Thought I would update here after my first 4 monthly post procedure PSA test and consultant follow up.
In the 4 months post procedure, PSA has dropped from 6.55 pre procedure to 2.12 .
Yesterday I was more than a bit disappointed with the fall. I had hoped/expected it to be more dramatic especially as I’d seen quite a few members on here who had dropped from higher initial readings than mine to readings of under 1.0 within the first three months.
However, I’ve been reassured today by my consultant that he sees the decrease of 68% as actually very good. He said it was as good as he hoped for and that the drop in younger men is not usually as rapid as it is in older patients.
He also warned me that it would go up and down over the next few years and not to panic! I was already aware there would almost certainly be a PSA bounce at some stage but he reiterated that the fluctuations are greater in younger men. It looks like I might be in for some nervy times ahead!
My consultant said his hope was that the PSA would ultimately drop to below 0.5 after 3 years. Again, I would have thought/expected/hoped it would be lower – under 0.2 in my mind but I’m not the one that has done more than 1,500 Brachy procedures and spent my life dedicated to all things prostate so I suppose I should go with his read and not mine!! 😆
So all in all, feeling pretty satisfied at this stage with my initial concerns reassured. Time to forget about it for another 4 months now!
From the physical side of things, everything continues to be pretty close to perfect. Initial minor urinary urgency and frequency has now become unnoticeable although I am still taking Alfusozin daily (but advised today to ‘trial’ taking it every other day from 6months).
I now take half a 10mg tadalafil tablet 3 times a week as well which I’m not sure is absolutely necessary but it has made me feel like a teenager again so I’ll stick with it for the time being! 💪😂😂 The dry orgasms are becoming less dry by the week which has helped to make the feeling of orgasm much more ‘normal’ again.
I literally have to pinch myself sometimes at how smooth this whole process has been up to now. In and out of hospital within hours on the day of the procedure. Only very minor urinary side effects for a few weeks post procedure and back to normal life without compromise within days.
Let’s just hope all that stays the same for another 30+ years! 🤞
Edited by member 14 Sep 2023 at 17:26
| Reason: Grammatical corrections!