PSA results after radiation only treatments

Your results can vary, bouncing around a little is not unusual. Unless it consistently goes up three times in a row it is not considered to be an issue.

Yes, better that your anxiety and fear come out in written form than allowing it to eat away at your body. Keep expressing yourself, it also encourages/helps others…

2010 Proton Radiation at Loma Linda, a pioneer in proton radiation therapy. 2.5 months of weekday sessions.
Prior: Gleason 3 plus 3; PSA: 6.43 Two biopsies indicating slow growth cancer in one of the lobes. Scan validated location and growth. For about 7 years, PSA was under 1.0 (usually much less); then about 2017 began to rise to the current 4.10. May 2024 showed PSA 4.63, so there has been some reduction in PSA. I had an MRI which showed the possibility of cancerous cells, but nothing absolute. The key decision markers are increasing the velocity of PSA. Testing now every six months. Prostate cancer is so very common in men, especially in their 60's and 70's. Most men will die not because of prostate cancer, but of something else. The strategic thought here is the velocity or the increase in PSA over a specified time.

You should be getting a PSMA PET test to see if there is cancer anywhere in your body, including the prostate.

I don’t see you mentioning get a PET test, and with the high PSA you have that is really the standard for finding out if you have a problem.

You're in a good place with excellent providers. Did you have a PSMA Pet Scan? My PSA went 0.24 x 2 after prostatectomy 8 yrs ago. Scan was neg but RO radiated the prostate bed x 35 times. That was 1.5 yrs ago. PSA was not detectable after and has remained there. I did not receive any medication, Urologist said if anyone was a candidate NOT to receive it, it would be me. You're in good hands

@bettwils16
Not sure if your reply was to me but will answer.

When I got my biopsies back (MRI/Fusion) I was referred to R/O. R/O wanted to do radiation and hormones. R/O recommended additional test the Decipher and bone scan. Decipher came back low risk not intermediate risk opinion from biopsies. Bone scan came back negative.

Second R/O I went to for second opinion agreed with diagnosis and treatment but wanted to add PSMA. That too came back negative. Thus no medication. The medication does not kill the cancer only slows the growth.

One thing I found unique to UFHPTI was there research on supplements. Their research showed that specific supplements do in fact protect cells from oxidation and damage. Problem is that same protection goes for the cancer cells as well as normal cells.

I am a supplemental freak and had to stop taking specific supplements until 6 weeks after treatments ended. During treatments I was asked to add straight cranberry juice to help keep down urinary infections. Was horrible taste so they let me take a capsule.