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@jayhall Not only is the number important (4.0 is normal psa top level) but is the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1075475/

Discussion: What PSA Score sent you to a Urologist?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 27 6:43am

Causes of rising PSA from 5.7 in Dec 2022 to 6.7 in April 2023 to 7.7...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/921649/

Discussion: Rising PSA number from 5.7 at Biopsy to 6.7 in 4 months with Gleason 6

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 30, 2023

Access to PSMA-PET in Canada would vary province-by-province, I'd think. I've added the criteria for getting...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1154569/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 9 3:44pm

All things considered, remember that early detection equates to options, and options equates to reasonable path...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/908427/

Discussion: Very High PSA: What might cause a sudden increase?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 6, 2023

Greetings: I am almost in a similar situation. I had a radical prostatectomy on 07/05 and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/966131/

Discussion: Rising PSA years after radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 16, 2023

john6stodolka, Some years ago they were moving away from PSA testing. My PCP at Mayo did...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/964932/

Discussion: Not that you would want to but if you could do it all over again?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 14, 2023

@olanordman, you may also wish to read these related discussions: - Post prostatectomy: What do rising...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/335976/

Discussion: Rising PSA years after radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 23, 2021

Jay: 1st, sincere best wishes; you have a lot going on and it can be emotionally...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1178639/

Discussion: Joining the Reluctant Brotherhood

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 23 9:18am

So good to read what you have to say, heavyphil. Jim is 71, good weight and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/995107/

Discussion: Knowing ASAP if with recurrence - Your Thoughts, Please!

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 10 3:49pm

Hello @justmetim52 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I can understand you having concern in a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/645747/

Discussion: High PSA Levels: What is the cause?

Support Group: Men's Health

Posted: Oct 16, 2021

PSMA PET scans have greater accuracy at higher PSA levels. I think below .2 sensitivity is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/917009/

Discussion: Rising PSA years after radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 22, 2023

On the major web site for medical institutions and places like WEB MD you will see...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/971543/

Discussion: Bladder control was improving, now degrading.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 28, 2023

You have a perplexing situation. On one hand an (apparently) rapidly rising PSA in the absence...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1053740/

Discussion: Prostate Removed--Rising PSA: What are my options?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 19 11:44am

I think I would get second opinion. Usually a MRI is done when prostrate tests are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1075457/

Discussion: Gleason 6 (3+3) treatments

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 27 5:47am

Thank you for your comment. Such an interesting case with your father... glad he lived a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/852822/

Discussion: PSA - 17.1, are Lupron injections necessary?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 1, 2023

3 elevated PSA tests suggest biochemical recurrence (BCR). And your risk factors post surgery are noteworthy....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1135325/

Discussion: Input on PSA rise 3 yrs Post RP

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 3 7:02am

Muscle mass and overall fitness is a big issue for me. I was initially diagnosed with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/747686/

Discussion: Anyone had success regaining muscle strength with low testosterone?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 9, 2022

Welcome @sanabuju82. Rising PSA levels can be alarming. It may or may not be cancer. It's...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/805610/

Discussion: High PSA Levels: What is the cause?

Support Group: Men's Health

Posted: Feb 2, 2023

Struggling to get to the end. RO says he is one of the rare individuals who...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1095255/

Discussion: Will pause in radiation treatment affect the outcome?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 27 12:55pm

Hard to answer whether radiation treatment is needed without knowing if the cancer has spread beyond...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/275947/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 24, 2020

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