PSA,T results

[arete1105]

My results today are PSA-1.6, T- 13. What are the numbers that tell you you are castration resistant?

[Tall_Allen]

If your PSA rises in spite your low T

[Fairwind]

Assuming you are on Lupron or a similar drug, like TA said, if your PSA starts a steady rise..

[arete1105 in reply to Fairwind]

On 3/25 PSA was 3.9, T-295, on 5/28 PSA 1.6, T-13.

So is this a rise or a decline?

I am on Lupron shot only- many hot flashes

I do have some swelling in the legs from the inguinal nodes being affected.

Otherwise I have no complaints, at least from cancer. I have Narcolepsy and Trigeminal Neuralgia. Earthpulse lets me have good sleep and Carbamazepine keeps the TN under control. I also have tinnitus and I fart a lot.

[FCoffey in reply to arete1105]

It's a decline in both numbers. Your testosterone fell from a normal value of 295 to castrate level of 13. Your PSA has fallen almost 60%, from 3.9 to 1.6, that's a good response. Definitely not evidence of being castration resistant.

Good luck!

[Magnus1964]

If you are on one ADT drug and your PSA rises you have become castrate resistant to that drug. It's time to move to another ADT drug.