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@cole5055 the same thing happened to me 9 years ago. Rising PSA so the Dr sent...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1522203/

Discussion: Which Type of Biopsy?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 8 7:55am

@rlpostrp Hi, Orchiectomy is a form of ADT, probably offered to older patient, instead of ADT...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1518955/

Discussion: Opinion wanted on PSA result

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 3 7:53pm

Unlikely following a prostatectomy where PSA is expected to remain undetectable going forward, following radiation once...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1518694/

Discussion: PSA change from < .04 to < 0.1: Problem or no big deal?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 3 1:17pm

I had my prostate removed in 2010 at 62. Gleason 4+3. 3 1/2 years later, my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1512157/

Discussion: Prostate removed in 2008: What are treatments options for rising PSA?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 22 2:35pm

Gentlemen: Please remember that the PSA and other analytical testing is being interpreted and conveyed by...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1508845/

Discussion: High PSA Levels: What is the cause?

Support Group: Men's Health

Posted: Feb 18 11:51am

It took 3 1/2 years for my PSA to rise to .2 after having a prostatectomy....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1506260/

Discussion: How long after radical prostatectomy did you see a rise in your PSA?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 15 9:35am

I was diagnosed with Prostate cancer a few days before my 90th birthday. Like yours, mine...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1505819/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 14 3:29pm

So...you have decided to go straight to the radical prostatectomy surgery? What have your PSA levels...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1505708/

Discussion: Biopsy v non-Biopsy: Can you be diagnosed without a biopsy?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 14 1:17pm

I had elevated PSA 3.8 to 4.8 in one year so MRI showed 2 pirad 4...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1503092/

Discussion: The decision I have to make is tearing me up

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 11 10:07am

Sorry to hear that your PSA is detectable. I am going through something quite similar, so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1496281/

Discussion: Puzzling about PSA rise 7 years after prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 2 10:42am

There is a membranous "capsule" that surrounds and contains your prostate. More aggressive, or long-undiagnosed tumors...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1494940/

Discussion: PSMA Pet scan interpretation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 31 11:48am

3+4 grade 2, Decipher .46, psa 2.93, bilateral PC. SBRT, prostectomy using hood technique, nerve sparing....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1529155/

Discussion: Deciding between radiation and prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 17 1:48pm

They did find intraductal, which is pretty aggressive even with a 3+4. I would want to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1529264/

Discussion: RARP shows 2 positive margins

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 17 3:55pm

Thanks Jeff - your story, while I am sure is frustrating with the reoccurrences, points to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1529988/

Discussion: Everything quit working

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 18 1:58pm

@thebeej To jump on Colleen's post: my Gleason also was 3+4, PSA jumped from 4 to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1530630/

Discussion: Deciding between radiation and prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 19 10:36am

@jeff1963 After a prostatectomy, your PSA should be unchanged After sex. No prostate no PSA to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1533839/

Discussion: How long after radical prostatectomy was your first PSA test?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 23 5:59pm

Best wishes to you! My husband was 47 when he's diagnosed with PC. He chose robotic-assisted...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1535591/

Discussion: Cancer in Prostate and Seminal Vesicles: Prostatectomy or SBRTw/ADT?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 26 7:33am

Some thoughts: Have you had a biomarker (genomic) test like Decipher, Prolaris, OncotypeDx, or one of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1522207/

Discussion: My Story So Far - 53yo / PSA 130

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 8 7:56am

No, 76 is not too old! I just turned 78 and two weeks ago I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1075893/

Discussion: Is 76 too old for prostate cancer surgery?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 27, 2024

Here's a study (pretty old now) challenging the then-accepted 0.2 PSA as the threshold for recurrence,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1074474/

Discussion: 11 anniversaries since diagnosis of stage 4 prostate cancer

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 25, 2024

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