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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
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'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 22, 2023
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
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: Jun 26 12:29pm
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
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
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
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
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 30 5:12am
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 14, 2022
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....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 22, 2021
Gynecomastia (male breast enlargement) bc of ADT-prevention/experience
Hi, I will begin ADT (six-month dosage) plus Salvage Radiation Therapy (Prostate Bed Radiation) shortly due to recently detectible PSA and rising PSA after 6...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 27, 2023
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 1 5:33am