Results of salvage RT

User

Posted 22 Mar 2016 at 21:29

I had 4 weeks of salvage RT in January following a steady PSA increase from 0.04 to 0.13 in 11 months. I received my latest test result of 0.06 today which I'm completely over the moon with but now wondering if that's a sign that PCa is still lurking. Is it possible that RT is still working and that further deline in PSA is possible?

User

Posted 23 Mar 2016 at 08:32

Hello Andrew

I won't attempt to answer in case I am incorrect but this will bump the post for you in the hope that somebody more experienced can advise you

We can't control the winds - but we can adjust our sails

User

Posted 23 Mar 2016 at 09:05

Hi Andrew,

I had RT and was told that it would continue to work and lower the PSA for at least 12 months which it has done. You should see the figures continue to fall. It's doing it's job.

All the Best,

Steve

Edited by member 23 Mar 2016 at 12:43 | Reason: Not specified

User

Posted 23 Mar 2016 at 09:21

They say it carries on working for about 18 months but if you look at Brianissac's profile, he has just had a new nadir (lowest reading) more than 2 years after salvage RT. Crack open the wine A

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

User

Posted 23 Mar 2016 at 20:03

Hi Andrew

Please see my PSA results below

PSA

Dx Oct 12 - 22

Post RP Mar 13 - 0.06

June 13 - 0.066

July 13 - 0.087

RT Aug/Sept

Mar 14 - 0.048

Sept 14 - 0.038

March 15 - 0.028

Sept 15 -0.02

March 16 0.01

As you can see since my follow up RT the PSA has steadily come down over the last 30 months

Bri

User

Posted 24 Mar 2016 at 07:26

Thanks Bri - you've clearly had a great response to RT which I find very encouraging. Seeing onco for the first time since my treatment finished in January so it will be interesting to see what he makes of my PSA

Andrew

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