Questions about my dad...scared.

Hi there,
Well after a "rest" period from worrying daily about my dads prostate cancer alarm bells are ringing again. Sorry for thlack of information, but to summarize:

Dad is 59
Diagnosed March 2010
T2, gleeson 7.
He had a radical prostatectomy and his psa levels gradually reduced until declared undefinable in April 2011.

Over the last few months he has experirenced quite severe back pains and sciatica. He has been going to physiosnnd doing exercises however the pain is consistent and he is only just going back to his GP.

I am really worried that the cancer has metastasized to his bones, pelvis etc...hence the pain.

I know we won't know anything until an MRI, scans etc but I'm panicking.

Does anyone know if it is common to have the. Cancer become advanced after a year of low psa?

Thank you

I agree with Kev. Although there are unusual types of PCa that yield very little PSA they are rare. I am assuming by his PSA being "undefinable" you mean his is undetectable. Given that he is extremely unlikely to have any mets that would cause him pain in his bones. I'll wager that like most men hitting 60 things are wearing out. It definitely is no fun getting old.
Bill

KMac, BillieMac is right about tuning 60 and more things wearing out. I'm close to 65 and feeling those additional things I haven't felt before and it is a little scarey at times for me, too. Two years ago I had prostate surgery and the cancer was confined to the prostate, negative margins, and have been at 0.00 the whole time since surgery so I'm very pleased with how things are going. As I get older, it seems like my back hurts a little more often and joints don't always work like they used to. Once in a while I have to remind myself that I'm a long way from my twenties now and that 0.00 with no change over two years is the best it can be.

My Uro told me at my last visit to expect to stay on 6 month PSA for life? :(

I sure thought at 5 years it would change to yearly.

Cajun Jeff