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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / January 2008Brachytherepy PSA one year after
Seeded 29 December 06, PSA 4.4 3 months later 1.1 6 months later 0.93 12 months later 0.95 The urologist tells me not to worry as long as it is under 1.0....I remember him saying the target was to get the PSA down to 1.5. He's happy with the shrinkage of the prostate. But..I suffer from the occasional kidney stone, and that low, pain is returning with blood in the urine. So, it's over to the imaging center Monday for a CT scan to find out what's going on. The urologist says that trace amounts of blood in the urine, detectable in blood tests in common one year after brachytherepy. I hope his information is correct. 3Putt, I know nothing about how seeds work, but, if you and your Doc are happy with the PSA - congratulations! I DO have personal knowledge about kidney stones, though! I had them once about 20 years ago - and hope to God I don't have that experience again. Mine was not a low pain. It came on very suddenly and was severe! Repeated 10mg doses of valium and morphine in an ER finally let the damned thing pass. Fortunately, I've not had a recurrence. I sincerely hope that you can get the stone problem corrected quickly. Best wishes, Burney >Seeded 29 December 06, PSA 4.4 >3 months later 1.1 [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >tests in common one year after brachytherepy. I hope his information is >correct. RP in 1995 (age 52) RT in 2000 ADT (Casodex) 10/06 - 8/07 Latest PSA - 0.13 burney dot huff at mindspring dot com > Seeded 29 December 06, PSA 4.4 > 3 months later 1.1 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > The urologist tells me not to worry as long as it is under 1.0....I > remember him saying the target was to get the PSA down to 1.5. "SNIP" The urologist says that trace amounts of blood in the urine, detectable in blood tests in common one year after brachytherepy. I hope his information is correct. 3 Putt, I had detectable ( not visible) blood for about two years following brachytherapy, it subsided then became undetectable. Please don't expect your PSA to plummet, it won't as you might expect following an RP, with seeds it takes a while. My last was 0.04, we'll see the next results in a few weeks. At any rate, since being diagnosed with PCa I've been blessed with another grandson, had successful bypass surgery, have long since returned to an active work routine and occasionally some sex(not like when I was 20 ) but still great. Wish you the best Tom Excellent. Sounds like you are right on target. Congratulations. GD > Seeded 29 December 06, PSA 4.4 > 3 months later 1.1 [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > the urine, detectable in blood tests in common one year after > brachytherepy. I hope his information is correct. > Seeded 29 December 06, PSA 4.4 > 3 months later 1.1 [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > blood in the urine, detectable in blood tests in common one year after > brachytherepy. I hope his information is correct. Your PSA sounds okay to me 3Putt. I had HDR brachytherapy and my PSA was all over the place for the first three years. In the first year it was as high as .9 and as low as .6. In the second year it jumped up and down, reaching a high of 1.8. Then it began to settle down and today, at four years, it's below .2. Good luck. Alan |
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