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4k before targeted biopsy?
When my
PSA
went up to 7 my Urologist did a biopsy. No fun. Found a spot that was analyzed as pre-cancerous. 6 months later
PSa
is 11 and wants a directed biopsy. I did the MRI to prepare but life got in the way for 5 months. I found out about a 4k test that might show the presence of cancer.
When my
PSA
went up to 7 my Urologist did a biopsy. No fun. Found a spot that was analyzed as pre-cancerous. 6 months later
PSa
is 11 and wants a directed biopsy. I did the MRI to prepare but life got in the way for 5 months. I found out about a 4k test that might show the presence of cancer.
Eadgbe
in
Men's Health Forum
1 year ago
After ADT
PSA
remained <0.1, whereas my T. rose from <0.4 to 0.9. Coming thursday I am seeing my oncologist/radiotherapist. Is there anything I should ask him about these results. I see him once every six months. Isn't that quite long? I thank you all for your attention.
PSA
remained <0.1, whereas my T. rose from <0.4 to 0.9. Coming thursday I am seeing my oncologist/radiotherapist. Is there anything I should ask him about these results. I see him once every six months. Isn't that quite long? I thank you all for your attention.
Nomiskneh
in
Prostate Cancer Network
10 months ago
After ADT
PSA
remained <0.1, whereas my T. rose from <0.4 to 0.9. Coming thursday I am seeing my oncologist/radiotherapist. Is there anything I should ask him about these results. I see him once every six months. Isn't that quite long? I thank you all for your attention.
PSA
remained <0.1, whereas my T. rose from <0.4 to 0.9. Coming thursday I am seeing my oncologist/radiotherapist. Is there anything I should ask him about these results. I see him once every six months. Isn't that quite long? I thank you all for your attention.
Nomiskneh
in
Prostate Cancer Network
10 months ago
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Just feeling down
Hi Group, To get to it, my
PSA
recently jumped back up about 60%. It’s now over 1600 after lowering to around 1000. . I’m just learning to manage radiation side effects - to the extent I can - and trying to move back into some “normal” or at least semi-stable state.
Hi Group, To get to it, my
PSA
recently jumped back up about 60%. It’s now over 1600 after lowering to around 1000. . I’m just learning to manage radiation side effects - to the extent I can - and trying to move back into some “normal” or at least semi-stable state.
Arel8
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
9 months ago
Thank you and more questions
Gives me more time to investigate alternatives to address the Gleason 4+3 tumor on my right node;
PSA
5.52. Thanks in advance
Gives me more time to investigate alternatives to address the Gleason 4+3 tumor on my right node;
PSA
5.52. Thanks in advance
Scorpio53
in
Prostate Cancer Network
10 months ago
Side effects of Zytiga?
His latest
PSA
a week ago was about 9000 and he is experiencing bone pain, nausea and vomiting. He also cannot eat anything and losing weight. His hemoglobin is also low (68) ang got a blood transfusion last week. His doctor recommends chemo as next step. Anyone experience the same?
His latest
PSA
a week ago was about 9000 and he is experiencing bone pain, nausea and vomiting. He also cannot eat anything and losing weight. His hemoglobin is also low (68) ang got a blood transfusion last week. His doctor recommends chemo as next step. Anyone experience the same?
brktym
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
10 months ago
Prolonged Fasting to reduce prostate cancer and vitamin B12's effect on raising PSA.
No doctor ever discussed this relationship between B12 and
PSA
. You do hear about Biotin reducing the ability to accurately detect
PSA
in blood but not anything about B12 unfortunately.
No doctor ever discussed this relationship between B12 and
PSA
. You do hear about Biotin reducing the ability to accurately detect
PSA
in blood but not anything about B12 unfortunately.
circosnine
in
Prostate Cancer And Gay Men
1 year ago
Thoughts on next steps
Hi all I’d appreciate thoughts/ input At 13 months of undetectable
PSA
from a multiple bone mets situation via 7 months of multi treatments I asked for a PSMA PET scan prior to considering an ADT holiday ( moving to Apalutamide as a monotherapy) I see my London onco on Monday but report in today has
Hi all I’d appreciate thoughts/ input At 13 months of undetectable
PSA
from a multiple bone mets situation via 7 months of multi treatments I asked for a PSMA PET scan prior to considering an ADT holiday ( moving to Apalutamide as a monotherapy) I see my London onco on Monday but report in today has
Brysonal
in
Fight Prostate Cancer
10 months ago
so a different shoe dropped
Then in 2018 his internal medicine doctor ordered a routine
PSA
. Same time his VA doctor also ordered a routine
PSA
. Yeah both were outside the normal range. So he was referred to the urologist. More PSAs and the dreaded bend over and cough.
Then in 2018 his internal medicine doctor ordered a routine
PSA
. Same time his VA doctor also ordered a routine
PSA
. Yeah both were outside the normal range. So he was referred to the urologist. More PSAs and the dreaded bend over and cough.
MouseAddams
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
8 months ago
Single positive lymph node - experiences?
Have postponed HT with rising
PSA
(now 8.9). Had SRT 2011 to prostate bed. Have had Axumin scan and then had 3rd PSMA PET scan recently (this month). All so far were negative until most recent, found single inguinal lymph node positive. Am being treated by uro oncologist. I see him next Tuesday.
Have postponed HT with rising
PSA
(now 8.9). Had SRT 2011 to prostate bed. Have had Axumin scan and then had 3rd PSMA PET scan recently (this month). All so far were negative until most recent, found single inguinal lymph node positive. Am being treated by uro oncologist. I see him next Tuesday.
