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psa test
just got back latest PSA post op and very good. Always on edge till i see the number
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First PSA Test since Post/Op
My surgery date wa Nov. 27, 2012, The Doctor ran my first PSA (Blood was taken last Wednesday) today is Jan. 09, 2013 The Office jast called with the results, PSA 0.23, I will get the paper copy in the mail, and I will get back with Any further details
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First PSA Test since Post/Op
My surgery date wa Nov. 27, 2012, The Doctor ran my first PSA (Blood was taken last Wednesday) today is Jan. 09, 2013 The Office jast called with the results, PSA 0.23, I will get the paper copy in the mail, and I will get back with Any further details
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Noobie here...would like some feel for where I am headed
Got my 3rd biopsy results today..the 2 preceding transrectal procedures came back as "NEG" but PSA kept increasing over the past 4 years..6---16---21(9/2012), in that period. Last Bx was a template biopsy done to hit the anterior lobes with 5/20 biopsies +, mostly 3 + 3, (1) was 3+4 and (1) 4+3 Gleasons. Last tranrectal…
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Noobie here...would like some feel for where I am headed
Got my 3rd biopsy results today..the 2 preceding transrectal procedures came back as "NEG" but PSA kept increasing over the past 4 years..6---16---21(9/2012), in that period. Last Bx was a template biopsy done to hit the anterior lobes with 5/20 biopsies +, mostly 3 + 3, (1) was 3+4 and (1) 4+3 Gleasons. Last tranrectal…
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Life Is Good
Life is Good I am 63 years old and I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in Aug 2011. I went into complete urinary retention on my return trip from my summer vacation on July 30th. I endured five hours of pain on the road and then waited four hours before my trip to the hospital. A Foley was inserted and I was instructed…
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PSA bump-post surgery and adjuvant hormonal and radiation
Post RP this year in April my PSA was undetectable (< 0.03). However started with hormonal (Zoladex) in May and then Radiation(Prostate Fossa( in September-completed Nov 7th. Post radiation PSa test done 4 days later was 0.04. Will have another PSA test next week to determine if the previous test was a bump or recurrence .…
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Opinions needed
I am posting this on behalf of my father who is not computer savvy. My dad is 70 years old and has enjoyed fairly good health. My dad has always been very good about getting yearly checkups and PSA's. My dad's prostate exam was normal and his PSA was 6.38. Since this was a slight elevation from last year, he ordered a…
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Recurrent prostate CA after six years post surgery, radiation
Had a Greason score 3/4. in 2006 with seminal vesicle involvement. All PSA's were "negative" until 2012. My PSA was 0.34 in Jan '12, followed by 0.64 in July, now 3.6 or about a ten fold increasae in 12 months. I do not have any symptoms. I imagine that I have an aggressive form. Currently wait and see recommended by…
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Advice please. Struggling very hard with diagnosis and planning next steps
I was diagnosed late October and am in the final stages of consultations before a treament choice is made ( will probably be HDR BT ) and treament begins. I have consulted with CTCA, RCOG, Emory Winship and will be visiting MDACC on the 14th. Based on these consultations I think the cure outlook is good buy honestly the…
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When Recurrent PCa Isn’t Cancer
Someone else posted this a few weeks back but I’m reposting https://askdrmyers.wordpress.com/2012/12/19/when-recurrent-pca-isnt-cancer/
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Anyone here post surgery with bouncing PSA?
March 2010-Pre surgery 4.2 PSA.....Post surgery Gleason 4+3 (clinical the same), SVI (right), positive margin (one). No PSA reading until August 2011 (18 months post surgery) which was 0.2. December 2011- 0.15, April 2012-0.2, August 2012-0.3, December 2012-0.17 (yes down from previous). The only reference I have seen on…
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Anyone here post surgery with bouncing PSA?
March 2010-Post surgery Gleason 4+3 (clinical the same), SVI (right), positive margin (one). No psa reading until August 2011 (18 months post surgery) which was 0.2. December 2011- 0.15, April 2012-0.2, August 2012-0.3, December 2012-0.17 (yes down from previous). The only reference I have seen on bouncing psa after…
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Cant make decision
Hi, im a 46 year old husband and father. My wife "made" me go to the Doctor mid 2011 as I was experiencing "hestation". Doc completed PSA test and it came back at 4.1. It was decided I would be monitored and completed blood tests every three months. PSA continued to rise very slowly until August 2012 when it came back at…