Prostate Cancer Support Group

I had one last month, after my insurance "approved" it. Now I just got a bill: the total was $21,500 and patient responsibility if $2,771....

I have a long wait for a biopsy (9 weeks). My MRI shows 2 lesions and I'm wondering if paying for a PSMA Pet scan...

WOW great day today (8/16/25) BCBS Advantage plan called me and approved the PSMA PET SCAN…. YEA!!!! After 7 weeks of telephone calls, 38 calls...

Surprisingly, the results from my PET scan were posted last night before my Dr. saw them. I debated whether or not to open it, but...

Today we tried to schedule PSMA scan and the first available opening was mid April (*slapping my forehead ). Is this OK wait time ?...

I'm trying to predict what my urologist might suggest to me next week. If I understand it correctly, Lupron doesn't kill cancer, but it cuts...

I FINALLY got a call from my urologist about the PSMA results. One of the many descriptions on the report says “Small right pelvic sidewall...

My husband is scheduled to have PSMA PET scan at Mayo Rochester as part of his clinic appointment. I wanted to know if the PSMA...

Santa is giving me a PSMA for Christmas! Actually, it is scheduled for about 2 weeks before Christmas.They say that I don't need any special...

RP in 2020. All went well then a couple years later PSA starts rising (about 2.7 years ago) and went above 0.2. Had psma scan...

My prostate was removed 5 years ago. Two months ago, my PSA went from 0.00 to 0.09, and this month the PSA increased to 0.2....

Hi! New to the forum and a fellow cancer survivor (so far!). I had an Xray taken recently (for kidney stone monitoring--the least of my...

If you were to be newly diagnosed and looking for info about what kinds of things might you search for, what would be your go-to...

I had a prostatectomy in May of 2016. Gleason of 7 = 4+3, psa of 10.5 . First post op psa was .01 and remained...

I recently had my 2nd BCR after 11 years post Prostatectomy from Gleason 9 in 2013 when I was 53. Had 1st BCR Nov 21,...

How long after radiation treatment did you repeat the PSMA/PET? Does anyone know how long to wait for the PET after ADT?Thanks

After robotic RP in April 2019 PSA pre op 7.5 Gleason (4+5) pT3a evidence of perineural invasion , clear margins no additional treatment after RP...

I recently had a prostate 3T Multiparametric MRI at Mayo Clinic, the result is Pyrads 3. After looking at several videos on the Prostate Cancer...

After radical prostatectomy my PSA levels started to rise. At PSA 0.5 I had a PSMA PET CT which showed no radiotacer-avid disease. At PSA...

We had PSMA/CT last Tuesday and still nobody called or e-maild about findings. I am wondering if that is normal to wait so long for...