Riseing PSA.

[ronnie1943]

Can a scan still show improvement even with a rizeing PSA. PSA, was 22 , went to 26 then jumped to 43..my husband has bone mets, LN and some liver mets.

[SPEEDYX]

Entirely possible I just had 6 month scan and I have had moderate improvement on my metastasis and lymph nodes no progression with PSA rise from 26 to 33 to 36....last 3 months was at 350.....important to have another scan in 2 months or so to see if any progression...keep eye on it!

[ronnie1943 in reply to SPEEDYX]

Thank you so much for your reply.... gives me hope.... My husband is going for a scan today. He has bone mets, LN and some liver mets.. The liver mets had diminished greatly with chemo. and there some cysts in liver but not cancerous... They called them fatty something.??

Best wishes for good health.

Lynn.pa.

God luck

[ronnie1943 in reply to SPEEDYX]

Oh my, .... Meant to say Good luck!!! Also keep us posted...

[Fairwind]

Do everything you can to suppress that liver met. If you have not tried chemo, now might be the time..At this point, PSA doubling time is more important than the actual number..

[ronnie1943 in reply to Fairwind]

Thank you got your response... My husband is on chemo now, just finished 12 treatments. and PSA just started to rise. Last scan showed Liver mets had

diminished greatly...we are going for a scan today because of the PSA still on the rise?? Has not doubled as of yet, but watching the liver closely.

Thanks again,... Wishing you good health!!

Lynn Pa.

[SPEEDYX in reply to ronnie1943]

Will pray for your husbands scan today

[ronnie1943 in reply to SPEEDYX]

Thank you so much... I pray a lot too ! for everyone fighting cancer!!! 🙏🏻

Never give up and never give in!!

I'll let you know the results this week after we see the oncologist...fingers crossed.

Stay well... Lynn

[SPEEDYX in reply to ronnie1943]

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[Tall_Allen]

Scans only show what's big enough to be visible. Usually, the larger visible mets contribute most to PSA, but some kinds of mets put out little PSA. You have to assess the whole picture - PSA, bone alkaline phosphatase, and scans. CTC and Cell-free DNA are other indicators.

[ronnie1943]

Thank you for your response... I so value your opinion. You are so well read on all of this.

Wishing you the best!!

Lynn Pa.

[j-o-h-n]

For you ronnie.... the world..... for me.... a speed bump....

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Wednesday 07/10/2019 10:17 PM DST