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Question about rising PSA.
My husband was diagnosed two years ago with advanced regional prostate cancer. After radiation and a year or orgovyx there was no meaningful change in...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 3 10:00am
Rising PSA immediately following RP
Anyone here experience rising PSA on first test after RP? I am 57 years old. I was diagnosed in April with PSA of 35. PMSA...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 26, 2023
Rising PSA years after radical prostatectomy
I am 60 years and I had radical prostatectomy on 23rd Nov 2018. I was told out of the 15 lymph nodes taken only one...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 5 7:14am
Prostate Removed--Rising PSA: What are my options?
I am a healthy (I think) 77 year old male.My prostate was removed over 3 years ago. Two months after the operation it was <...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 28 6:53am
Choosing Radiation Oncologist - rising PSA post prostatectomy
One year after what we thought was a successful prostatectomy my husband's PSA level shows a rise. From undetectable to .26. He has an appt...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 28 7:49pm
Post prostatectomy: What do rising PSA levels mean?
New to group! Wish I had checked this out 2 years ago while supporting my husband! Now over e years post prostatectomy, wondering what might...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 26 4:55pm
What to do? In limbo after radiation + Lupron, now rising PSA
(discovered cancer 3 years ago: PSA of 28, Gleason 9, then 6 weeks radiation, 3 years Lupron, I'm 63)My PSA got down to 0.05 after...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 22 5:44pm
Rising PSA number from 5.7 at Biopsy to 6.7 in 4 months with Gleason 6
Age 70. 2 Biopsies in the past 1 1/2 years. Gleason score of 6. Pirads SCORE of 2. Oncotype DX score of 17. Been advised...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 19, 2023
PSA rise
I just heard from my GP's office. She informed me my PSA rose from 0.9 to 1.7 since last year's test. She said they normally...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 16 9:57am
PSA rise
I'm 84 years old and had prostate surgery 17 years ago. No radiation or hormone treatment. Frequent PSA tests within normal range until last year...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 14 9:37am
Rising PSA's after treatment - an answer
First let me reintroduce myself. I'm one of the grade 10's. An aggressive 10 at that so I have to be on top of things...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 11 8:59am
How concerning is this psa rise?
My psa has increased from 4,5 (12/23), to 6.55 (Oct., 2024), to 8.55 (12/5/24) and today to 9.74 (12/17/24). The urologist die a dre exam,...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: 1 hour ago
Sudden rise in PSA score
I am in a bit of a panic. I had my prostate removed in 2015. Since then, here is a history of my PSA's scores,...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 1, 2023
What is a Quick Rise in PSA?
I've scanned through quite a few of these topics, but didn't come across any yet that seemed too similar to my situation so I wanted...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 12 5:42pm
Alternatives to Mayo Clinic
I have been repeatedly refused appointments at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix by their nurse gatekeeper even though I have advanced prostate cancer and a...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 14 9:39pm
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 26 8:23pm
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 5 9:49am
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 24 8:45pm
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....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 6 3:57am
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 13 7:13am