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PSA seasonality
For this reason I analyzed my old
PSA
readings during the 2+ years before starting Bicalutamide. I divided the year into two halfs assigning winter as the period starting on the autumnal equinox and ending on the vernal one. Summer is the remaining.
For this reason I analyzed my old
PSA
readings during the 2+ years before starting Bicalutamide. I divided the year into two halfs assigning winter as the period starting on the autumnal equinox and ending on the vernal one. Summer is the remaining.
Justfor_
in
Fight Prostate Cancer
1 year ago
It's Back!
Anyways, 13 years ago I was diagnosed with PCA Gleason 7
PSA
44. With spread outside of prostate. Did 39 treatments off radiation and have been mostly on ADT for the duration except during COVID I took a break of 18 months or so. Went metastatic about 3 1/2 to 4 years ago and started Xtandi.
Anyways, 13 years ago I was diagnosed with PCA Gleason 7
PSA
44. With spread outside of prostate. Did 39 treatments off radiation and have been mostly on ADT for the duration except during COVID I took a break of 18 months or so. Went metastatic about 3 1/2 to 4 years ago and started Xtandi.
Tjc1
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
7 months ago
Sex before psa test
Forgot to refrain and had sex 36 hrs before my
psa
test. Results have increased from 4.2 to 4.8, could sex cause this increase
Forgot to refrain and had sex 36 hrs before my
psa
test. Results have increased from 4.2 to 4.8, could sex cause this increase
pd63
in
Prostate Cancer Network
11 months ago
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Limbo period after BCR post RP and SRT and prior to PSA enough for PSMA PET?
Quick background: RP 2/02, Meyers'
PSA
suppression until 2016 when
PSA
jumped from 17 to 28 in a month, 6 mos. adjuvant ADT3 before, during, after SRT, undetectable
PSA
until 5/30/23 at .1; .14 6/6; .12 7/11; .17 9/5.
Quick background: RP 2/02, Meyers'
PSA
suppression until 2016 when
PSA
jumped from 17 to 28 in a month, 6 mos. adjuvant ADT3 before, during, after SRT, undetectable
PSA
until 5/30/23 at .1; .14 6/6; .12 7/11; .17 9/5.
bldn10
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
11 months ago
PSA moving way too fast .
My prostate was removed 2002 at which time my
PSA
went to -0 . Five years later it came back and since than it kept on going up very slow till 2020 when I had COVID-19 which almost killed me . As soo as I started feeling better my
PSA
went from 12 to 25 in a very short time .
My prostate was removed 2002 at which time my
PSA
went to -0 . Five years later it came back and since than it kept on going up very slow till 2020 when I had COVID-19 which almost killed me . As soo as I started feeling better my
PSA
went from 12 to 25 in a very short time .
Bowmaster
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
10 months ago
My son’s Testosterone results:
Two months after the surgery his
PSA
was 22. The PC had spread to some of the pelvic lymph nodes but PSMA Pet Scan showed no further Mets, but the PC is Tertiary 5 so high risk. Thank you everybody for your help and input.
Two months after the surgery his
PSA
was 22. The PC had spread to some of the pelvic lymph nodes but PSMA Pet Scan showed no further Mets, but the PC is Tertiary 5 so high risk. Thank you everybody for your help and input.
Cactus297
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
10 months ago
Treatment options
His
PSA
went from his initial diagnosis of 52 to under 0.03 for several months. He has Kaiser HMO and unfortunately his oncologist retired at the time his
PSA
starting trending upward. He was put on Docetaxel by the new oncologist and his
PSA
continued to rise.
His
PSA
went from his initial diagnosis of 52 to under 0.03 for several months. He has Kaiser HMO and unfortunately his oncologist retired at the time his
PSA
starting trending upward. He was put on Docetaxel by the new oncologist and his
PSA
continued to rise.
TerryR123
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
9 months ago
PSMA PET
I am 60 years old,
PSA
6.03 and diagnosed with PC after a TRUS biopsy January 22. The biopsy showed 5 of 12 samples with cancer. Of the 5 samples, 4 were on the right side and were 3 +3=6. The 5th sample was on the left and was 3+4=7. My Urologist sent me for a PSMA PET scan on February 22.
I am 60 years old,
PSA
6.03 and diagnosed with PC after a TRUS biopsy January 22. The biopsy showed 5 of 12 samples with cancer. Of the 5 samples, 4 were on the right side and were 3 +3=6. The 5th sample was on the left and was 3+4=7. My Urologist sent me for a PSMA PET scan on February 22.
Publicservant
in
Prostate Cancer Network
6 months ago
How can one person be so Lucky?
On the one year anniversary of the original PSMA Pet scan the MO ordered another PSMA Pet scan because he said that in 5% of PC cases the PC could still be growing but not showing up on a
PSA
test.
On the one year anniversary of the original PSMA Pet scan the MO ordered another PSMA Pet scan because he said that in 5% of PC cases the PC could still be growing but not showing up on a
PSA
test.
Condor77
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
7 months ago
Help! Prostate cancer spread to bladder.
I’d hoped with my
PSA
rising, I’d have at least two or more years on different types of chemo, to be commenced soon. Whilst an enthusiastic layman on prostate cancer, I know little about how to tackle this. I know little about bladder treatment - TURBT, TURP, or scraping to keep it down.
