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Post prostatectomy: What do rising PSA levels mean?

Posted by hoard @hoard, Sep 10, 2019

New to group! Wish I had checked this out 2 years ago while supporting my husband! Now over e years post prostatectomy, wondering what might make psa go from all 0 to 2.6…

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michaelcharles | @michaelcharles | May 30 9:17am
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@kpgnsm

Well let me help you relax. My PSA in the fall of 2008 was 2.4 and I had a radical "where they got it all". Two years later the PSA started to rise from the original post surgical >.05 and the decision was made for me to have 40 treatments of radiation in November 2010. It stayed in the .05 – 07 range until the Spring of 2017 when it began to rise (7 years of being good) then in the Fall an Full Body Scan was ordered but it show no detectible spots. It continued to rise until the Fall of 2021 when it was .86 and a Petscan was ordered. It too came back with no detectible locations of cancer cells. In Feb 2022 it has rised to .92 and the urologist said we would look at it in 3 months….we did and it was .94. Then with a retest in December it was 1.92 and I was sent for a PetScan that showed spots on my T4 verterbrae, 2nd rib and in upper right lobe of lung. Decision was made by urologist to send me to radiation oncologist who said he could radiate and KILL all three spots in three sessions. I have completed 2 of the three treatments. In addition the urologist initiated Eligard hormone 6 month shots which I have gotten and I was also sent to a hematologist-oncologist who is starting me in a few weeks on a tertosetone blocking oral medication that will prevent tertosterone from entering and "fueling"the growth of cancer cells. This should put me into somewhat of a remssion for serveal years and when we detect more cancer growth another drug will be started. So it has been 14 years since I first was told I had prostate cancer and I am hoping for 14 more years.

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What is the "testosterone blocking med" that is being added to your tx protocol, if you do not mind my asking?
And what was your Gleason scores?
I was G 9 post RP w/ 90 day postop BCR and just now completing salvage radiation and Orgovyx regimen.
Best wishes for your health.

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pueblokid1 | @pueblokid1 | May 31 11:02am
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@michaelcharles

What is the "testosterone blocking med" that is being added to your tx protocol, if you do not mind my asking?
And what was your Gleason scores?
I was G 9 post RP w/ 90 day postop BCR and just now completing salvage radiation and Orgovyx regimen.
Best wishes for your health.

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How are you feeling after being on Orgovyx? They want me to start taking it, after 8 years of being cancer free my psa is starting to rise again

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itterac | @itterac | May 31 9:46pm
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@michaelcharles

What is the "testosterone blocking med" that is being added to your tx protocol, if you do not mind my asking?
And what was your Gleason scores?
I was G 9 post RP w/ 90 day postop BCR and just now completing salvage radiation and Orgovyx regimen.
Best wishes for your health.

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What is tes blocking med

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jun 8 7:30pm
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@itterac

What is tes blocking med

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@itterac @michaelcharles
Anti-androgens block the use of testosterone. They attach to androgen receptors on prostate cancer cells and prevent them from using testosterone to grow. Examples of anti-androgens are
Leuprolide (Eligard, Lupron Depot, others)
Goserelin (Zoladex)
Triptorelin (Trelstar)
Histrelin (Vantas)
Degarelix (Firmagon)

Here's more info https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/hormone-therapy-for-prostate-cancer/about/pac-20384737

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mybigdog50 | @mybigdog50 | Aug 15 12:02pm

I would like to know what does it mean s 068 after a radical prostatectomy. First PSA level came back less than 0.1 second one was used at a different lab second one was used at the VA first one was used by Atrium health LabCorp.

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itterac | @itterac | Aug 15 12:18pm
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@itterac

What is tes blocking med

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Finestride is a testosterone blocker. I was 7 4/3 in 2018. Bcr in 2020. Salvage 36 in 2021. Bcr 2022.

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itterac | @itterac | Aug 15 12:21pm
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@michaelcharles

What is the "testosterone blocking med" that is being added to your tx protocol, if you do not mind my asking?
And what was your Gleason scores?
I was G 9 post RP w/ 90 day postop BCR and just now completing salvage radiation and Orgovyx regimen.
Best wishes for your health.

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Finestride. 7 4/3. Rp 2018. 2 bcr and salvage since

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itterac | @itterac | Aug 15 12:23pm
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@pueblokid1

How are you feeling after being on Orgovyx? They want me to start taking it, after 8 years of being cancer free my psa is starting to rise again

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I did 90 days orgovyx. Lost muscle mass and energy but no other side effects

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