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PSA above 0.2 after RP in 2020 but psma pet scan is negative
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 28, 2025
Biochemical Relapse After Lu-177 PSMA — Options for Bone-only mCRPC
My father is 82 and was diagnosed in December 2021 with advanced prostate cancer. MRI at diagnosis showed a PIRADS 5 prostate lesion with pelvic...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 24 7:15pm
How many PSMA/PET scans Medicare will cover, in a year?
I am on Medicare with local metastatic PC, have had one PSMA/PET 2-months ago now will have pelvic lymph node EBRT. Was curious to know...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 30, 2025
How long it takes to get PSMA/CT results back ?
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 18, 2025
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 27 1:23pm
Pirads 3, going for PSMA PET scan instead of biopsy
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 18, 2024
Biochemical Recurrence: Questions about PSMA PET scan & radiation
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 26, 2022
What do you do when one lymph node on PSMA is inconclusive ?
We got PSMA results with clear uptake in right lobe of prostate which was expected but one lymph node on the left side in iliac...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 28, 2025
Does Mayo do PSMA pet scans, and offer proton beam radiation?
I had robotic RP performed almost 4 weeks ago - pathology determined invasion in both seminal vesicles plus one lymph node. Recommended for ADT plus...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 3, 2023
Is a PSMA-PET scan of value if you have already started ADT treatment?
An acquaintance had a RP in mid July and while the pathology report had some positives his Gleason score increased from a 7 to an...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 10, 2024
PET/PSMA / Decipher test results back (0.69). Radiation/hormone now.
Well. Was diagnosed with PC back in Oct of last year (53 year old). My numbers are/were Gleason 7, Stage 2, PSA 8.8, so intermediate...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 13, 2024
Anyone had the same? PC - Micrometastatic recurrence | PSMA PET neg
Just had a detectable PSA rise to 0.09 after been undetectable for 1.5 years after surgery & IMRT + ADT (46 year old). PSMA PET...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 28, 2025
PSMA Pet Scan 1 week after biopsy, is that too soon?
Is it too soon to have a PSMA PET Scan 1 week after biopsy or how long would be good to wait? Biopsy was Gleason...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 29, 2025
How long after biochemical failure for positive PSMA PET scan?
Robotic radical prostatectomy April 2015. PSA: .1 Jan. 2023; .44 Nov. 2024 and .5 March 2025 (from a different lab so not sure if this...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 27, 2025
Why does PSMA Pet Scan show no evidence of mets? Missing something?
-PSA of 7.-MRI May/2025 PI-RADS 5, suspicious for extraprostatic tumor extension, suggesting neurovascular bundle involvement. No lymphadenopathy.-Biopsy June/2025 - Right posterior medial Gleason 3+4, grade...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 3 5:12pm
How quickly should I have radical surgery after my PSMA scan
I had my PSMA scan today which showed no spread. My urologist is suggesting I get the surgery which I want asap but as you...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 11, 2025
Why would PSMA-PET scan fail to detect known primary GG2 tumor?
Background: I had a recent TRUS biopsy resulting in 4 out of 12 cores positive, one 7(3+4) and 3 were 6(3+3) for a GG2 Favorable...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 13, 2024
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 24 9:59am
Looking for information on rib biopsy for prostate cancer
I had an RP 2.5 years ago. My PSA has started to rise and went to .15. While I was Gleason 3 4 there was...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 6 5:20pm
No metastases but neurovascular involvement.
Just got results of PSMA PET scan which pretty much confirmed MRI and biopsy reports. Scan indicates no metastases anywhere. However, as the MRI indicated...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 25 8:25am