PSA bounce

[ODave]

I am 14 months post SBRT at UCSF. I had my latest PSA Friday it was 1.134 up from .740 6 months ago. Is this a normal bounce? The Dr said not to worry about it (easier said) and test again in 6 months.

[Magnus1964]

That's a bit of a long time for a "bounce."

[ODave in reply to Magnus1964]

I was getting tested every 3 months, once it went below 1 Dr said check every 6.

[NOCanceros in reply to ODave]

My advice check every 3 months.

[Magnus1964 in reply to ODave]

Request that your PSA be tested every 3 months.

[Hope4Happiness]

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/276...

A total of 24/47 (51.1%) patients had ≥1 PSA bounce. Median magnitude of PSA rise during bounce was 0.50 ± 1.2 ng/mL. Median time to first bounce was 9 ± 7.0 months. Median bounce duration was 3 ± 2.3 months for the first bounce and 6 ± 5.2 months for subsequent bounces. Prostate volumes <30 mL were associated with a decreased likelihood of bounce (P = .0202), and increasing prostate volume correlated with increasingly likelihood of having ≥2 bounces (P = .027). Patients reaching PSA nadir of ≤0.1 ng/mL were less likely to experience any bounce (P = .0044).

[Tall_Allen]

Smart doctor.

[ODave in reply to Tall_Allen]

I’m hoping

[safari1]

My “bounce” didnt happen until 30 months .7 to 1.1 now .25 after 48 months.

[ODave]

Someone commented last night, said no it wasn’t normal but the post is now blank and says posted 2022y ago? Hows that happen?

[NotDFL]

Listen to your doc...

[CarverD]

At a year out from HDR-BT my PSA shot up to 1.720 from a low of .841 just 6 months earlier. Doc says it's the bounce and should settle back down in another 3 to 6 months. No worries.

[j-o-h-n]

read T_A again......

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[Bfit01]

My bounce went to 6+ over 3 years after proton. I had docs saying lupron and others saying keep testing. I chose more frequent testing. From 6+ it has trended down over the subsequent 3 years to the lowest it’s been at .24. The roller coaster is not fun, but don’t be in a rush to do something unless there is a clear indication to do so.