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Salvage radiation therapy after radical prostatectomy
Hello:I had radical prostatectomy in 2020 but now PSA is high at 0.26 so radiation specialist recommended salvage radiation to prostate bed.Can you share your...
PSA goes up and then down
I am a 18 year survivor of Prostate cancer. I had a Prostatectomy done in 2006 and radiation in 2013. I’m currently on my second...
1st PSA test seven weeks after surgery
Hi All, this morning I did my first PSA test after prostatectomy. I had positive margins and will be doing ADT and radiation soon, but...
Worried about recurrence years after radical retropubic prostatectomy
I had RRP in 2008 at Johns Hopkins by Dr. Partin. I was 42. My post-op was Gleason 6 totally contained with no adverse pathological...
My PSA climbed 02, .04, .07 .15 .21 had a RP 2 yrs ago PSMA negative ?
I am Lou, After 2 years after prostectomy PSA was undetectable .02, .04, .07, ..15 to .21 oncology asked to do another PMSA Results were...
Negative findings on PSMA scan
Had prostatectomy in 2006 . Because my PSA was 5.53. Gleason 3+4=7. Had 39 radiation treatments to my prostate bed in 2013 for recurrence. Now...
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...
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...
ADT vs. Estradiol
I had a prostatectomy 4 years ago and my PSA is slowly climbing again. The PSMA/PET scan did not show any areas of cancer growth,...
Overwhelming fear after undetectable to slightly detectable psa
My husband had a prostatectomy in June 2022. Gleason 3+4 (less than 5% 4) organ confined disease. His pre-op PSA was 7. Last week he...
Anyone had prostatectomy after hormone treatment and chemo?
Has anyone had there prostrate surgically removed after hormone treatment and six sessions of chemotherapy. After all the above PSA is non detectable. Also have...
TAV after post surgery PSA test
My Urologist-Surgeon has ordered a PSA test to be completed 2 months after a robot assisted radical prostatectomy. I am currently 18 days post surgery....
Successful RALP (Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy)
In August of 2024 my PSA was 15.9. Then my Gleason score was 4+4-8. 14 cores taken. December 29th 2024 had RALP performed. Prostate and...
How do you prevent testosterone levels from going up again?
My husband is taking Lupron shots every3 months to control his Psa. He had prostatectomy 4 years ago. Psa began elevated last year. My question...
Further Treatment: Wondering about stopping hormone therapy?
I had a radical prostatectomy in 2015. PSA started to double every 4 weeks 4 months later. Then had 40 radiation sessions. PSA started doubling...
Recurrent prostate cancer: It's come back
In 2012 I had a positive Biopsy for prostate cancer. Initial Gleason score of 3+3. Chronology is as follows (w/Chart): *Dec 2012 - Brachytherapy PSA...
Radical prostatectomy vs external Beam and Seeds for Inter. risk PC
I am weighing my options of radical prostatectomy vs external beam radiation and Brachytherapy/Seed Implantation. I have T2A tumor with six out of 12 cores...
Has anybody had testosterone shots after hormone therapy?
HAD PROSTATECTOMY (GLEASON SCORE 9) 11YEARS AGO. 2 YEARS LATER HAD 45 DAYS OF RADIATION PLUS 2 HORMONE SHOTS..THIS LEFT ME WITH A PERFECT PSA...
Post Prostatectomy Two Week Progress
PART 1First of all, I'd like to convey my sincere and heartfelt thanks to all of you on this forum for helping me come to...
My Story So Far - 53yo / PSA 130
Hi everyone. New to this forum and this club we are all in. Just before Christmas, my routine check up yielded a PSA of 130...
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