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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

@jeffmarc We are saying the same thing. The study was about patients that had RP which...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1592864/

Discussion: Is hormone therapy necessary with radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 7 1:39pm

@carlwgordon Very good question and glad to answer. Now this comes from my Mayo PCP, urologist,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1361871/

Discussion: Newbie here, just got a PSA score of 12 with no prior symptoms.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 2, 2025

Thanks for that reply heavyphil! That sounds very interesting. I may look into if there is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1144462/

Discussion: Is this normal on ADT? Body hair gone

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 20, 2024

There are a few sources online that I read after my first high PSA test that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1336048/

Discussion: Masturbation post prostatectomy and radiation. Will it affect PSA?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 27, 2025

Mayo wanted to do C11 Choline scans every six months. The challenge is, if there is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/736898/

Discussion: Ultrasensitive PSA Test Post RP

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 13, 2022

@rhilbert0 wrote "At Mayo, anything less than .1 is called undetectable. You shouldn't get tests more...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1623033/

Discussion: My first PSA test after surgery

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 17 4:48pm

You probably have read enough but here’s my take on your rising PSA from experience, your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1027773/

Discussion: Rising PSA years after radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 5, 2024

My husband was diagnosed today after a biopsy last week. He is 52. He had rapidly...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/878650/

Discussion: What is the average age of the gentlemen on here?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 14, 2023

Rising PSA years after radical prostatectomyRadical Prostatectomy surgery was in July 2020. PSA test results were...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/920932/

Discussion: Rising PSA years after radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 29, 2023

Here is a link to an interesting article that addresses when to consider PSMA PET imaging;...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1040464/

Discussion: When to consider PET scan imaging and how effective is it?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 26, 2024

Standard of care for a rising PSA is to get a MRI, preferably a mpMRI (multi-parameter...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1429809/

Discussion: Been on TRT for over 10yrs: Upcoming biopsy & PSA levels

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 3, 2025

I had a biopsy November 2024 after rising PSA and an unclear MRI. It was in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1543138/

Discussion: Sharing my biopsy experience. And I'm a nervous patient.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 5 8:30am

My husband has a rising PSA after surgery too. Not surprising because he had one positive...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1394364/

Discussion: Post prostatectomy. 1st PSA at .30, 2nd PSA at .43, future prognosis?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

@northoftheborder here is what Steve Arrivo just emailed me: “ PSE is a perfect test to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1161923/

Discussion: PSE Test for Prostate Cancer Before an MRI and for Re-Occurrence

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 24, 2024

Follow the oncologist's advice. A rising PSA post treatment is indicative of a likelihood of treatment...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/104033/

Discussion: Prostate cancer treated with Leuprolide

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 16, 2016

unfortunately this is the psychological side effect of this disease... There's really nothing to do until...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/775364/

Discussion: What are the Odds No Cancer Ever Returns After a radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 20, 2022

@mikeg73 The PSE test is a good way to find out whether or not a biopsy...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1648463/

Discussion: Could Use Some Advice on Rising PSA

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 17 3:00pm

Thank you. I speak ten years in DRE + Slightly Rising PSA treatment. Official watchful waiting...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1044599/

Discussion: Active Surveillance of Grade Group 1

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 3, 2024

@bikeman1 The quick return of a rising PSA after a prostatectomy and all of the aggressive...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1593941/

Discussion: Is hormone therapy necessary with radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 8 9:29pm

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