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Hi Canes4always, please note that I moved your message to this related discussion called: - Post...

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Discussion: Post prostatectomy: What do rising PSA levels mean?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 3, 2021

Basically earlier treatment gets labeled "salvage radiation" and is not triggered by rises in PSA but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1490480/

Discussion: High-risk recurrence at PSA 0.1 rather than wait for 0.2?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 25 3:54pm

@climateguy I concur; I am actively treating rectal / bowel issues along with PC. Oncologist said...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1531974/

Discussion: Should I continue with my regularly scheduled colonoscopy?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 21 9:56am

Today, I’ve been pondering if the PSA rise from 0.086 to 0.113 could be a PSA...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1571513/

Discussion: PSA at 6 months after salvage RT—not so good

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 10 3:56pm

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/895475/

Discussion: Has anyone had PC that is very aggressive and a very low low PSA?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 14, 2023

Hi James. When I have PC questions I often defer to my A.I. friend. When I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1396052/

Discussion: Masturbation post prostatectomy and radiation. Will it affect PSA?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 18, 2025

Depending on the type of radiation therapy, some of your prostate might have survived and be...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1268845/

Discussion: Rising psa 15 years after radiation: Is cancer back?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 28, 2025

Although I cannot provide ultra-sensitive PSA levels for the first couple of years after my radical...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1643814/

Discussion: Post Prostatectomy 6 years. PSA <.01 until now. Anyone else?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 12 8:17am

@billfarm Someone who has their PSA rise to .71 after a prostatectomy needs to get treatment...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1508772/

Discussion: First Chemo with Docetaxel done.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 18 10:29am

With testing every three months post-prostatectomy, my PSAs varied in the 0.02 - 0.04 ng/mL for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/736715/

Discussion: Ultrasensitive PSA Test Post RP

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 12, 2022

For me, prostatectomy Aug 2025. PSA at 3 months 1.7, them 1.9 then 2.6 in Jan...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1522809/

Discussion: How fast does Orgovyx work to reduce PSA?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 8 8:18pm

@bearcat998 If you look at the biopsy after the surgery, you want to find out if...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1554430/

Discussion: SHEEESSHHHH - oh well ... : (

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 19 12:14pm

After radical prostatectomy, the first PSA test is usually done about 6 to 8 weeks after...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1390560/

Discussion: When was your first PSA test after RP ? (after how many days)

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 9, 2025

Careful. Stay very vigilant on the PSA's. You can also order them online yourself as low...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1255540/

Discussion: Biopsy Complete (Not So Great Afterwards) - Waiting For Results

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 11, 2025

@northoftheborder So the main question is: can the PSA level tell us how many bad cells...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1613685/

Discussion: What if this prevents cancer from becoming resistant?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 6 1:16am

Hi, Gleason score 4 + 3 = 7. Yes, he had a prostatectomy 2008, clean margins....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/933838/

Discussion: Questions regarding Radiation treatment after ADT & Prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 21, 2023

Congratulations! Being a grandpa is great. I have 3 children, 9 grandchildren. Doing well after radical...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1492620/

Discussion: I'm a grandpa!

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 28 11:57am

@northoftheborder here is what Steve Arrivo just emailed me: “ PSE is a perfect test to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1161923/

Discussion: PSE Test for Prostate Cancer Before an MRI and for Re-Occurrence

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 24, 2024

I had 39 salvage radiation treatments 7 years after my prostatectomy, in 2013. My PSA had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1087594/

Discussion: Salvage radiation therapy after radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 16, 2024

In 2015 I had a prostatectomy and was told that that the lymph nodes were clear....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/643124/

Discussion: Living with Prostate Cancer: Meet others & introduce yourself

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 7, 2021

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