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This is about prostate cancer coming back after 20 years.

Posted by pbgentile @pbgentile, Jun 29, 2023

I'm 75 years young. I had prostate cancer when I was 54. The prostate was removed, I was cancer free for 6 years. Took a PSA test after the 6 years and it sowed a small rating. Took radiation therapy for a month and two subsequent PSA test were 0. Fast forward to July of 2019. I took a PSA test shat showed a rating of .75. I've a PSA test every 6 months since, the latest in April of 2023, the rating was now 2.65 up from 1.95 in the previous August. I have an appointment with urologist in August and am wondering if you could provide me with questions to ask? I'm also wondering if anyone can tell me if there are any other tests I could take to determine where the cancer is in my body? Thank you..

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web265 | @web265 | Jul 2, 2023

I keep this chart handy for these discussions now, originally posted by @kujhawk1978 I believe,
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pbgentile | @pbgentile | Jul 2, 2023
In reply to @web265 "I keep this chart handy for these discussions now, originally posted by @kujhawk1978 I believe," + (show)
@web265

I keep this chart handy for these discussions now, originally posted by @kujhawk1978 I believe,

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Thank you!
Paul Gentile

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pbgentile | @pbgentile | Jul 2, 2023
In reply to @edmond1971 "I had surgery at 41 and it came back at 51. My tests were bone scan..." + (show)
@edmond1971

I had surgery at 41 and it came back at 51. My tests were bone scan then mri scan then ct scan then psma pet scan. This was done to satisfy insurance. It wasn't until the last test did we find the metastasis areas, but I'm glad we took this route

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Thank you for all of your replies.
Paul Gentile

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pbgentile | @pbgentile | Jul 2, 2023

Thank you for your comments and the valuable information! It is good to know you are all out there to help!!
Sincerely,
Paul Gentile

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pianoman | @philipbrachko | Jul 2, 2023

My doc's have suggested this routine , I'm having the RALP on the 18th of this month, if it comes back, hopefully not anytime soon. If it does, ADT again, results were amazing the first go around, and see how it does, if necessary maybe a spot of radiation or two where necessary. The way I see it. We are all trying to bye time with the least aggressive therapy. There is so much research going on, a magic bullet can't be too far away.

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perrychristopher | @perrychristopher | Jul 3, 2023
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@philipbrachko

My doc's have suggested this routine , I'm having the RALP on the 18th of this month, if it comes back, hopefully not anytime soon. If it does, ADT again, results were amazing the first go around, and see how it does, if necessary maybe a spot of radiation or two where necessary. The way I see it. We are all trying to bye time with the least aggressive therapy. There is so much research going on, a magic bullet can't be too far away.

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Good luck with the RALP. I had mine last August. No post surgery issues and no pain to speak of.

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