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BCR Analyzation; < Age 60
50 year old: 3/04/2019 PSA = 4.45 **Note** Was on Testosterone Therapy from age 40-50** Currently 55 years old: 7/12/2019: Davinci Prostatectomy, Gleason 3+4, no...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 27, 2024
BCR finding in PSMA test
Hi Everyone, I went for PSMA test and got my result. Could you please help me to understand? CLINICAL HISTORY: 53-year-old male post radical prostatectomy...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 11, 2023
ADT or SRT first after BCR
I had my RALP a year ago. So far using standard PSA tests my results were all less than 0.1, however if this changes for...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 4, 2023
BCR Prostate cancer. Need Opinions
Hi thanks for reading. Here is my story: Grade 1 Gleason 6. PC doubling time 67 months. 2003 Radical Proctectomy. For over 10 years my...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 9 3:05pm
MRI-linac question about BCR
I am aware of the mirage trial and the decreased side effect profile with sbrt mri-linac. I am wondering what are the numbers for biochemical...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 25 7:45am
BCR after RP inconsistent rise in PSA
I had a RP in January 2023. PSA was 35 at the time and I was stage T3b with Gleason 9 (4+5) and N1, as...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 28 8:37am
1 node positive with RP followed by BCR after 3years
Anybody out there with similar situation? If so, what was your new treatment plan and how did it go?
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 11, 2024
BCR Post Prostate Robotic Surgery over 3 years?
I am fortunate enough to have had my prostate removed over 3 years ago and remain USPSA < 0.01 (undetectable). I am wondering how common...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 11, 2024
Anyone received salvage lymph node removal for BCR after prostatectomy
After experiencing biochemical recurrence after robotic prostatectomy (4 years ago) current PSA 0.25 my social health care was scheduling me for 25 sessions RT with...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 17, 2023
BCR after 5 years Prostatectomy now questions about SRT
This forum has been very helpful. I just discovered I have BCR after 5 years no levels of PSA tests. Had the Prostatectomy with little...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 27 9:20am
Anyone else on Finasteride?
Had rp. Then bcr then 36 rt. Now second bcr. Psma pet negative. Psa ., .24 .36 .41. Dr put me on finestride. Anyone on...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 16, 2023
T3b Prostate Cancer with Seminal Vesicle Invasion
I was wondering if anyone had the diagnosis of T3b Stage PCa and had a Prostectomy where Seminal Vesicle Invasion was found. What was the...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 23, 2024
Does Flomax help even without a prostate?
I had around 39(?) radiation treatments last year for a BCR. I've already had an RP in 2013, but after last year's radiation treatments, it's...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 25, 2023
Interesting Table of Numbers Post Proton Beam Treatment
Unlike surgery with well defined parameters for BCR, radiation seems to have quite a bit of variability. The photo is from Ron Nelson's book, 10...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 8, 2024
Biochemical Recurrence After Prostatectomy
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41391-022-00638-y I came across this article from U of Cal, San Francisco published this year. While I have not done a deep dive into it,...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 30, 2024
First detectable uPSA since surgery 14mos ago
After a few Labcorp tests of < 0.006 since surgery in Nov 2023, I finally got the dreaded detectable value at my most recent test…....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 4 6:07pm
Any experiences with Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AUS) or Sling?
Hello. Just wondering if anyone has a long-ish term experience with either the sling or AUS. I had a partial nerve sparing prostatectomy in 2018....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 13 9:59am
Lupron and Zytiga side effects
In July we learned my husband has BCR 1 year post prostatectomy. Imaging confirmed 2 small tumors in the prostate bed. We're so surprised given...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 26 11:42am
Gleason 9 SO wants me to stop ADT @6 Mos for look see
My SO wants to stop ADT after 6 months and wait 2 months then test to see if PSA rises? Does this make sense? Just...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: 5 days ago
Concerned procrastinating will affect future prognosis
After RP April 2019 Gleason 9 negative margins pt3a lymph nodes clear, BCR aug 2022 confirmed pet positive lymph node (SUV 1.9) PSA 0.22 was...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 23, 2023