My husband (age 56) is status post 6 months radical prostatectomy (4 of 12 lymph nodes positive for cancer), post 7 weeks radiation therapy and is currently on Lupron injections every 4 months. His PSA was initially 5.5 right after surgery then it went down to 2.6. It was done last week and is at 14.8. He doesn't see the doctor for another week, wondering if chemo would be the next course of action.
Very concerned wife, Diana
1.psa levels can rise if part of the prostate tissue was left or the cells are in another part of the body and can continue to release psa
2. also inflamation if part of the prostate tissues were left can cause an increase in psa.
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