PSA Dramatic Jump

el paso rudy

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Joined : Apr 2008

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Posted 5/3/2008 5:29 PM (GMT -7)

Hey, it's been awhile since I've been on the board ... My brother-in-law says his PSA jumped from 1 to 13 in six months. Doctor did a re-test two days later, and the result was 52. Sounds like a lab error. Anyone hear or know of a similar experience. He is scheduled to have biopsy in the middle of May. I encouraged him to push doctor to hae it done as soon as possible. A 52, if real, would be a sign of advance prostate cancer. - El Paso Rudy

Tony Crispino

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Posts : 8128

Posted 5/3/2008 5:54 PM (GMT -7)

Hi Rudy,
Were you here under another screen name? It might be possible you were a member of another board?

Any way. I agree with your assessment. That is an extremely fast jump and I would not wait to biopsy. But that stated two weeks is pretty quick. Some would say to wait and see if this is infection, but that is a very fast rise. And it's too high to assume it is.

Tony

Age 45 (44 when Dx)

Pre-op PSA was 19.8

Surgery on Feb 16, 2007 @ The City of Hope

Post-Op Pathology: Gleason 4+3=7, positive margins, Stage pT3b (Stage III)

HT began in May, '07 with Lupron and Casodex 50mg

IMRT radiation for 38 Treatments ending August 3, '07

Current PSA (1/08): <0.1

I will continue HT until May '09.

Years in Remission (3/23/07): 1

Visit my Journey at:

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/tonycrispino

STAY POSITIVE!

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DanmanBob

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Joined : Feb 2008

Posts : 467

Posted 5/3/2008 8:03 PM (GMT -7)

Mine jumped from 1.8 to 9 in about a year, then to 14 three and one-half weeks later. I had a biopsy done the day after the 14 results came in. No way I was going to wait.

My urologist had a patient go from 0.4 to 30 in six months.

Danman Bob, Born 1951

Nerve-sparing, open prostate surgery November 13, 2007

Gleason score 9, PSA 14; Biopsy result - 9 of 12 sticks showed cancer

Post-op pathology stated that cancer was confined to the prostate

Unrelated surgery January 2008 delayed incontinence recovery, which is now showing good signs of improvement (fraction of a pad a day as of late April 2008)

100 MG Viagra 3 times a week beginning December 2007

Osbon Erec-Aid Esteem manual pump for therapy beginning mid-February 2008

30 MG papaverine/1 MG phentolamine bimix injections beginning late April 2008

Five week post-op PSA 0.2, five month post-op PSA 0.1, next test August 2008

livinadream

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Joined : Apr 2008

Posts : 1382

Posted 5/4/2008 2:50 PM (GMT 0)

I to would not wait either, I had my biopsy done the day after my psa results came in and I am glad I did, granted once you know you have to deal with it, but not knowing can be worse. We are all hopeful that this could be an error or an infection, but in the event it is real, know our prayers and thoughts are with you, and thru a positive attitude many things are possible. Life is opening a new chapter, neither good nor bad in the begining, but in the end together we will make it good. Stick with us here on healing well and let us know how things go.

peace to you
Dale

My PSA at diagnosis was 16.3

age 46 (current)

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/dalechildress

My gleason score from prostate was 4+5=9 and from the lymph nodes was 4+4=8

I had 44 IMRT's

Casodex

Currently on Lupron

I go to The Cancer Treatment Center of America

Married with two kids

positivelife

Regular Member

Joined : Feb 2008

Posts : 42

Posted 5/4/2008 4:37 PM (GMT -7)

My psa was 4ish, MRI was negative. Did biopsy just to rule out PCa since no symptoms and no family history;but I am glad I did. Ask your brother in law to get the biopsy done as a matter of urgency.

Dx Age 48 Nov 07
PRE OP
Psa 4.5, Biopsy 2/8 cores positive Gleason 3+3
No perineural or lymphovascular invasion in the biopsy specimen. Rushed to Robotic surgery Jan 08

POST OP
Geason 3+3 ,10% both lobes, There is perineurial invasion
No extraprostatic spread seen , Seminal vesicles normal,Nerves spared
Cancer close to apex but margins clear T2c NXMX
Incontinence bad but in April 08- suddenly down to 1 pad
ED - started cialis once every 2 or 3 days from April but no improvement
1st post op Psa <.1 (May 08)

goody5

Regular Member

Joined : Mar 2008

Posts : 66

Posted 5/6/2008 4:23 AM (GMT -7)

My Uncle's jumped from 2 to 8 in about 18 months. His journey is in my signature. The sooner the better for a biopsy. I felt we had to wait so long.

Cheryl

Father diagnosed 13 years ago @ age 63

Watchful waiting until PSA jumped from 6 to 10

Cancer found in 1 core

Gleason score 6

Seeds implanted

PSA has been low since (don't know exact numbers)

Uncle (mother's brother) age 68

PSA jump from 2 to 8 in 18 months (2/08)

DRE was normal (2/08)

Biopsy (3/08) Cancer found

Bone scan (clear)

Fine Needle Lymph Biopsy (Positive)

Gleason Score

(2) 4 + 3

(1) 3 + 3

(4) 4 + 3

7 of 12 cores positive

Waiting for MRI and another CAT Scan before radiation

Started Casodex and Eligard

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