Reoccurrence

I agree with Chris from your profile it looks like it used to bounce between <0.01 and 0.01 now it is bouncing between 0.01 and 0.02 . These are tiny figures and tiny changes, and it has taken five years to get this far. It is just about conceivable in another five years it may have got to a level where it would be called a recurrence. If it does get to that level a slow steady rise would be very consistent with a few cells in the prostate bed which could be easily zapped.

It looks like he is now on 3 monthly tests so the medics are quite aware this needs closer watching. I think you should relax and don't call a recurrence unless his medics call it one.

Abigail, good to hear it was a typo. My staging etc was upgraded to T3 and I also had extra prostatic extension. If you look at the beginning of my profile you will see my PSA results. I was also told 30 percent chance of recurrence. My hospital discharge letter said if I breached the threshold of 0.1 I would be referred back to the consultant. 

I never actually left the care if urology, I was tested every three months until I breached 0.2 and then planning for salvage RT started.

The trigger value of 0.2 seems to have changed in recent years due to advances made PSMA scans.

Always be vigilant about getting his tests done and never accept "it's normal" ,get actual lab result if you can. I was told my PSA of 6.2 was normal a few weeks ago because the GP surgery don't know how to read a lab result.

Hope he is doing well in other areas, relax and enjoy life.

Thanks Chris