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Depending on lab and method PSA can vary by as much as 20%. Something to keep...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1511997/

Discussion: Ultrasensitive PSA test results: Should I be concerned?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 22 11:21am

@rkenitz It took 3 1/2 years after my radical prostatectomy before my PSA started rising and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1511264/

Discussion: I want to learn more about side effects of robotic prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 21 12:42pm

@briang1958 Yes, you definitely want to have whatever surgery your CR surgeon is proposing first. Even...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1510965/

Discussion: Latest PSMA Scan results - Meeting with Oncologist Friday

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 21 7:45am

@pesquallie Must admit your side effects are quite unusual. I go to nine online meetings every...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1510669/

Discussion: What is treatment for Gleason Score 8 at 80 years old in good health?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 20 4:33pm

@xahnegrey40 - Sorry didn't do entire story on this post. But I have posted previous. PSA...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1508605/

Discussion: Latest PSMA Scan results - Meeting with Oncologist Friday

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 18 7:41am

As someone who has BRCA2, I would highly recommend you get genetic testing. My father died...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1503954/

Discussion: Salvage surgery or salvage radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 12 11:07am

15 months ago I had 20 rounds of radiation for the prostate and prostate bed, and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1502798/

Discussion: Weighing the cancer risk reduction & quality-of-life cost of ADT?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 10 8:32pm

@jc76 I had RP followed by BCR 2 years later then ADT and radiation. My PSA...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1500503/

Discussion: Possible Recurrence. Need to test again in 3 months. Nervous.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 7 6:11pm

Some people have some major side effects from Pluvicto, most don’t. I have heard at least...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1500128/

Discussion: First Pluvicto Infusion Soon: What can I expect?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 7 10:24am

Some of the questions in here were questioning whether salvage radiation was needed at a .2...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1498015/

Discussion: Are castration sensitive prostate cancer patients being over treated?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 4 12:19pm

@ezupcic It’s a place to start but getting an MRI when the PSA is rising or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1496294/

Discussion: Getting PSA results with impossible fluctuation: What's up?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 2 10:51am

@kujhawk1978 Thanks this discussion is very helpful. I have seen my PSA rise over the last...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1491763/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 27 11:07am

@dietzpagan 2.5 years after I started zytiga, I became castrate resistant, Which means the ADT drug...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1491671/

Discussion: Weighing the cancer risk reduction & quality-of-life cost of ADT?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 27 9:21am

I am surprised that your physician ordered the PET Scan in your post-prostatectomy status. I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1490463/

Discussion: PSA levels started to rise again but negative PSMA PET

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 25 3:23pm

The standard of care when your PSA rises above .2, after having a prostatectomy, is that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1489855/

Discussion: BCR, Eligard, and a long trip... what do you think?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 24 12:57pm

I'm 79 y.o. Had a radical Prostatectomy in 1995 followed a year later with salvage radiation....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1489293/

Discussion: Leaking now thirteen years later

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 23 9:06am

@jeffmarc True. Also, I'd guess that many (most?) of the cases where PSA starts rising after...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1488091/

Discussion: PC treatment: Prostatectomy or Proton Beam Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 21 12:06pm

Same area for the pirads. The Gleason 6 never showed up on ANY of the MRI's....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1487916/

Discussion: PSA went from 3 to 5 in 9 months, but MRI was negative for cancer

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 21 9:33am

@jeffmarc That video is dated 15 July 2021; the Gallium68 PSMA PET was FDA-approved in December...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1484859/

Discussion: Are extreme PSA bounces after radiation due to cancer or inflammation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 17 1:38pm

@michaelcharles If you are Getting the ultra sensitive tests and you are not seeing your PSA...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1482508/

Discussion: Frequency of PSA Test

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 14 6:41pm

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