rising PSA 12 years after radical prostatectomy

[dlakeman]

I had a Radical Prostatectomy nearly 13 years ago when I was 55.  I didn’t take any notice of my psa prior to 2007 however I am assuming it was non existent.

I received  a results letter from my the doctor yesterday to say “your  PSA has risen ever so slightly to 1.0 it was 0.5 in 2010, in 2008 it was 0.8, so I will recall this in 6 months to see if this is a fluctuation or a trend”.

This got me thinking  so I turned to Google as you do and scared myself silly now I am worried and not sure what to do if anything. Perhaps I am worried about nothing.

But how come I have any psa at all  if I haven’t got a prostate? I can only conclude that the cancer is coming back. Am I correct with this assumption?

I don’t know the details of the surgery measurements but was told the cancer was contained and that’s all.
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Here are my PSA readings:

25 Jan 2013, Psa Group
Total PSA: 1.0 ug/L
31 Oct 2011, Psa (Total)
PSA (Total):1.0 ng/mL
04 Jun 2010, Psa Group
Total PSA: 0.50 ug/L
12 Feb 2009, Psa (Total)
PSA (Total):0.7 ng/mL
25 Sep 2007, Psa (Total)
PSA (Total):0.7 ng/mL

My question is what do these psa reading really mean and should I be concerned and what should I do about it?

Many thanks

Chip

[dlakeman]

There is somebody out there!! Thanks for the comment they have been noted. My wife tends to keep an eye on my eating habits thank goodness because I have little self control :). We have loads of pumpkin in the garden, never thought of eating the seed though!!!!

[Caryopteris]

I don't know, but one thing you can do now is start eating superfoods.  Eat lots of fruits and vegetables, organic, fresh when possible, unprocessed, and eat pumpkin seeds every day.  They have been shown to fight prostate cancer.