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Welcome @bud3. You ask a good and commonly asked question among men who have had a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/806103/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 3, 2023

Hi, very glad your advocating for yourself helped the psma pet scan be approved. And that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/765341/

Discussion: Did you get a PET scan prior to radical prostatectomy?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 25, 2022

What is that number? I've never heard anything definitive. There seems to be a lot of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/758704/

Discussion: Non dectable PSA post Robot RP

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 8, 2022

In re: Rising PSA Had proton radiation therapy in 2010. Gleason 3 plus 3; PSA 6.1...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/963980/

Discussion: Rising PSA years after radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 13, 2023

I had an MRI due to a rising PSA that went from 2.6 to 4.5 on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1099083/

Discussion: PSA of 4.1 when never previously higher than 1.0

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 4 9:45am

As long as your doctor says a PSA test is medically necessary, Medicare and secondary insurance...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910957/

Discussion: Difference between "PSA" versus "Screening PSA" ?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 11, 2023

This may or may not be relevant. Just before my proton radiation therapy of 2.5 months...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1119458/

Discussion: PSMA PET-CT results

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 7 10:51am

It is the trend line of one's PSA that is critical. In my case, I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/954782/

Discussion: Continue PSA surveillance or have a Prostate MRI?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 27, 2023

I have been on Lupron plus Xtandi for the past six months since rising PSA and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/811243/

Discussion: Enzalutamide (Xtandi): Anyone have experience with this drug?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 14, 2023

That low PSA is your magic number. My oncologist would love that number and so would...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/927937/

Discussion: Husband's prostate cancer story

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 11, 2023

Guys are just trying to be responsive, so please be nice(r). We are all in, or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/965643/

Discussion: Treatment after rp radiation and 2 bcrs

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 16, 2023

Yes the biopsies will be the procedure to really determine the cancer and stage. The MRI,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/935903/

Discussion: Recommendation for second opinion on prostate MRI scan?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 25, 2023

@gkm These are good questions for your friend to asked his urologist. His urologist seems to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1154282/

Discussion: Is a PSMA-PET scan of value if you have already started ADT treatment?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 9 6:31am

Welcome @rad62, I know it has to cause some concern to see the PSA number rising....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/733753/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 3, 2022

The scans are a huge leap forward in the identifications of recurrence and informing treatment decisions....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1024689/

Discussion: Negative findings on PSMA scan

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 29 6:55am

Good morning and thank you for your post. Given the limited information you have provided I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1147076/

Discussion: Family History of BPH causing PSA numbers to spike

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 25 9:32am

I can relate completely; however, my surgeon was a renowned urologist/surgeon who actually taught and co-invented...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1014899/

Discussion: Prostate Cancer Outcomes - Report Card

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 13 8:31am

I will second what has already been said in several of the posts. Most Urologists believe...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1144908/

Discussion: My PSA Has doubled. What now?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 21 8:32am

I am 64 with a Gleason score of 5. I have had one biopsy in which...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/942652/

Discussion: Seeking advice on treatment options

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 5, 2023

Unfortunately, even with the newer imaging, locating micro-metastatic PCa can be daunting. A rising PSA is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/807026/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 6, 2023

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