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How long after EBRT does the PSA bounce around?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 16, 2023 | Replies (20)Comment receiving replies
Thanks for the wishes JC . In Canada , at least in my province of BC , I dont think we do a "Decipher test' BUT the Oncologist ordered up a DNA test for me just recently looking for mutations and other stuff . It takes a while to get test results back , so I expect them in 3-5 weeks . Both doctors seem positive about my case ( Urologist and Rad Oncologist ) they even said " James, you will die one day , but it wont be from Protate Cancer" . Shocking but reassuring at the same time. BUT how do they know? I asked my Urologist if he knew that I would have background PSA from 0.03 to 0.14 , then after radiation it went down to ~0.03 , then when I got back from overseas it went back up to 0.14 , then the last one was 0.11 . He said 'NO' I thought you would have zero PSA as the operation went well. Your prostate was small, PSA at operation time was 4.0 , and Gleason 3+4 , reason was small . He also said it appeared to him the 3mm breach on the side of prostate looked like it just happened with Zero cancer cells near the breach , lymphs, bladder or any other 14 samples he took for biopsy . He did comment at the very small breach site all cells were type 3 , which he said was the best case give the small breach . Thanks for the help JC ! Merry Christmas to you and yours . James .
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VancoverIslandHiker, Boy sounds like you live in a great area and beautiful. Live in Florida so if you don't (I do though) like the ocean not much else here.
Forgive my lack of knowledge but the undetectable PSA level is something like .02 (again I am not sure but there is a bottom number) what that number means is undetectable not that PSA was found.
If you had your prostrate removed it should be at that undetectable level as told to me by my PCP and urologist. If the PSA starts going up it is not something generated by your prostate which again could be normal and not be caused by cancer. If you numbers go up an indicator that the prostrate cancer had spread to another area and is generating PSA again.
I read one post that said something about other causes of having some PSA but I am not familiar with that information. I heard the same thing from my Urologist that I was not going to die from prostrate cancer but it was based on the type I had, within my prostrate only, and my tests scores. His father died of prostrate cancer.
Merry Christmas to also James and hope you new year is a good one.
I am going to forget 2023 as was diagnosed back in January/February and almost the entire year has been dealing with the anxiety over prostrate diagnosis, testing, treatments, and now my first two follow testing after treatments.