I’d hoped with my
PSA
rising, I’d have at least two or more years on different types of chemo, to be commenced soon. Whilst an enthusiastic layman on prostate cancer, I know little about how to tackle this. I know little about bladder treatment - TURBT, TURP, or scraping to keep it down.
Tonyliv
in
Bladder Health UK
7 months ago
Dad with Advanced PCA :(
Over the last few weeks we have gone from a raised
PSA
level 8.9 (up from 6 in 2022 and 2021, 5.1 in 2020), Negative DRE, to an MRI (PIRADS 5, SAG T2) to a positive biopsy (10 cores taken, 9 positive, overall score G9) to a PSMA PET Scan and now an Advanced metastatic Cancer diagnosis.
Over the last few weeks we have gone from a raised
PSA
level 8.9 (up from 6 in 2022 and 2021, 5.1 in 2020), Negative DRE, to an MRI (PIRADS 5, SAG T2) to a positive biopsy (10 cores taken, 9 positive, overall score G9) to a PSMA PET Scan and now an Advanced metastatic Cancer diagnosis.
MissMel2024
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
4 months ago
[b]HOW LONG TO GET YOUR TESTOSTERONE BACK TO NORMAL (4-500) AFTER 4 MOS Treatment WITH ORGOVYX. It is now 5 months post treatment with Orgovyx.[/b]
Post 20 imrt TX, 5 months post 4 mos. tx with Orgovyx, got my final blood labs:
.2
PSA
free.1 ,very happy with this!
Post 20 imrt TX, 5 months post 4 mos. tx with Orgovyx, got my final blood labs:
.2
PSA
free.1 ,very happy with this!
JWS13
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
10 months ago
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Have contra-indications from multi-parametric MRI (4/2023) and latest serum
PSA
(4.4 ng/ml, 9% free
PSA
). SO recommends retest and another MRI in 6 months. Verifying that prev MRI did not include spectroscopy. Im thinking MRI w spectroscopy is the next step if it wasn't part of previous MRI.
Have contra-indications from multi-parametric MRI (4/2023) and latest serum
PSA
(4.4 ng/ml, 9% free
PSA
). SO recommends retest and another MRI in 6 months. Verifying that prev MRI did not include spectroscopy. Im thinking MRI w spectroscopy is the next step if it wasn't part of previous MRI.
ElLayhiker
in
Prostate Cancer Network
11 months ago
happy holidays …. And a quick update
As an update, I’m off all treatments and my
psa
remains <0.014. I remain grateful for the respite. My last degeralix injection and darolutamide was in May, and the SBRT to my ribs and neck about 2 years ago now. The docetaxel also seems a distant memory too.
As an update, I’m off all treatments and my
psa
remains <0.014. I remain grateful for the respite. My last degeralix injection and darolutamide was in May, and the SBRT to my ribs and neck about 2 years ago now. The docetaxel also seems a distant memory too.
PGDuan
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
8 months ago
Timing of Docetaxel
PSA
has steadily risen to 41 but stable for last 3 months. Testosterone is stable and low (0.4). ALP normal. I recently had a PET choline scan done abroad, to get another view. It showed that all my mets are in the bones.
PSA
has steadily risen to 41 but stable for last 3 months. Testosterone is stable and low (0.4). ALP normal. I recently had a PET choline scan done abroad, to get another view. It showed that all my mets are in the bones.
Ian99
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
4 months ago
Phase 1 trial participation Nurix NX-1607
My
PSA
went up from ~9 to 20 from May to September. I have just been invited to take part in a phase 1a safety and tolerability study of NX-1607.
My
PSA
went up from ~9 to 20 from May to September. I have just been invited to take part in a phase 1a safety and tolerability study of NX-1607.
konichiwa12
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
8 months ago
Might blood be good news?
As of today, I'm waiting for definitive results from a
PSA
(after infusion #1,
PSA
dropped slightly) but of the above symptoms, the only one I still have is blood in the urine. All the discomfort and rectal pains have gone.
As of today, I'm waiting for definitive results from a
PSA
(after infusion #1,
PSA
dropped slightly) but of the above symptoms, the only one I still have is blood in the urine. All the discomfort and rectal pains have gone.
CrocodileShoes
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
11 months ago
Low PSA and still progression?
How is this possible? Just curious, came by this article https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2873892/
How is this possible? Just curious, came by this article https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2873892/
Daddysgirl83
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
10 months ago
Is there hope despite the pain? Is Cabometyx worth it?
LD has a
PSA
of over 1300 at last count and bone mets/fatigue/anemia that keep him in bed most days. He gets transfusions every 3-4 weeks to help with the anemia. It seems like we've tried everything. Pluvicto wasn't the miracle we were hoping for.
LD has a
PSA
of over 1300 at last count and bone mets/fatigue/anemia that keep him in bed most days. He gets transfusions every 3-4 weeks to help with the anemia. It seems like we've tried everything. Pluvicto wasn't the miracle we were hoping for.
Chris_Ali
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
5 months ago
Wait or start docetaxel?
Currently taking Nubeqa and Orgovyx but
PSA
doubling time is only 7 weeks and PSMA scan shows activity in abdominal lymph nodes, 2 vertebrae and 2 ribs.
Currently taking Nubeqa and Orgovyx but
PSA
doubling time is only 7 weeks and PSMA scan shows activity in abdominal lymph nodes, 2 vertebrae and 2 ribs.
AllenMarco
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
8 months ago
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