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1st PSA results after Proton Beam Therapy
Prior to my biopsy and 28 proton (1 core was positive Gleason 7) therapies with a rising PSA to 4.8, quest diagnostic reports (6 weeks...
Is PSA rise inevitable after hormone therapy?
In 2024 I had a prostatectomy & PSA rose, am a Gleason 9, stage 4. PSMA detected lung nodules (only area) that disappeared after Eligard...
Small PSA Rise: What might be the cause?
I completed proton beam therapy October 30th 2023 for one core Gleason score 3+6 and I took my third PSA test last week having a...
Apalutamide (Erleada) for a year but PSA is now rising
I've been on Apalutamide for a year. PSA went down to 2.3, but the last couple of months it's going up...I thought Apalutamide was supposed...
Do you have urinary incontinence after prostatectomy & radiation?
Hello, I underwent a prostatectomy in Sep 2017. Gleason score of 9 with a positive margin. 8 months later began radiation tx with rising PSA....
Family History of BPH causing PSA numbers to spike
I've posted about my rising PSA numbers and if it's PC or just BPH causing the spike. I did some digging into my family history...
Anyone stopped Orgovyx and started again if PSA rises?
Hello All:I am 78 year old man, active with exercise and golf. I had my prostate removed over three years ago. Using Viagra and Trimix...
Rise in PSA after 4 years on ADH & Zytiga
My first post with this group. My PS has been.007 undetectable for 4 years. It has now rose to .19 . Dr ordered a PSMA...
Anyone had salvage radiation therapy post-prostatectomy?
I had radical prostatectomy surgery back in the summer of 2011 and have recently experienced rising PSA levels. My PSA levels were never completely undetectable...
Resolution of Side Effects after Stopping ADT/Lupron
Hello everyone. I am 70 years old and was diagnosed with PC about 2 and a half years ago, G9 with extra capsular extension but...
PSA rising after only a year on Apalutamide and Erleada
I have Stage 4 Prostate cancer diagnosed a year ago..metatasized to bones and lymph node. PSA got as low as 2.6, but in the last...
Diagnosis based on age 84 and PSA rise to 40
A friend was sent to a urologist due to a rise in PSA to 40 and age of 84. Urologist said he had prostate cancer....
Slight PSA rise 9 months after radiation.
Dropped from 11 to 5.8, then to 3.57. Now 3.75. Total of 9 months after radiation. Enlarged prostate for years. Any thoughts? Much appreciated.
Input on PSA rise 3 yrs Post RP
Radical Prostatectomy May 2020. Original Gleason Score at time of biopsy was 4+3. Post RP pathology report stated high risk, confirmed 4+3 score, positive margins,...
PSA levels started to rise again but negative PSMA PET
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...
1.3 rise in yearly PSA and BRCA2 Positive
Hello All, I am 61 and BRCA2 positive. My last PSA blood test showed an increase from .518 to 1.875. Wanted to know if there...
SBRT left common iliac node
OK, ready to make a decision on the next step of this battle. Prostatectomy 10 years ago. Biochemical recurrence with 30ish Radiation Treatments and that...
Anger and Counseling
I was 77 when diagnosed with prostate cancer so totally surprised with rising PSA, then MRI, then biopsy, then diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer (luckily...
PSA rising every month and is now 5.4 - Stage 4 Metasasized
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/psa-rising-every-month-and-is-now-5-4-stage-4-metasasized/
I've been on Apalutamide and get Eligard shots every 4 months for the past year. My PSA was going down after 4 months, but is...
What was your highest PSA and still have a clear PET/CT scan?
I just got the results from my most recent PET/CT scan; "There is no abnormal PSMA uptake to indicate recurrence or metastatic disease anywhere despite...
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