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Rising PSA years after radical prostatectomy

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 5 7:14am | Replies (206)
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<p>Rising PSA years after radical prostatectomy</p><p>Radical Prostatectomy surgery was in July 2020. PSA test results were less than .01 through Feb 2022. Then, Jan 2023 .04, Mar 2023 .05 and Aug 2023 .08</p><p>My Dr said (text message only) my two choices are radiation at the prostate area or wait until I am at .2 and then do a PED</p><p>I thought his response was way too cryptic and I am now searching for more information on my own.</p><p>I am healthy 63 year old male</p>

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knoyes01 | @knoyes01 | Sep 3, 2023

Thanks

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hbp | @hbp | Sep 3, 2023

Life IS worth it and cancer is life threatening. I am very much in favor of an aggressive approach to prolong a quality life, mine and others, even if the steps are unpleasant and inconvenient. Best of luck to you all.

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kam23 | @kam23 | Sep 4, 2023

Stage 4 denotes that the cancer has spread beyond locally to distant locations. My doc started with Lupron(ADT therapy) which I am still using. They soon added chemotherapy (Docetaxel). Six rounds (1 every 3 weeks). My university doc wouldn’t do chemo (because “it’s not effective”) which was why we switched to Mayo about a month after starting Lupron. About a month after the chemo they did external beam radiation therapy 20 doses on my pelvic area and 15 on my hilar lymph node (chest). It’s very important that they do this in the correct order and in such a way not to damage your heart.

I highly suggest you watch Dr. Kwon’s videos. He is at Mayo and is internationally sought out for conferences and treatments. I think he has 3 or 4 on YouTube and or through the Prostate Cancer Research Institute (PCRI).

I also sought out a good natural path doctor (ND not an MD). I highly recommend reading the book “Starving Cancer”. The author did a ton of research in her battle to beat stage 4 cancer. (Not PC, but highly spread. The author is an excellent researcher. My ND also had that book.

We have come to see that most docs have been trained in the same approach to PC. We started at a big ten university system that has a strong medical reputation. However, we found that they are about 5-10 years behind our current treatment approach. I asked my previous doc “what is the prognosis for getting rid of the disease?” He hung his head and said “very low, very low”. At Mayo, the response was “I would be very surprised if you show any cancer in 6-12 months.

I hope this helps. We were in despair a year ago and have have a new outlook. We also met a fellow patient that was going through chemotherapy with the same chemo doc at Minnesota Oncology and was being treated by Dr. Kwon too. He had a PSA of 3400. Yes that’s right. My PSA was only 17 but my Gleeson score was 9/10, indicating highly aggressive. He had a longer, additional treatment plan, but is nearly clear.

There is hope with the right doc’s. Keep educating yourself and seek out the best help. Your life is worth it.

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