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My husband had DaVinci surgery in July 2009, it was wonderful but, on his 5th year checkup his psa number started climbing a little, so finally they gave him a hormone shot, in November 2018, his number was negligible in March 2019, We are sticking with that so far, but I would like him to do the c-11 chloline test to see if the cancer is there and has it spread. There is another test for detecting reoccurring cancer, even small amounts, called Axumin done in our area(Buffalo, NY) and in Cleveland Clinic, Ohio. Right now we are waiting for his next psa test.
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maryv449: Hello. I have recently completed 20 treatments for prostate cancer st CLC and am taking hormone shots. I have started the "watch and wait" time period. Have not heard of the c-11 chloline test or of Axumin, but do appreciate raising your questions to this group about those topics and hope to be learning about them if needed. Thank you.
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I have had the Choline-11 test twice. I was told by my doctor at Mayo Clinic that tests do not show cancer until the PSA is somewhere between 1 and 2. When my PSA started to rise I was taken off hormone therapy until my number rose to that. Then I had the Choline-11 test and an MRI. The cancer was spotted and I’m now back on hormone therapy and will begin radiation therapy soon.