Re: Re: 16 months post IGRT PSA level

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Hi Laurel,

Thanks for the encouraging post. I think my initial post was less than an hour after I'd got the lab results so was somewhat disappointed. Having read several replies it's become obvious that perhaps my expectations of a fairly rapid fall in PSA were unrealistic. It will be interesting to see what the new Onco has to say as she wasn't involved in my TX, unlike the previous two Oncos.

Will post an update on Wednesday. I hope Greggs PSA's remain where they are.

Glad you are enjoying the latest trip; it sounds very exotic. I'm driving down to Gibraltar tomorrow so hopefully the present rain, thunder and lightning will have stopped. Thankfully we seemed to have missed the worst of the storm that hit other parts of Spain and Portugal.

Best regards,

Malaga, Spain

16 months post IGRT PSA level> > Hi Group,> > Just got my results back from the lab. I'm 16 months post IGRT (no hormone > TX). My PSA has risen from 1.74 3 months ago to 1.94 two days ago. Not sure > what to make of it as I don't see my Onco untill next week. Anyone got any > thoughts as to what to ask Onco? Is it too early to show treatment failure? > Should I be considering ADT or wait to see what next quarter test shows? > Does ADT ever stop PCa or is it simply a time buying treatment? Does it > significantly increase survival time?> > Any advice appreciated,> > Malaga, Spain > > ------------------------------------> > There are just two rules for this group > 1 No Spam > 2 Be kind to others> > Please recognise that Prostate Cancerhas different guises and needs> different levels of treatment and in some cases no treatment at all. Some> men even with all options offered chose radical options that you would not> choose. We only ask that people be informed before choice is made, we cannot> and should not tell other members what to do, other than look at other> options. > > Try to delete old material that is no longer applying when clicking reply> Try to change the title if the content requires it