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Nuclear medicine (NM) PSMA PET-CT prostate scan results
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It can take a long time for the radiation to kill all the cells. I know of people that had to wait three years before they hit the bottom of their PSA.
I can understand whether the doctors aren’t concerned yet. Give it time you might find your PSA starts to drop even more over time.
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@jeffmarc Thanks for that info, Jeff. That is my default position--just give it more time. Actually, it will be one year post-RT in mid November. If my PSA is still hovering around 0.1, then I'll be satisfied with that (no doubling over the course of a year) and just keep moving forward. It's my science mind that wants to understand what is going one, more than anxiety about the cancer itself. But without more data, I (and the docs) can only speculate about things. I heard someone say the other day that the thing we often want most is clarity. So true, but most the time, life is an "onward through the fog" proposition.
I've have medical good care, and am taking care of myself with diet, exercise, sleep and minimal stress. What happens beyond that is outside of my control. As you have said many times, this is a manageable disease for most men. I have lots more options on the table if things take a wrong turn. The main thing is to stay on top of the PSA testing and to attend to my health in general.