Failed surgery

Well, folks, it's official. My PSA came back today at 0.26, up from 0.17 three months ago. My uro referred me to his radiation guy, who will discuss SRT and maybe ADT with me. I was expecting this, since my PSA has been on an upslope for the last 2 years. I managed to make it to 3 years and a few months before hitting BCR, so I hope that's a good thing.

I appreciate all of you who have posted about SRT and ADT, I feel that I have a lot of information already. I mentioned to my uro that I hope he would act as my advocate in case I feel the radiation doesn't feel right and the RO won't listen to my complaints (i.e., Purg), and he said that would be no problem, he works closely with the RO.

He also said my local hospital is upgrading to the newest IMRT machine this January, so I could go there (15 minutes away) instead of the current hospital (1 hour). Sounds good, but I don't want to be the first guinea pig, I'd rather wait until they work out their procedures with the new machine.

Don't know what else to say. Guess the pomegranite pills I've been taking and the Vitamin D didn't do all that much in my case.

It's bad that you're where you are. My reading says that it's better that you took so long to get there. The odds for success with SRT apparently get better the longer it takes need it.

Reachiut,

You are 5 months behind me. Mine also went up after 3 years. I don't look at it as failed surgery, just elusive PC. I have enjoyed my three 1/2years, and have enjoyed a high QOL.

I dd SRT last summer. 60 days after the end of the radiation, dropped my PSA from .06 to .03. Hoping to see a couple more hundredths in the next couple of months.

The SRT was a non event for me. I had the IGRT with the CT scan every day to insure proper position. Was quite impressed with the technology, the technique, and the control process that eliminated the potential for error.

Good luck to you. Hopefully you will find the RT as smooth as can be, and it will find those little buggers laying in the prostate bed. You might consider a soft tissue MRI or other scan that will check out your lymph nodes. It is probably the next most logical place to find the elusive PC bad Guys.