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Post Prostatectomy 6 years. PSA <.01 until now. Anyone else?
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Took me 3 1/2 years before my PSA started to rise after a prostatectomy.
I know people that have gone 10, 15 and 25 years Before their PSA started rising significantly.
Yours has not risen significantly. It is a minor rise. Salvage radiation isn’t recommended until you hit .2. It’s just as likely to go down next month, go up, or stay the same.
If you did not get an ultra sensitive PSA you would’ve seen <.1 and not even been concerned.
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@jeffmarc
Hello Jeff. We have chatted before. Your point is very true. However, IMO, if the test results continue to rise consecutively, I think it’s valid to be concerned - regardless of whether the test is Ultrasensitive, or not. IMO, repeated results showing an uninterrupted upward climb in PSA can only mean one thing. *And yes, my results are all from the same lab, using the same test protocol, and all blood samples were taken at the same collection clinic (consistency is critical to test results being comparable).
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@jeffmarc
Thank you Jeff. I have followed your comments over the past few years and always appreciate them. Were you 'high risk' initially? Are you pleased with the treatment path your physician chose for you?
Thanks, Tom