy my psa should have remained undetectable. He asked if I wished hormonal therapy and didn’t really explain what that entailed so I ditched the urologist and saw an oncologist who ordered the pet scan. Sure enough it had reappeared in bone and some organs. He explained what the options were and let me know that adt was the standard and it gave much hope for remission. Never will be cured but can live with the side effects and hope I don’t get resistant to the treatment. So far 16 months. I see my oncologist monthly for blood draw to make sure no damage from the treatment. Daily dose Zytiga 1000mg -prednisone 5 mg and quarterly shot ( not recalling the name). So far so good. But every morning when I swallow those 4 huge tablets I’m reminded that I’m living on borrowed time. Trying my best to ignore that, but sometimes it gets the best of me. Good luck to you