Two Year Anniversary Post SRT

Just received latest PSA reading at the two year mark post SRT. <.006, lowest the test will read. So grateful to God and a great medical team for these good results. PSA post surgery nearly 10 years ago was .005. PSA jumped around and finally hit .06 in Jan 2015 in 8th year. Urologist and RO said time for SRT. SRT was a non-event for side effects. Now PSA is undetectable and remains stable. Re-test in six months. Could not ask for better results for being T3a. Not sure I would have these results if I had not changed to major cancer center medical teams. Knowledge from HW has been a huge factor in this journey.

Congratulations - great news.

Andrew

Chas said just what I was thinking as I re-read your Sig. Ten years since dx and wishing you many many more undetectable readings in the next ten.
Beth

Octorobo,

Boy, that is a really encouraging story! Looks like you got everything nailed down well and in a timely fashion. This has been a long battle for you.

If you don't mind, when you get a chance, could you fill in the blanks for me on a couple questions?

From your post-RALP reading in 2007 of .005, until the Jan. 2015 reading of .060, what was the PSA trajectory? Just curious if it was a steady march upwards, or did the PSA increase slowly at first, with a more rapid rise as it approached .060, or what?

Also, could you talk a little about the change to a major cancer center? Why, and how did that go (other than the outstanding results)? Reason for asking is I am monitoring my slow uPSA rise and thinking ahead to what I need to do if things go south. I live in a mid-size city but could travel to a major center for SRT if it does become needed.

Did you get push-back from insurance about secondary treatment at the .060 level? Did you or your docs have to do a lot of 'splainin and was there pressure on you to wait till PSA went higher before starting SRT?

Thanks!