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Posted 11/28/2012 3:51 AM (GMT 0)
I finished SRT in October. My 8 week Psa is approaching, but I dont really know what would be a good Psa or a concerning one?? Im a year out from RALP with Psa's of 0.06 0.13 0.2 prior to SRT. G9 details in my signature.
Thx Scott
Posted 11/28/2012 5:59 AM (GMT 0)
I had PSA tests through the SRT, and about halfway through it started to drop. However, my rad onc said that it can take upwards of a year for the PSA to fully drop, and the only concerning issue is if the PSA continues to rise after treatment. If you have the same reading as before for some months afterwards, no need to worry. But if it rises at all (within measurement error, of course), then it is cause for concern.
Jeff
Posted 11/28/2012 7:07 AM (GMT 0)
Rather than tell you what to expect, given we all turn out to have slightly different joutneys, I will simply give my numbers.
I was Gleason 4+3 after surgery and 8 months after surgery my PSA was up to 0.4.
I had SRT (66Gy), but I did not have my PSA tested until 12 weeks after the SRT ended, and then I was delighted I got a "Less than 0.1"
(Since then my lab has got a new machine and I am now "Less than 0.01")

But I still hope you get a good PSA result,
alf
Posted 11/28/2012 6:55 PM (GMT 0)
The hoped for out come is 0 or what passes for 0.
Three months after SRT mine was <0.1 which was as low as they told people. A year out using a new test and it was 0.02.
You're a happy camper if you have numbers in that neighborhood.
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