What were your signs of recurrence?
I am 3 years post treatment, a long remission. I have been having some vague pain in the pelvic area, and had some urinary frequency for a few days, seems to be getting better. But still, there are some twinges in several spots, including on top of my pubic bone. As it so happened, I had my check-up yesterday. The tumor marker is good and within my normal range (9-14), and he couldn't feel anything but ordered a CT scan - will have it Wednesday.
I guess the tumor marker is not always preceding recurrence? It was always a good indicator for me - 1000 at time of diagnosis, dropping to 70 after first treatment and to below 35 after the second treatment and staying there for three years.
I am worried. I feel that the longer I am clean of the signs of cancer, the more likely it is that I will be struck down at any appointment. It's such a crazy disease to live with it.