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Hi there @bobpros. I just opened my computer and found your post. So....let me take a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/325350/

Discussion: High PSA three years post op

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 16, 2020

Hello Colleen, Thanks much for providing these two studies. I will read them later today. As...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/321986/

Discussion: Radiation for Prostate Cancer with Ulcerative Colitis

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 14, 2020

I, too, am stage 4, with cancer in the bones. Specifically the spine, and spots on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/255851/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 8, 2020

Here is what I've found for you about PSA readings. The Hopkins site says "After treatment...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/922770/

Discussion: How accurate are the PSA Tests?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 1, 2023

And mine was the opposite. My PSA + biopsy put me right on the bubble of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1231697/

Discussion: Any other methods Better than PSA to monitor prostate cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 7 3:10pm

Try to pass on my experience with this. My R/Os advised me to have my PSA...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1233403/

Discussion: Biopsy or not?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 10 6:29am

I had my prostate removed in July 2019; 5.8 years ago. My PSA has been rising...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1262799/

Discussion: Rising PSA years after radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 20 2:19pm

@thepilotusa You might want to take the PSE test, which works before or after treatment for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1263839/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 22 6:42am

Yeah, sure is. I’m learning that PSMA is not all I’d hoped it was. The Axumin...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1260067/

Discussion: Prostate metastasis to bones and liver: Doctor suggesting Keytruda

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 17 7:40am

I have seen quite a few people in your situation when I attend the weekly advanced...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1261129/

Discussion: Rising PSA after 17 years

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 18 11:49am

Thanks for your participation and thoughtful input. It also reinforces my dilemma. As I commented, I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910900/

Discussion: PSA post radiation: how to interpret?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 10, 2023

buttrfli, the lymph node makes me suspect that radiation might be a good choice. Sometimes prostate...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1256675/

Discussion: Prostate cancer in lymph node after years of hormone therapy: Options?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 13 2:34am

If you had proton radiation, then they radiated the prostate and essentially eliminated it as a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1245165/

Discussion: PET scan explanation, findings & personal conclusion

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 25 10:05am

After radiation, the PSA does not always drop to Undetectable. Some people have taken three years...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1243829/

Discussion: PSA never reaching undetectable

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 23 1:00pm

Has your doctor talked about BPH at all? That can cause your PSA to rise and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1244844/

Discussion: My 67year old dad had a PSA of 14 and it now reduced to 12 after 10d

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 24 5:24pm

10.5 yrs post RP no adt or radiation Gleason 3+4 Psa < .01 For 3 years...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1169429/

Discussion: Time for some good news

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 7, 2024

@yeoldefogey The statistics on surviving prostate cancer that is still inside prostate and low risk for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1244236/

Discussion: PSA went from 3.9 in November to 4.3 yesterday

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 24 6:30am

psmick: Aren't "we" concerned when the PSA rises above 0.5?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1244647/

Discussion: Resolution of Side Effects after Stopping ADT/Lupron

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 24 1:04pm

Have you had a PSMA PET scan to see if your cancer has spread outside the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1244519/

Discussion: PSA Spike after Triplet Therapy - Anxious

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 24 10:53am

He has not started hormones yet. Doc wants to wait to see his PSA in 3...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1246364/

Discussion: Any suggestions for the wife on how to support my husband?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 27 7:16am

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