treatment plans

Hi Fredington

Sorry the surgery didn't work, hopefully the Radiotherapy has sorted it.

I think .2 is ok for now, just fingers crossed that it doesn't start increasing although a small increase ok.

Will be difficult to tell for a good few months but presumably PSA will be done every ,3 months.

You're concerned about the PSA rise before RT but it probably just means surgery wasn't 100% successful.

Just as long as no ongoing increase will probably be ok.

Good luck

Steve 

thank you

Hi Fredington,

I'm not sure if there is a difference between having RT as a first treatment or when it follows a prostatectomy, but in the former, it continues to work it's magic for up to 18 months after treatment.  If that's the case (depending on when he completed his RT), then there's every chance that the PSA will continue to drop.

Good luck with the upcoming meeting.

Brian

Is he on any kind of Hormone Therapy?

no, but I'm not sure why it is given in some cases but not in others?

Actually that's a good question.

Didn't think HT given with salvage RT , not sure why that is, would be worth asking the question perhaps 

Steve

I do think HT is offered with Salvage Radiotherapy particularly when psa has risen to 0.5 ish at commencement of treatment.  It appears that HT may be less effective when treatment commenced at lower psa values. Not a qualified medical opinion. 

Thank you, will ask this at the next appointment. Here’s hoping it keeps dropping

Thank you