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Posted 1/13/2021 2:40 PM (GMT -7)
I was trying to get a read on several people who got RT treatment and what their PSA's were several years after but after going through most of the threads I'm not seeing much.
Posted 1/13/2021 2:56 PM (GMT -7)
Hi John. There are several on the board that used radiation and are several years out from treatment. I just crossed the 10 year mark and continue to be undetectable. A couple others in my range with success are F8 and MichaelT. Another long timer that isn’t on much anymore is JohnT that stayed undetectable for more than 10 years.

I know you have another thread going regarding your increasing PSA. One thing that happens with most radiation men is that they bounce around a lot in the first 3-5 years until reaching the nadir. You are in that time frame and may be experiencing that.

Hopefully others will chime in and provide their experience.
Posted 1/13/2021 3:08 PM (GMT -7)

John Field said...
I was trying to get a read on several people who got RT treatment and what their PSA's were several years after but after going through most of the threads I'm not seeing much.

john -- you can see my PSA history in my signature
Posted 1/13/2021 3:45 PM (GMT -7)
heythere ! been 4 years now and my psa has had a couple bounces since Dec. 2016.....all under a 1..... .2 .7 .5 .3 .2 good luck...peace
Posted 1/13/2021 8:43 PM (GMT -7)
I don't have all the data handy, but I had SBRT just over 4 years ago. My pre-treatment PSA was 5.69, and at 4 years out, it was 0.96. If you want the exact trajectory, including bounces, I'm sure I posted it just a few weeks ago. (Some of the data is in my signature, too.)

My RO reminds me that my PSA will not hit "undetectable" but as long as the long-term trend is downward, and upward bounces do not become trends, and as long as I do not go over "nadir plus 2" (which, for me, would be 2.96), all is as hoped for.
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