Jeff_Piano_Man
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
8 months ago
PSA Question
I updated my husbands profile to show his
PSA
went from -- 2.08 in January to... 1.73 in February 1.77 in March 1.78 in April His next test is 6/6. It has never gotten lower than 1.24 back in December of 2022. Is it normal for some people to not have an extremely low
PSA
?
I updated my husbands profile to show his
PSA
went from -- 2.08 in January to... 1.73 in February 1.77 in March 1.78 in April His next test is 6/6. It has never gotten lower than 1.24 back in December of 2022. Is it normal for some people to not have an extremely low
PSA
?
Izzygirl1
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
1 year ago
Bone Pain
Also had an other
PSA
test just one month after the last and it is still increasing at a 1 month or less doubling rate. Now at 36.65. I can tolerate the pain during the day it is just an annoyance maybe a level 5 or so.
Also had an other
PSA
test just one month after the last and it is still increasing at a 1 month or less doubling rate. Now at 36.65. I can tolerate the pain during the day it is just an annoyance maybe a level 5 or so.
spencoid2
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
7 months ago
Update to: "Newly detectable PSA after prostatectomy: RT + ADT planned; add Erleada?"
Thanks for all the input to my original post. First, here is an administrative posting/question: am I correct to add this as a new post, or should I have posted this as a reply to my original post? Here are some additional details regarding medication side effects and treatment decision-making for
Thanks for all the input to my original post. First, here is an administrative posting/question: am I correct to add this as a new post, or should I have posted this as a reply to my original post? Here are some additional details regarding medication side effects and treatment decision-making for
Brokedown_Palace
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
9 months ago
PSA results & supplements
It does seem in some cases to impact
PSA
results on testing but is this actually impacting the PCa cells or just the expression of
PSA
? I used to take curcumin for another condition and stopped it (and all supplements) during RT.
It does seem in some cases to impact
PSA
results on testing but is this actually impacting the PCa cells or just the expression of
PSA
? I used to take curcumin for another condition and stopped it (and all supplements) during RT.
SimMartin
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
1 year ago
5/25 update on Zytiga failed
To review, after 19 months on Lupron, Zytiga, prednisone,
PSA
increased on 1/23 to 0.253, then 0.309 on 2/21. Plarify scan showed only one active site in hip which was radiated. 4/4
PSA
dropped to 0.24 which indicated the lesion was knocked out and I would be hormone sensitive and stay on Zytiga.
To review, after 19 months on Lupron, Zytiga, prednisone,
PSA
increased on 1/23 to 0.253, then 0.309 on 2/21. Plarify scan showed only one active site in hip which was radiated. 4/4
PSA
dropped to 0.24 which indicated the lesion was knocked out and I would be hormone sensitive and stay on Zytiga.
alperk
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
1 year ago
Pet Scan Below, Does Non Avid PSMA Liver Lesions mean possible Neuroendocrine Cancer
EXAM: PET-CT SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH CLINICAL HISTORY: Metastatic prostate cancer, rising
PSA
TECHNIQUE: PET/CT skull base to thigh-subsequent treatment strategy F18 PYL dose: 10.00 millicuries Injection site: L AC Time of injection: 17:00 Time of emission scan: 18:06 Oral Contrast
EXAM: PET-CT SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH CLINICAL HISTORY: Metastatic prostate cancer, rising
PSA
TECHNIQUE: PET/CT skull base to thigh-subsequent treatment strategy F18 PYL dose: 10.00 millicuries Injection site: L AC Time of injection: 17:00 Time of emission scan: 18:06 Oral Contrast
Shorehousejam
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
1 month ago
Trying To Hold Onto Hope
Hi all, I last wrote on here back in the fall because my dad was deteriorating quickly after ending 2nd round of chemo and his
PSA
went to the 300s (see my bio for his medical history).
Hi all, I last wrote on here back in the fall because my dad was deteriorating quickly after ending 2nd round of chemo and his
PSA
went to the 300s (see my bio for his medical history).
Sunnyday1122
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
11 months ago
My brother has advanced prostate cancer
PSA
was 44 and he had some mets in his bones(Pelvic). After that he had triplet therapy(every 3 month hormone therapy+ Docetaxol+ Nubeqa), but unfortunately his
PSA
rising right after he finished his chemotherapy. He had an appointment with his MO and she told him he has not many options.
PSA
was 44 and he had some mets in his bones(Pelvic). After that he had triplet therapy(every 3 month hormone therapy+ Docetaxol+ Nubeqa), but unfortunately his
PSA
rising right after he finished his chemotherapy. He had an appointment with his MO and she told him he has not many options.
rasher1
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
11 months ago
Bone CT results.
My
PSA
currently and for the last 33 months is <0.01 Recent Bone CT scan results finds 22 mm new sclerotic metastasis in the femur. My MO said this might be normal and order a new bone scan in six months. My
PSA
is undetectable and yet the bone scan shows metastasis.
My
PSA
currently and for the last 33 months is <0.01 Recent Bone CT scan results finds 22 mm new sclerotic metastasis in the femur. My MO said this might be normal and order a new bone scan in six months. My
PSA
is undetectable and yet the bone scan shows metastasis.
Alfi21
in
Advanced Prostate Cancer
1 year ago
Adjuvant ADT
Almost immediately
PSA
dropped from 4.2. to less than 0.1 and has stayed that way since. Apart from urinary problems and ED no side-effects. My question: what to expect next now that ADT ends coming thursday (
PSA
; erectile function etc.)? Best wishes to all of you, Henk
Almost immediately
PSA
dropped from 4.2. to less than 0.1 and has stayed that way since. Apart from urinary problems and ED no side-effects. My question: what to expect next now that ADT ends coming thursday (
PSA
; erectile function etc.)? Best wishes to all of you, Henk
Nomiskneh
in
Prostate Cancer Network
1 year ago
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