PSA rising at 12 months post SBRT

[pd63]

Pre treatment PSA 5.4, 6 months 1.6, 1 yr 2.2, next test in 3 months, should I worry

[Tall_Allen]

All very normal and expected.

prostatecancer.news/2018/03...

[pd63 in reply to Tall_Allen]

Thks for that, just thought it maybe early for a bounce, oncologist wasn't concerned for now

[wally198562 in reply to Tall_Allen]

Hey Allen. I start SBRT in a month but before they have to put the gold markers on. What should I expect pain wise? 39, Gleason 3+4, PSA 6.12 which is down, oddly enough from 8 months ago. Thank you for all you do here.

[Tall_Allen in reply to wally198562]

I didn't find it as painful as a biopsy (they aren't removing tissue), and it's only 3.

[Dracus in reply to wally198562]

I had gold markers inserted in preparation for 44 fractions of radiation. I had absolutely no pain at all. I don’t recall what form of anesthesia they used.

[BMT07 in reply to wally198562]

No pain at all for me. I actually went directly on an 8 hour road trip after the markers were placed. I was awake for the procedure which only took about 15 minutes. It wasn't pleasant given where they are working, but it was quick and wasn't painful and it was over very quickly. As for the Cyberknife (SBRT) there was no pain at all. It was more difficult to find a parking place at Georgetown than it was to do the treatment. Good luck!

[wally198562 in reply to BMT07]

Good to hear. Thank you so much for sharing.