How do you measure "time to BCR" ?

Posted by surftohealth88 @surftohealth88, 14 hours ago

I was wondering - is time to BCR counted from the date of RP or from the date when the first post operative PSA was tested ? 🙄 To me the more logical method would be from the date of RP but there is little logic with PC behavior in general *sigh.
Thanks in advance ! : )))

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Jeff Marchi | @jeffmarc | 13 hours ago

The amount of time you stayed undetectable since the prostatectomy would be the amount of time until BCR.

As long as your PSA is < .1 Then it is technically considered undetectable. If you had an undetectable PSA, the first time it was tested after the prostatectomy then it’s considered undetectable as of the prostatectomy.

Some people never reached that point after a prostatectomy so they have BCR immediately.

For me, it took 3 1/2 years before my PSA rose to .2 which was considered BCR.