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Hi, I'm contemplating going for Bepiroversin jabs, to reduce my HbsAg levels, which currently stands at 1012 iu/mL, with treatment (from a starting level of 3k+ 12 years ago). I understand Bepiroversin treatment especially works on people with a low HbsAg level. What number/s is considered a low?

4+3 RALP in May 2020. Clean margins, no hot lymph-nods. excellent outcome, no ED or incontenance . 18 months later PSA rose to .15 so I did salvage radiation and the PSA was at .006 a few months ago. Meanwhile I find out I have a free testosterone level of 5 pg/mL I’ve mentioned the low T my urologist

DR or Insurance both are not providing PSMA PET SCAN. BONE SCAN RESULT : Narrative EXAM: NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY CLINICAL INDICATION: clinical eval. Metastatic prostate cancer. TECHNIQUE: Approximately 2-4 hours following intravenous administration of 27.1 mCi of Tc99m-MDP, whole body delayed

Hello - I had another consultation on Nov 1 with Dr. Eugene Kwon at the Mayo Clinic. This was a few weeks after completing 18 weeks of chemo using taxetere plus carboplatin. A PSMA PET CT scan at the Mayo showed that the chemo reduced the prostate cancer in the abdomen, although PSA remains above

Hi everyone, My 69 year old father is preparing for his forst PSA January 8th after RP early October. His stats are in my BIO. Given the positive margins, EPE and possible Cribriform pattern, I would like to come into this appointment with as much information and as empowered as possible to be

I met with my MO today after starting Docetaxel 3 weeks ago…first infusion. My PSA went from 0.33 to 1.13. She said that a flare like this often happens. Has anyone else experienced this and any idea why it happens? Thanks in advance.

Aged 60 when Diagnosed Stage 3 in December 2016 - dealt with using radiation Please see profile for further information. Chemical recurrence in 2020 - more radiation treatment plus Casodex Feb '22, Casodex dropped, so Decapeptyl only treatment since then. PSA has dropped from <0.08 in March 21 and

So I had a prostatectomy in 2021, I am now 57. Everything went back to normal....if you get my drift! I thought that this cancer diagnosis was behind me....it still is but I think something is looming ahead!! You see I have stuck religiously with 3 monthly PSA tests. When I first had my Prostatectomy

Hi I’ve recently moved to north east Scotland and am looking into transferring my care here. I’m currently off Benepali , after very short period of having it for PSA, due to an infection, which is frustrating as it’s been a long haul to get to this point. Does anyone attend ARI or Raigmore hospitals

Steage 4, gleason 9, 49 at diagnosis pelvice mets and possibly more mets. Only signs were urinating blood guys n gore... 2.5ish years into adt, did chemo, dit radio therapy. PSA went from 20 to under 0.1 but as soon as went down it's only ever risen Slowly but constantly. This week I'm urinating blood

Hi all, I'm due to start radiotherapy in early December - 6 weekly doses at 36 gy to irradiate the prostate via tomotherapy. I was diagnosed in early July 24 when I was put on Degarelix (Firmagon) and month later, Enzalutamide (Xtandi). I'm hsMSPC (Gleason 7) and my PSA has dropped from 530 to 0.03

So I had a prostatectomy in 2021, I am now 57. Everything went back to normal....if you get my drift! I thought that this cancer diagnosis was behind me....it still is but I think something is looming ahead!! You see I have stuck religiously with 3 monthly PSA tests. When I first had my Prostatectomy

This community has been a lifeline for me since my diagnosis in July 2024. Short timer, but you all have been invaluable. Thank you. In my bio you can see that I had a rapid workup after a PSA in July that was over 30. The diagnostics were done well, and I sought a second opinion early on at Mayo Clinic

My Psa sky rocketed the last 90 days from 0.48 to 2.54 while my Testosterone lowered slightly from 11.8 to 11.4. I think this is a clear sign of castrate resistance. Last scan 6 months ago showed slight uptake along the Vas Deferens on one side. Not sure if MO will do another scan, but at the last

Here is the top line results of my Pylarify Pet scan. Impression 1. Tracer avid osseous metastatic disease involving the right ischium, new/progressed from the prior PET scan of 5/17/2022. SUV MAX 42. 2. New tracer-avid right hilar lymph node, suspicious for metastatic disease. SUV MAX 34 3. Decreased

Just had bloodwork done which shows 5 slow consecutive rises in PSA - latest is 0.7, so still very minor. But the predictable continuous rise with a PSA doubling time now of about 6.4 months. Heres my updated graph with PSA on the y axis on a log scale, and time on the X axis with 3 month intervals.

It's been 1 month since my laparoscopic prostate cancer surgery. And I checked my PSA, the result was 0.081ng/ml. Is that scary? How are you, men?

hello, I just had a pet scan after my PSA went from .3 to 5.68 in 3 months time and it revealed 3 spots that my onc feels we should radiate. I am 3 years into this and have had 6 rounds of chemo and am currently on daro+ lupron. It took 6 weeks to get the scan and results and now my consult is in

Apologies in advance if I posted something similar a few days ago, but I didn't receive any responses and thought the post probably did not get published. Age 66 and on ADT for 12+ yrs. Did whack-a-mole to largest tumor 2+ yrs ago when it appeared on PSMA scan to be responsible for PSA rise from undetectable

My husband has stage 4 PC (see bio) and is currently undergoing triple therapy and has completed 3 rounds of docetaxel. We are currently waiting for a PSA test, which should happen in the next week, but he is still experiencing some occasional hip pain and continues to urinate often. Does this mean