PSA level after prostrate removal
Worried ….. had my prostate removed six months ago. Three months ago I had my PSA and it was .04 just had another PSA test after 6 months and my PSA went up to a .07 …. How concerned should I be?
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thanks for reaching out. While I do hope our community members respond with their personal experiences, I would definitely reach out to your doctor, if you haven't done so already, with your concern. They would know your situation best and should be able to let you know next steps, if any. I hope you get the answers you deserve. Jill, prostatecancer.net team Thank you. Have meeting Monday the 18th. Wanted to get other peoples option before meeting.
Our situation is very similar. I hope this will be helpful. My surgery was in February. A month earlier, Psma test indicated my cancer had not spread beyond the prostate. I opted for surgery. Three months later my psa was 0.23 then a 0.21. In June a Psma/Mri scan had revealed residual cancer. Considered the best chance for a cure, my radiation oncologist recommended a total of 18 months of hormone therapy as (Orgovyx) along with low dose Ebrt for 7 weeks 5 days a week. All the best to you. you mentioned residual cancer. Any specific area of concentration on the radiation treatment. Please keep us posted of your progress. Good luck. I'm awaiting one more psa reading before a decision on radiation treatment. No specific area of cancer so it sounds like targeting the original location where my prostrate was.
My experience has been there are residual cancer cells in the prostate bed and perhaps surrounding lymph nodes. I would definitely reach out to your Urologist as soon as possible.
Had my prostate removed ~2.5 years ago. Was monitored every 3 months via ultra PSA, the results oscillated from <.01 up to a high of .03. Then in May of this year it jumped to .05, 2 weeks later an additional test also came in at .05. The Oncologist tells me I am experiencing Bio-Chemical Recurrence (meaning there are still some cancer cells floating around - likely in the Pelvic bed). So I am now going thru what they call salvage therapy to pursue a cure. I have just completed 4 of 6 months of oral ADT, and have completed 26 of 38 radiation treatments. The side-effects from these therapies are no way near as bad as I had feared (mostly fatigue). If anyone is prescribed ADT (hormone Therapy), I would also ask about an oral Rx (Regulox or Orgovyx), instead of the longer lasting injectable Lupron. thank you so much for the great info. When you did your radiation, was it everyday for the amount you did ?
